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Uruguay jugó con un hombre menos los últimos 20 minutos por la expulsión de Nicolás Lodeiro por una plancha sobre Bacary Sagna. El volante había entrado a la cancha apenas 18 minutos antes y vio dos amarillas.
"El partido estaba bien para los dos, no había mucho peligro pero la expulsión nos condicionó bastante", comentó el delantero uruguayo Diego Forlán.
Sidney Govou desperdició la ocasión más clara de gol a los siete minutos cuando remató desviado un centro rasante desde la izquierda de Franck Ribery.
El partido corresponde al Grupo A y es el segundo partido de esta Copa del Mundo.Ribery se apoderó de la banda izquierda y siempre que tocó la pelota con claridad generó algo de peligro, aunque a medida que transcurrió el encuentro la marca celeste lo fue apagando.Fiel a su estilo, el técnico francés Raymond Domenech alineó a Nicolas Anelka solo en la punta, y el artillero del Chelsea no tuvo ningún carril para llegar al arco defendido por el uruguayo Fernando Muslera. El capitán uruguayo Diego Lugano se encargó exclusivamente de apagar al "Puma".
La mejor de Uruguay fue un potente remate de Forlán desde el borde del área a los 16 que el arquero francés Hugo Lloris tapó sin mucho problema. Dos minutos después, Muslera se lució al lanzarse para sacar del ángulo un tiro libre de Yoann Gourcuff.
El resto del partido transcurrió sin muchas novedades, con una celosa marca de la defensa francesa sobre Forlán y su compañero en el ataque celeste, Luis Suárez.
Un remate de lejos de Jeremy Toulalan a los 56, que Muslera tapó sin aprietos, y un balazo desviado de Forlán a los 73 fueron las únicas acciones que elevaron el pulso el resto del partido.
Forlán y Suárez lucieron solos y poco auxiliados por el resto del equipo, encadenado atrás para contener la delantera francesa.
"Tuvimos un par de situaciones, nos faltó de tres cuartos de cancha enganchar y tocar más", indicó Forlán.
El cerrojo a cuatro con Alvaro Pereira, Lugano, Mauricio Victorino y Diego Godín dio resultados ante la presión con la que salieron los galos, siempre apostando a alguna genialidad de Ribery.
Conforme se acercó el pitazo final y con la salida obligada de Lodeiro, Uruguay cedió la iniciativa a Francia, que por más que trató no pudo anotar.
El áspero encuentro cerró con seis tarjetas amarillas y una roja.
Alineaciones: URUGUAY: Fernando Muslera, Mauricio Victorino, Diego Lugano, Diego Godín, Maximiliano Pereira, Diego Pérez (Sebastián Eguren), Egidio Arévalo Ríos, Alvaro Pereira, Ignacio González (Nicolás Lodeiro, 63), Luis Suárez (Sebastián Abreu, 74), Diego Forlán.
FRANCIA: Hugo Lloris, Bacary Sagna, William Gallas, Eric Abidal, Patrice Evra, Yoann Gourcuff (Florent Malouda, 75), Jeremy Toulalan, Abou Diaby, Sidney Govou (Andre Pierre Gignac, 85), Nicolas Anelka (Thierry Henry, 72), Franck Ribery.
Goles:
Expulsiones: Uruguay, Lodeiro (81) por doble amonestación.
Amonestados: Francia, Evra (12), Ribery (19), Toulalan (68); Uruguay, Victorino (58), Lodeiro (65), Lugano (92).
Arbitro: Yuichi Nishimura (Japón).
Estadio: Green Point, Ciudad del Cabo.
Asistencia: 64.100 personas.
