Uruguay wins Netherlands by 4-3 after a draw by 1-1 in a friendly

MONTEVIDEO, June 8, 2011 (AFP) – Uruguay’s national team won Netherlands by 4-3 in the penalty shoot-out this Wednesday, after a draw by 1-1 in a friendly match, occurred in the Centenário stadium, in Montevideo, which was a preparation for the South American to the 2011 Copa America.
Uruguay made his way to win against the powerful FIFA World Cup runner-up, that last year ended the ‘celeste’ dream of getting into the 2010 FIFA World Cup final.
Uruguay inaugurated the score in the final of the second half (81’), with a Liverpool’s Luis Suarez goal, but in the last minute another Liverpool’s player, Kirt Kuyt, tied the match with a head in a mistake of the defender Sebastián Eguren and the goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
In the penalty shoot-out, for the Copa Confraternidade, the Uruguayan won by 4-3. The Dutch Robin van Persie lost, and the goalkeeper Muslera saved the Eljero Elia’s penalty.

Uruguay - Netherlands 4-3 (1-1)
Stadium: Centenario (Montevideo)
Public: 50.000
Field: regular
Climate: cold
Referee: Néstor Pittana
Assistances Referees: Javier Usiga and Juan Belatti
Goals:
Uruguay: Luis Suárez (81’)
Netherlands: Dirk Kuyt (90’)
Penalty Shoot-out:
Uruguay: Anotaron Edinson Cavani, Abel Hernández, Mauricio Victorino and Álvaro Pereira;  Nicolás Lodeiro lost.
Netherlands: Anotaron Stijn Schaars, Luuk de Jong and John Heitinga; Robin Van Persie and Eljero Elia missed.
Yellow Cards:
Uruguay: Diego Pérez (23’), Maximiliano Pereira (75’)
Netherlands: Kevin Strootman (26’), Nigel De Jong (57’)
Line ups:
Uruguay: Fernando Muslera, Maximiliano Pereira, Diego Lugano (Mauricio Victorino, 78), Diego Godín, Martín Cáceres; Egidio Arévalo Ríos, Diego Pérez (Sebastián Eguren, 62) and Gastón Ramírez (Nicolás Lodeiro, 45), Edinson Cavani, Diego Forlán (Abel Hernández, 77) and Luis Suárez (Alvaro Pereira, 88). Coach: Oscar Tabárez.
Netherlands: Tim Krul, John Heitinga, Joris Mathijsen (Jeffrey Bruma, 46), Erik Pieters, Khalid Boulahrouz, Ibrahim Afellay, Nigel De Jong (Hedwiges Maduro, 64), Kevin Strootman (Stijn Schaars, 60), Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Luuc de Jong, 35 +45), Dirk Kuyt (Eljero Elia, 90+2) and Robin Van Persie. Coach: Bert Van Marwijk.

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