Uruguay vs Cuba, 2023 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Uruguay

27': Facundo Torres (P)
80': Maximiliano Araújo

FT
2 - 0

Cuba

About

Uruguay are hosting Cuba at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by Willian Pozo (Cuba).
3': Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Agustín Canobbio with a cross.
4': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Modesto Méndez.
4': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Jorge Corrales.
6': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Carlos Vázquez.
8': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Dariel Morejón.
9': Attempt missed. Facundo Torres (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joaquín Piquerez with a cross.
10': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Modesto Méndez.
13': Foul by Thiago Borbas (Uruguay).
13': Yunior Pérez (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Dariel Morejón (Cuba).
14': Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Bruno Méndez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Aldair Ruiz (Cuba).
16': Attempt missed. Felipe Carballo (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
18': Delay in match because of an injury Carlos Vázquez (Cuba).
19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21': Attempt blocked. José Rodríguez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Borbas.
21': Hand ball by Thiago Borbas (Uruguay).
21': Substitution, Cuba. Neisser Sandó replaces Carlos Vázquez because of an injury.
22': Attempt blocked. Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joaquín Piquerez.
23': Offside, Uruguay. Thiago Borbas tries a through ball, but Diego Rossi is caught offside.
24': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
24': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Raiko Arozarena.
25': Attempt missed. Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Torres.
26': Penalty Uruguay. Maximiliano Araújo draws a foul in the penalty area.
26': Penalty conceded by Dariel Morejón (Cuba) after a foul in the penalty area.
27': Goal! Uruguay 1, Cuba 0. Facundo Torres (Uruguay) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
28': Facundo Torres (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Modesto Méndez (Cuba).
32': Foul by Thiago Borbas (Uruguay).
32': Neisser Sandó (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Facundo Torres (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Yosel Piedra (Cuba).
34': Attempt blocked. Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
34': Offside, Uruguay. Agustín Canobbio tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Araújo is caught offside.
35': Foul by Luis Paradela (Cuba).
35': Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Delay in match because of an injury Mauricio Lemos (Uruguay).
38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Corner, Cuba. Conceded by Felipe Carballo.
40': Substitution, Uruguay. Guillermo Varela replaces Mauricio Lemos because of an injury.
41': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Borbas.
42': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Aricheell Hernández.
45': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Torres with a cross.
45'+2': Foul by Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay).
45'+2': Luis Paradela (Cuba) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': Attempt saved. Luis Paradela (Cuba) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
45'+3': Corner, Cuba. Conceded by Sergio Rochet.
45'+4': Attempt missed. Aldair Ruiz (Cuba) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Luis Paradela with a cross following a corner.
45'+4': First Half ends, Uruguay 1, Cuba 0.
45': Second Half begins Uruguay 1, Cuba 0.
45': Substitution, Uruguay. Brian Rodríguez replaces Diego Rossi.
45': Substitution, Uruguay. Matías Arezo replaces Thiago Borbas.
45': Substitution, Uruguay. Santiago Mele replaces Sergio Rochet.
46': Foul by Matías Arezo (Uruguay).
46': Jorge Corrales (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Facundo Torres (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Neisser Sandó (Cuba).
47': Delay in match because of an injury Facundo Torres (Uruguay).
47': Delay in match because of an injury Willian Pozo (Cuba).
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Neisser Sandó.
50': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay).
50': Modesto Méndez (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Aldair Ruiz (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay).
52': Attempt saved. Neisser Sandó (Cuba) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
53': Foul by Luis Paradela (Cuba).
53': Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Offside, Cuba. Modesto Méndez tries a through ball, but Luis Paradela is caught offside.
55': Aldair Ruiz (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Felipe Carballo (Uruguay).
56': Foul by Matías Arezo (Uruguay).
56': Yosel Piedra (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Neisser Sandó (Cuba).
56': Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt missed. Luis Paradela (Cuba) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Dariel Morejón with a cross.
61': Attempt missed. Matías Arezo (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Araújo.
63': Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
65': Offside, Uruguay. Felipe Carballo tries a through ball, but Matías Arezo is caught offside.
66': Substitution, Uruguay. Emiliano Martínez replaces Agustín Canobbio.
68': Foul by Bruno Méndez (Uruguay).
68': Willian Pozo (Cuba) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Bruno Méndez (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Corner, Cuba. Conceded by Joaquín Piquerez.
70': Foul by Aldair Ruiz (Cuba).
70': Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay).
72': Modesto Méndez (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Willian Pozo (Cuba).
73': Guillermo Varela (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Willian Pozo (Cuba) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Felipe Carballo.
74': Attempt saved. Matías Arezo (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
75': Delay in match because of an injury Raiko Arozarena (Cuba).
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Attempt missed. Yunior Pérez (Cuba) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luis Paradela.
76': Substitution, Cuba. Maykel Reyes replaces Aldair Ruiz.
76': Substitution, Cuba. Yasnier Matos replaces Willian Pozo.
77': Attempt missed. Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Facundo Torres.
78': Foul by Maykel Reyes (Cuba).
78': Guillermo Varela (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Attempt blocked. Felipe Carballo (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez with a headed pass.
80': Joaquín Piquerez (Uruguay) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
80': Goal! Uruguay 2, Cuba 0. Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
81': Attempt saved. Aricheell Hernández (Cuba) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
81': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Neisser Sandó.
82': Delay in match because of an injury Aricheell Hernández (Cuba).
84': Substitution, Cuba. Romario Torrez replaces Dariel Morejón.
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Substitution, Cuba. Daniel Díaz replaces Aricheell Hernández because of an injury.
85': Facundo Torres (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Foul by Yunior Pérez (Cuba).
87': Attempt saved. Luis Paradela (Cuba) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neisser Sandó with a cross.
89': Attempt saved. Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Guillermo Varela.
89': Attempt missed. Neisser Sandó (Cuba) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yasnier Matos.
90': Foul by Yunior Pérez (Cuba).
90': Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Matías Arezo (Uruguay).
90'+1': Raiko Arozarena (Cuba) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Raiko Arozarena (Cuba).
90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Yasnier Matos (Cuba) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maykel Reyes.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Uruguay 2, Cuba 0.
0': Match ends, Uruguay 2, Cuba 0.

