Uruguay vs. South Korea: Luis Suarez's two goals propel Uruguay
Luis Suarez scored twice, including a smashing shot that proved to be the game-winner in the second half, as Uruguay advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in 40 years with a 2-1 win over a game South Korea squad.
Game stats are here, commentary here and shot chart here.
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Matt Bonesteel
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June 26, 2010; 12:02 PM ET
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Posted by: dnielkng | June 26, 2010 12:27 PM | Report abuse
i don't see it. the ref didn't call a fairly obvious Korean handball in the penalty area and the final numbers look pretty even outside of the Yellow Cards. i thought the ref let things go in both directions evenly. perhaps Uruguay was able to "sell" their fouls a bit better.
if the US can manage a win today, the back line is going to have its hands full with Uruguay's attacking players. i don't think Bornstein can be run back out there for that one, though I guess we'll see how he does today.
speaking of which, let's go USA!!!
Posted by: dimesmakedollars | June 26, 2010 1:03 PM | Report abuse
Great second goal by Suarez. IMO, one of the best shots of the tournament.
Posted by: delantero | June 26, 2010 1:49 PM | Report abuse
Great second goal by Suarez. IMO, one of the best shots of the tournament.
Posted by: delantero | June 26, 2010 1:49 PM | Report abuse
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Obviously, that was a great game and a very good effort made by the Korean team. Even more obvious, however, was the BLATANTLY one-sided reffing. Many petty fouls were called against Korea, while more conspicuous fouls committed by Uruguay were completely disregarded. Wolfgang Stark has a history of bad reffing including the notoriously controversial Chile-Argentina semi-final game during the 2007 U-20 World Cup.