2002 FIFA World Cup (tm) Finals - Results & Fixtures - Senegal vs Uruguay

11 Jun 2002


Senegal	3 - 3	Uruguay
	(HT: 3 - 0)

Game Details
Venue Suwon World Cup Stadium	Attendance 33681
Referee Jan Wegereef (NED) Assistant Referees Jaap Pool (NED) Ferenc Szekely (HUN)

Game Events
#	Date	Player	Event	Period	Mins	H/A
1	11 Jun 2002	Henri Camara	Yellow Card	First Half	2	H
2	11 Jun 2002	Omar Daf	Yellow Card	First Half	4	H
3	11 Jun 2002	Clever Marcelo Romero	Yellow Card	First Half	8	A
4	11 Jun 2002	Hector Fabian Carini	Yellow Card	First Half	19	A
5	11 Jun 2002	Khalilou Fadiga	Goal (penalty)	First Half	20	H
6	11 Jun 2002	Pape Bouba Diop	Goal	First Half	26	H
7	11 Jun 2002	Gonzalo Sorondo	Player Out	First Half	32	A
8	11 Jun 2002	Mario Regueiro	Substitute In	First Half	32	A
9	11 Jun 2002	Pablo Garcia	Yellow Card	First Half	35	A
10	11 Jun 2002	Pape Bouba Diop	Goal	First Half	38	H
11	11 Jun 2002	Ferdinand Coly	Yellow Card	First Half	39	H
12	11 Jun 2002	Dario Rodriguez	Yellow Card	First Half	40	A
13	11 Jun 2002	Sebastian Abreu	Player Out	Second Half	1	A
14	11 Jun 2002	Diego Forlan	Substitute In	Second Half	1	A
15	11 Jun 2002	Clever Marcelo Romero	Player Out	Second Half	1	A
16	11 Jun 2002	Richard Morales	Substitute In	Second Half	1	A
17	11 Jun 2002	Richard Morales	Goal	Second Half	1	A
18	11 Jun 2002	Ferdinand Coly	Player Out	Second Half	18	H
19	11 Jun 2002	Habib Beye	Substitute In	Second Half	18	H
20	11 Jun 2002	Henri Camara	Player Out	Second Half	22	H
21	11 Jun 2002	Moussa N'diaye	Substitute In	Second Half	22	H
22	11 Jun 2002	Pape Bouba Diop	Yellow Card	Second Half	24	H
23	11 Jun 2002	Diego Forlan	Goal	Second Half	24	A
24	11 Jun 2002	Alassane Ndour	Player Out	Second Half	31	H
25	11 Jun 2002	Amdy Faye	Substitute In	Second Half	31	H
26	11 Jun 2002	El Hadji Diouf	Yellow Card	Second Half	37	H
27	11 Jun 2002	Paulo Montero	Yellow Card	Second Half	37	A
28	11 Jun 2002	Khalilou Fadiga	Yellow Card	Second Half	42	H
29	11 Jun 2002	Habib Beye	Yellow Card	Second Half	42	H
30	11 Jun 2002	Alvaro Recoba	Goal (penalty)	Second Half	43	A

Match report

Debutants Senegal fought their way into the second phase of the World Cup despite throwing away a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Uruguay in a thrilling final Group A match. The eliminated Latin Americans were furious after a controversial penalty aided their downfall, while even the third Senegalese goal had more than a hint of offside about it - and Uruguayan officials had to be restrained from jostling the match officials as they walked off at half-time. Incredibly, after trailing 3-0 at half-time, Uruguay saved a point with a furious fightback. But Senegal just held on to take their points tally to five - enough to advance behind Denmark, who eliminated reigning champions France by beating them 2-0 at Incheon. The Africans were delighted to have made it to the knockout phase after a heartstopping second period.
Coach Bruno Metsu said: "To make it into the group of the 16 best teams in the world is extraordinary.
"The goal they got just after half-time really hurt us and it turned into a heart-stopping match.
"But the players showed they are capable of doing great things."
Senegal's two-goal hero Pape Bouba Diop said the side had deserved their qualification.
"It's a great feeling for us and a great achievement. It was tough for us, but it's just great to get to the last 16. We gave it everything," he said.
Khalilou Fadiga opened the scoring with a spotkick on 20 minutes, firing nonchalantly past Fabian Carini, who had brought down the onrushing El-Hadji Diouf after Paolo Montero's underhit backpass. But Diouf appeared to make a meal of the challenge - and the Uruguayans looked hard done by. Six minutes later they could have no complaints as Bouba Diop, their hero in their opening-day win over France, netted a beauty following a flowing counter-attacking move created by Henri Camara. Bouba Diop then smacked home a third on the volley before the break although he looked to be fractionally offside when Camara teed him up. The Senegalese needed only a draw to reach the second phase after shocking France and drawing with the Danes while two-times champions Uruguay had to win by at least two goals to have a hope of advancing. But stepping off the accelerator in the second half proved almost fatal for the west Africans. Richard Morales, on as a substitute, pulled one back for Uruguay less than half a minute after the restart when Senegalese keeper Tony Sylva beat out Dario Silva's initial shot. Clutching at the straw that seemed to have provided, Uruguay piled on the pressure - though Silva fired wide when gifted a wonderful opportunity by Alvaro Recoba's crossfield pass. But Manchester United striker Diego Forlan had joined Morales in the fray and hit a right-foot screamer past Sylva for 3-2. In a nailbiting finish Senegal should have gone 4-2 up when Diouf fired straight at keeper Fabian Carini with 14 minutes remaining - before Forlan dragged an effort wide with just Sylva to beat at the other end. But there was still time for more drama as substitute Habib Beye brought down Morales and Uruguay claimed a consolation equaliser through Recoba's confident penalty on 88 minutes. Morales then squandered a late opportunity and Senegal held on for the result they needed after an entertaining epic which featured a mass of bookings.

(courtesy of dailysoccer)




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