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FT Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Uruguay WWDWL 2
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Canada WLWLW 0
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URU202
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Národny Futbalovy Stadión · 4,500 att.

Match Report

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Uruguay beat Canada 2-0 in final match before World Cup

Uruguay beat Canada 2-0 in their final friendly before the World Cup with Nicolas de la Cruz and Darwin Nunez scoring first-half goals.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
0
44.7
Possession
55.3
6
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
389
Accurate Passes
472
473
Passes
564
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
3
Crosses
25
0.7
Cross %
0.1
54
Long Balls
67
26
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
3
25
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.3
15
Interceptions
14
31
Effective Clearances
1
31
Clearances
1

Lineups

CAN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 18Milan BorjanG
  2. 5Steven VitóriaCD
  3. 4Kamal MillerCD-L
  4. 2Alistair JohnstonCD-R
  5. 7Stephen EustáquioCM-L
  6. 6Samuel PietteCM-R
  7. 3Sam AdekugbeLM
  8. 22Richie LaryeaRM
  9. 20Jonathan DavidF
  10. 19Alphonso DaviesCF-L
  11. 17Cyle LarinCF-R

URU · 4-4-2

  1. 23Sergio RochetG
  2. 3Sebastián CáceresCD-L
  3. 22Martín CáceresCD-R
  4. 16Mathías OliveraLB
  5. 21Guillermo VarelaRB
  6. 6Rodrigo BentancurCM-L
  7. 15Federico ValverdeCM-R
  8. 7Nicolás de la CruzLM
  9. 18Agustín CanobbioRM
  10. 11Darwin NúñezCF-L
  11. 9Luis SuárezCF-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Canada 0, Uruguay 1. Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  2. 7' Cyle Larin (Canada) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 33' Goal! Canada 0, Uruguay 2. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez with a cross.
  4. 45' Substitution, Canada. Junior Hoilett replaces Richie Laryea.
  5. 45' Substitution, Uruguay. Giorgian de Arrascaeta replaces Luis Suárez.
  6. 55' Substitution, Canada. Ismaël Koné replaces Samuel Piette.
  7. 60' Mathías Olivera (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 61' Substitution, Uruguay. Manuel Ugarte replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
  9. 61' Substitution, Uruguay. Martín Satriano replaces Darwin Núñez.
  10. 72' Substitution, Uruguay. Matías Vecino replaces Nicolás de la Cruz.
  11. 73' Substitution, Uruguay. Matías Viña replaces Agustín Canobbio.
  12. 73' Substitution, Canada. Iké Ugbo replaces Cyle Larin.
  13. 79' Substitution, Canada. Tajon Buchanan replaces Samuel Adekugbe.
  14. 79' Substitution, Canada. Theo Corbeanu replaces Steven Vitória.
  15. 82' Substitution, Uruguay. Diego Rossi replaces Federico Valverde.
  16. 89' Ismaël Koné (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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