Mundial 2010: Fotos de Francia
FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2009, file photo, Bordeaux's coach Laurent Blanc is seen during the French League one soccer match against Saint Etienne at the Chaban Delmas Stadium in Bordeaux, southwestern France. Laurent Blanc who on Sunday May 16, 2010 announced his decision to leave Bordeaux and is expected to become France coach after the 2010 World Cup. (AP Photo/Bob Edme, File)
Mundial 2010: Fotos de Francia
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2010 file photo, Bordeaux's coach Laurent Blanc is seen during the French League one soccer match against Saint Etienne at the Chaban Delmas Stadium in Bordeaux, southwestern France. Laurent Blanc who on Sunday announced his decision to leave Bordeaux and is expected to become France coach after the 2010 World Cup. (AP Photo/Bob Edme, File)
Mundial 2010: Fotos de Francia
FILE - In this April. 6, 2010 file photo, Bordeaux's coach Laurent Blanc reacts as he attends a press conference at the Chaban Delmas stadium in Bordeaux, southwestern France. Laurent Blanc on Sunday May 16, 2010 announced his decision to leave Bordeaux and is expected to become France coach after the 2010 World Cup. (AP Photo/Bob Edme, file)
Mundial 2010: Fotos de Francia
Palestinian Rafah youth club players representing "France" hold up the trophy of a mock World Cup match they won in Gaza city on May 15, 2010. Passionate about football but cut off from the world, the Gaza Strip has its own World Cup, a popular initiative aimed at forcing a lifting of the Israeli blockade on this tiny Palestinian enclave. The mock World Cup, in which 16 local teams posed as the national squads of countries like France, Serbia and the United States, came to a climax with "France" routing "Jordan" to take take the championship. Modelled on the real World Cup trophy, the Gaza cup was made from the metal debris of buildings destroyed by the Israeli army during an onslaught in the winter of 2008-2009. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)
Mundial 2010: Fotos de Francia
Palestinian Rafah youth club players representing "France" hold up the trophy of a mock World Cup match they won in Gaza city on May 15, 2010. Passionate about football but cut off from the world, the Gaza Strip has its own World Cup, a popular initiative aimed at forcing a lifting of the Israeli blockade on this tiny Palestinian enclave. The mock World Cup, in which 16 local teams posed as the national squads of countries like France, Serbia and the United States, came to a climax with "France" routing "Jordan" to take take the championship. Modelled on the real World Cup trophy, the Gaza cup was made from the metal debris of buildings destroyed by the Israeli army during an onslaught in the winter of 2008-2009. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)
Mundial 2010: Fotos de Francia
Palestinian Rafah youth club players representing "France" hold up the trophy of a mock World Cup match they won in Gaza city on May 15, 2010. Passionate about football but cut off from the world, the Gaza Strip has its own World Cup, a popular initiative aimed at forcing a lifting of the Israeli blockade on this tiny Palestinian enclave. The mock World Cup, in which 16 local teams posed as the national squads of countries like France, Serbia and the United States, came to a climax with "France" routing "Jordan" to take take the championship. Modelled on the real World Cup trophy, the Gaza cup was made from the metal debris of buildings destroyed by the Israeli army during an onslaught in the winter of 2008-2009. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)
Mundial 2010: Fotos de Francia
Players from the Palestinian Rafah youth football club playing as "France" in a mock World Cup match in Gaza city hold up a French and Palestinian (R) flags before the start of the game on May 15, 2010. Passionate about football but cut off from the world, the Gaza Strip has its own World Cup, a popular initiative aimed at forcing a lifting of the Israeli blockade on this tiny Palestinian enclave. The mock World Cup, in which 16 local teams posed as the national squads of countries like France, Serbia and the United States, came to a climax with "France" routing "Jordan" to take take the championship. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)
Mundial 2010: Fotos de Francia
Palestinian supporters of Rafah youth club playing as "France" wave French (C) and Palestinian flags during a mock World Cup match in Gaza city on May 15, 2010. Passionate about football but cut off from the world, the Gaza Strip has its own World Cup, a popular initiative aimed at forcing a lifting of the Israeli blockade on this tiny Palestinian enclave. The mock World Cup, in which 16 local teams posed as the national squads of countries like France, Serbia and the United States, came to a climax with "France" routing "Jordan" to take take the championship. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)
Mundial 2010: Fotos de Francia
Palestinian supporters of Rafah youth club playing as "France" hold up a French flag with the name of their team's name written in Arabic on it during a mock World Cup match in Gaza city on May 15, 2010. Passionate about football but cut off from the world, the Gaza Strip has its own World Cup, a popular initiative aimed at forcing a lifting of the Israeli blockade on this tiny Palestinian enclave. The mock World Cup, in which 16 local teams posed as the national squads of countries like France, Serbia and the United States, came to a climax with "France" routing "Jordan" to take take the championship. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)
Mundial 2010: Fotos de Francia
Palestinian supporters of Rafah youth club playing as "France" wave flags and cheer during a mock World Cup match in Gaza city on May 15, 2010. Passionate about football but cut off from the world, the Gaza Strip has its own World Cup, a popular initiative aimed at forcing a lifting of the Israeli blockade on this tiny Palestinian enclave. The mock World Cup, in which 16 local teams posed as the national squads of countries like France, Serbia and the United States, came to a climax with "France" routing "Jordan" to take take the championship. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)
Comments
1:55 PM Jun 11th 2010
andrea
mexico tiene que sacar la garra y no cinfiase que es lo que oaso vamos mexico estamos con tigo vamos mexico si se puede mexico mexicoooooooooooooooooooooo
3:00 PM Jun 11th 2010
Elvis A.
se aproxima un gol de vassiriki A diaby por francia en este primer tiempo y si lo hay por uruguay será por diego forlán
3:22 PM Jun 11th 2010
oscar
Vamoos Uruguay!!!! Se puede!!!!
3:32 PM Jun 11th 2010
erik
Vamos Uruguay que pueden ganarle a Francia, un saludo de un chileno que apoya a las selecciones sudamericanas XD apuesto por un gol de Forlan.
4:10 PM Jun 11th 2010
jonnathan francisco cordova pinilla
con la roja podemos llegar a cualkier part , le tengo muxa confiansa a la rojasa de bielsa estoy seguro k les va a ir bien en sudafrica.. xauu