Statistics

CUB		URU
15	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	9
4	Saves	4
40.7	Possession	59.3
9	SHOTS	20
4	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
259	Accurate Passes	397
336	Passes	479
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	3
9	Crosses	24
0.4	Cross %	0.1
51	Long Balls	60
23	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	5
8	Effective Tackles	8
16	Tackles	14
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
18	Interceptions	11
23	Effective Clearances	5
23	Clearances	5

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 20,000

Line-Ups

Uruguay (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Sergio Rochet (GK)
3	Mauricio Lemos
24	Bruno Méndez
22	Joaquín Piquerez
4	José Luis Rodríguez
20	Felipe Carballo
14	Agustín Canobbio
11	Facundo Torres
21	Thiago Borbas
15	Maximiliano Araújo
9	Diego Rossi

Uruguay Substitutes:

Facundo González, Santiago Mouriño, Anderson Duarte, Sebastián Boselli, Randall Rodríguez, Santiago Mele, Luciano Rodríguez, Brian Rodríguez, Fabricio Diaz, Gullermo Varela, Douglas Arezo, Emiliano Martínez.

Cuba (5-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Raiko Arozarena (GK)
2	Modesto Méndez
4	Carlos Vázquez
15	Yunior Pérez
13	Jorge Luis Corrales
5	Dariel Morejón
6	Yoisel Piedra
10	Arichel Hernández
7	Willian Pozo-Venta
23	Luis Paradela
20	Aldair Ruiz

Cuba Substitutes:

Neisser Sandor Herve, Daniel Díaz, Eduardo Hernández, Roberney Caballero, Sandy Sánchez, Mario Peñalver, Nelson Johnston, Yasniel Matos, Maikel Reyes, Romario Torrez, Denilson Milanés.

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