FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Uruguay vs Bolivia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Uruguay
  • 15': Giorgian de Arrascaeta
  • 31': Federico Valverde
  • 47': Agustín Álvarez Martínez
  • 67': Giorgian de Arrascaeta (P)
FT
4 - 2
Bolivia
  • 59': Marcelo Moreno
  • 84': Marcelo Moreno (P)

Uruguay excel with 4-2 win over Bolivia on Giorgian de Arrascaeta's brace

Giorgian de Arrascaeta scored twice as Uruguay beat Bolivia 4-2 on Sunday to boost their chances of qualifying for the World Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Agustín Álvarez Martínez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Fernando Saucedo (Bolivia).
  • 10': Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 12': Foul by Juan Carlos Arce (Bolivia).
  • 12': Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Goal! Uruguay 1, Bolivia 0. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Agustín Álvarez Martínez (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
  • 21': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Luis Haquín.
  • 22': Carlos Lampe (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Agustín Álvarez Martínez (Uruguay).
  • 24': Carlos Lampe (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Agustín Álvarez Martínez (Uruguay).
  • 27': Agustín Álvarez Martínez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Fernando Saucedo (Bolivia).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joaquín Piquerez.
  • 31': Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Foul by Leonel Justiniano (Bolivia).
  • 31': Goal! Uruguay 2, Bolivia 0. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 34': Foul by José Giménez (Uruguay).
  • 34': Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Carlos Arce.
  • 35': Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Marc Enoumba (Bolivia).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Agustín Álvarez Martínez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matías Vecino with a headed pass.
  • 38': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Carlos Lampe.
  • 42': Offside, Uruguay. Giorgian de Arrascaeta tries a through ball, but Agustín Álvarez Martínez is caught offside.
  • 42': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
  • 42': Roberto Fernández (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Agustín Álvarez Martínez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Carlos Lampe.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Uruguay 2, Bolivia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Uruguay 2, Bolivia 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Uruguay. Mauro Arambarri replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
  • 47': Goal! Uruguay 3, Bolivia 0. Agustín Álvarez Martínez (Uruguay) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joaquín Piquerez.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 49': Foul by Diego Godín (Uruguay).
  • 49': Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 51': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Carlos Lampe.
  • 54': Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Marc Enoumba (Bolivia).
  • 54': Marc Enoumba (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 55': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Carlos Lampe.
  • 58': Substitution, Bolivia. Henry Vaca replaces Juan Carlos Arce.
  • 59': Substitution, Bolivia. José Sagredo replaces Ramiro Vaca.
  • 59': Substitution, Bolivia. Moisés Villarroel replaces Fernando Saucedo.
  • 59': Goal! Uruguay 3, Bolivia 1. Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Roberto Fernández (Bolivia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Henry Vaca (Bolivia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Foul by Agustín Álvarez Martínez (Uruguay).
  • 63': Henry Vaca (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Penalty Uruguay. Brian Rodríguez draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 64': Penalty conceded by Marc Enoumba (Bolivia) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 66': Substitution, Bolivia. Jesús Sagredo replaces Marc Enoumba.
  • 67': Goal! Uruguay 4, Bolivia 1. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 69': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Leonel Justiniano.
  • 69': Substitution, Uruguay. David Terans replaces Brian Rodríguez.
  • 70': Substitution, Uruguay. Manuel Ugarte replaces Matías Vecino.
  • 71': Diego Godín (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia).
  • 77': Penalty Bolivia. Roberto Fernández draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 77': Penalty conceded by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 80': VAR Decision: Penalty Bolivia.
  • 84': Goal! Uruguay 4, Bolivia 2. Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 85': Substitution, Uruguay. Gastón Pereiro replaces Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
  • 85': Substitution, Uruguay. Ronald Araujo replaces Diego Godín.
  • 85': Substitution, Bolivia. Rodrigo Ramallo replaces Roberto Fernández.
  • 86': Foul by Rodrigo Ramallo (Bolivia).
  • 86': José Giménez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Rodrigo Ramallo (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Leonel Justiniano (Bolivia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Henry Vaca.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Moisés Villarroel (Bolivia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leonel Justiniano.
  • 90': Foul by Leonel Justiniano (Bolivia).
  • 90': Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
  • 90': Jairo Quinteros (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Gastón Pereiro (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Ugarte with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Agustín Álvarez Martínez (Uruguay) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gastón Pereiro.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. David Terans (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Pereiro.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Jairo Quinteros.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ronald Araujo (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Terans with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay).
  • 90'+3': Rodrigo Ramallo (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Luis Haquín (Bolivia).
  • 90'+5': Mauro Arambarri (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia).
  • 90'+6': Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauro Arambarri.
  • 90'+7': Offside, Uruguay. Fernando Muslera tries a through ball, but Mauro Arambarri is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Henry Vaca (Bolivia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelo Moreno Martins.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Uruguay 4, Bolivia 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Uruguay 4, Bolivia 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
0 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 3
45.5 Possession 54.5
8 SHOTS 19
5 ON GOAL 10
0.6 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
323 Accurate Passes 409
407 Passes 487
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
14 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.2
41 Long Balls 55
22 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 2
15 Effective Tackles 18
23 Tackles 27
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 17
13 Effective Clearances 13
13 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Venue: Estadio Campeón del Siglo
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Attendance: 15,000

WCQ - CONMEBOL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Argentina 18 +21 38
2 Ecuador 18 +9 29
3 Colombia 18 +10 28
4 Uruguay 18 +10 28
Full Table

Line-Ups

URU Uruguay (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Fernando Muslera (GK)
3 Diego Godín
19 Joaquín Piquerez
8 Nahitan Nández
16 Brian Rodríguez
5 Matías Vecino
10 Giorgian de Arrascaeta
6 Rodrigo Bentancur
15 Federico Valverde
9 Agustín Álvarez Martínez
Uruguay Substitutes:
Martín Cáceres, David Terans, Jonathan Rodríguez, Ronald Araújo, Maxi Gómez, Martín Campaña, Mauro Arambarri, Fernando Gorriarán, Giovanni González, Sergio Rochet, Manuel Ugarte, Gastón Pereiro.

BOL Bolivia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Carlos Lampe (GK)
2 Jairo Quinteros
4 Luis Haquin
17 Roberto Fernández
19 Marc Enoumba Yellow Card
7 Juan Arce
8 Fernando Saucedo
6 Leonel Justiniano
9 Marcelo Moreno
20 Ramiro Vaca
16 Erwin Saavedra
Bolivia Substitutes:
Gilbert Alvarez, Jeyson Chura, Diego Wayar, Adrián Jusino, Moises Villarroel, Sebastián Reyes, Rùben Cordano, Rodrigo Ramallo, Johan Gutiérrez, Jesús Sagredo, José Sagredo, Henry Vaca.

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