The Uruguayan team was revived this Sunday with a lesson in honor of beating the United States 0-2, reaching the semi-finals and saving South America’s honor in the 2023 Under-20 World Cup in Argentina.
No one had scored a goal for the North American team until the arrival of the Celeste, who through Anderson Duarte (m.21) and an own goal from Joshua Wynder (m.56) made the weight and history of his history count. was only one step away from the final.
For that he will have to eliminate the revelation of the tournament, Israel, in La Plata on Thursday.
The ‘USA Team’, who came undefeated with four wins in four games in which they scored 10 goals and conceded none, had altitude sickness and collapsed like a house of cards in the first headwind.
The Charrúas burst into the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero with renewed energy after two poor games against Tunisia on the final day of the group stage and Gambia, with both Duarte savior, in the round of 16.
Both took close victories, but left bad feelings behind.
This afternoon he recovered his grit and hunger to win, despite three major casualties up front: the injured Matías Abaldo and Andrés Ferrari and the suspended Luciano Rodríguez.
The recovery was reflected in the high pressure when ‘Gaga’ Slonina tried to clear the ball from behind, but also in Duarte’s attack or the balance that Rodrigo Chagas and Ignacio Sosa gave in midfield.
Of course, it was hard to get over the nerves of the first few minutes when Caleb Wiley and Michael Halliday came in through the wings like airplanes. Between the two, they were on the verge of scoring at the start.
Uruguay weathered the storm and started to get comfortable as the minutes passed. The goal ended and gave him all the confidence he had lacked since they beat Iraq in their debut (4-0).
Everything was born in a brilliant game between Duarte and Juan de los Santos.
Number 7 set number 11, who then started the 100m hurdles on the left side, evading Justin Che’s entry to the ground with a subtle touch and placing a low pass into the heart of the area, where Duarte was already waiting to put the ball in. push the box.grid.
An explosion of joy toured the stadium in Santiago.
The goal dwarfed the ‘USA Team’. Suddenly they no longer felt as superior as in the other parties in which they earned the right to be a candidate for the title.
Uruguay continued to tip the tie in their favour. Mateo Ponte surprised out of the blue, Chagas came in from the second row and Duarte continued with ammunition to get into trouble for Slonina who, in a mess with Craig, nearly fit second.
Mikey Varas tried to give the American midfield more support with three substitutions in the first ten minutes of the second half.
The technician of Chilean origin was of no use, because he would immediately receive the friendly fire penalty.
De los Santos resurfaced from the left, put in another low cross and this time it was Wynder who completed his own goal.
The blow was final. The Concacaf U-20 champion launched the attack with a barrage of wing crosses, but his lack of success was compounded by that of goalkeeper Randall Rodríguez, who took a shot from Cowell almost at close range.
The rest was an exercise in defiance for the Charrúas, who will be the only South American representatives in the ‘semi-final’.
Source: El heraldo
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