Giorgian de Arrascaeta scored two times in six mins to offer Uruguay a 2-0 win over Ghana on Friday but it surely was once no longer sufficient to forestall them crashing out of the Global Cup on targets scored.
It was once the primary time in 20 years that l. a. Celeste have failed to achieve the knockout level.
Not able to attain of their first two fits, Uruguay wanted a win to advance from Staff H and for already-qualified Portugal to keep away from defeat through South Korea. However the Asian facet’s surprise 2-1 win – the second one function coming in stoppage time – ensured they went via through distinctive feature of getting scored two extra targets.
With South Korea tied with Portugal overdue of their fit and Uruguay two targets up, the South American facet had one foot within the ultimate 16 earlier than the pendulum swung within the course of South Korea, who forward within the desk on targets scored.
Uruguay battled desperately for the decisive targets, with Ferderico Valverde going shut with a volley from out of doors the realm and Maxi Gomex having his shot stored through keeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi two mins from time.
Uruguay went at the assault proper from the beginning of the fit and after all broke the impasse on 26 mins when Darwin Nunez’s move from the best was once ignored through two defenders and located Luis Suarez, whose low shot was once spilled through the keeper for De Arrascaeta to move house from shut vary.
Uruguay struck once more six mins later, when Nunez flicked the ball directly to Suarez, who knocked it directly to De Arrascaeta to volley below the keeper.
The targets got here simply mins after Ghana have been awarded a penalty on of their first assault of the fit, after a shot from Jordon Ayew was once spilled through keeper Sergio Rochet, who pulled down through onrushing Mohammed Kudus.
Andre Ayew fired tamely at Rochet, giving Uruguay the impetus to double down on their assault.
Uruguay lacked the similar roughly punch after they returned from the period, alternatively, they usually did not additional damage down Ghana and spice up their function distinction, permitting South Korea to advance.