50 Classic God Wars Issue 28 Uruguay 1-1 Ghana (Extra Time) God makes Africa cry
This is Uruguay, with a population of just over 3 million, fighting the entire African continent.
As the only African homegrown representative in the Round of 16 of the World Cup in South Africa, Ghana, which owns Gian, Montari and Kevin Boateng, vows to defend the miracle aura of African football. Mirovan Rayvac, a Serbian who once worked as an assistant coach at Beijing Guoan, brought reliable discipline and integrity to the young team. The Ghanaians, who defeated Serbia, drew with Australia and narrowly defeated the United States, gathered the eyes of all of Africa and reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup for the first time in history.
At the Johannesburg Football City Stadium that day, the quarter-final opponents standing opposite Gian and Montari were also pinned on the dark horse team that wrote a new history – Uruguay led by Diego Forland and Suarez. Under the strong noise of the buzz zula, this so-called midstanding ground has become a unique home for Ghanaians.
Today, the highlights of the Quarterfinals of the World Cup in South Africa, Uruguay and Ghana, have won as many as 8.5 million views on FIFA's official Youtube channel, even surpassing many traditional competitions. From the World Cup cycle of the heat cycle to the isolation period of the classic revisited, more than 8,000 netizen comments over the years are enough to push this "niche duel" on the historical list. And such a traffic feast must originate from Luis Suarez's "desperate bet"...
Heaven and hell, reverse relay. If it is in the show business circle, such a surprised script will probably make the screenwriter bear the label of "made up". But in the world of football without impossible, Uruguay and Ghana have experienced such an unimaginable extreme experience at the crowded Football City Stadium.
As the only African team to reach the round of 16 at the World Cup in South Africa, Ghana carries the expectations of the entire continent. But unfortunately, they lost to Suarez's desperate gamble.
In the final moments of extra time, the Ghanaians, who gradually gained the upper hand, had two consecutive chances to kill the game and advance to the final four: Aditya's head hammer against the empty goal, and Gian's hand at the penalty spot. However, the Uruguayans, who were about to fall off the cliff, escaped the first disaster by relying on Suarez's "net" that caused great controversy in front of the goal line. Then he acted as the goal crossbar for Muslera's left arm and helped them dodge the second shot. In the end, Muslera, who had help from God, made successful saves in the penalty shootout, and on a night that almost did not belong to them, the Uruguayans climbed out of the abyss and reached the other shore in a thrilling way.
'My handball is the real hand of God and this is the best save for the World Cup in South Africa." Despite the huge moral controversy that he missed out on the semi-finals due to receiving a red card, Suarez, who put victory first, has no regrets. "Sometimes, I do practice goalkeeping in training, and that really comes in handy. For me, I had no choice at that moment. "As the head coach of the Uruguayan team, Tavares also expressed his support for his disciples, in his opinion, this is not a deception, but an instinctive reaction that will definitely pay a price." He's already been sent off and won't be able to play in the next semi-final, so what do you want from him? ”
For African football, Luis Suarez that night was a villain, a clown and a liar. But in the eyes of Uruguayans, the 23-year-old Ajax striker is a different kind of god. As Diego Forland put it: "Not a goal but a save." In that moment, Suarez saved us. ”
Sebastian Abru crazy spoon
World Cup 1/4 final, decisive penalty shootout, your team just escaped from the press of extra time... Imagine how you would deal with this penalty with a thousand pounds of penalties in the face of such an ultimate trial of 120 hits per minute.
In Johannesburg on July 2, 2010, Sebastian Abrule gave the answer – spoon penalty. Well, it's the ultimate choice that tests psychology and footwork the most in 12-yard technology. On that day, the 33-year-old Uruguayan striker made no mistakes, and he drew the most perfect exclamation point for the ups and downs of the World Cup knockout match with the craziest understatement. In contrast, Gian's belief in "power out of miracles" in extra time seems so clumsy and crude.
Abreu's spoon penalty left the Ghanaians powerless to return to the sky.
"I've been watching Ghana's goalkeeper," Abru recalls, "and he always makes a pre-emptive judgment on the direction before the other side hits the ball." In that decisive moment, I don't think he's going to stand still. Relying on his confident decision, Abreu rubbed "Putian Tongqing" towards the center of the goal, and pounced on Kim Sen on the right in advance, only to look at the ball and sigh.
Uruguayan defender Lugano, who wore the captain's armband, said: "The madness of Abreu, we have long been used to. It wasn't the first time he had done such a heart-wrenching thing. Of course, his talent and madness go hand in hand, and he's the kind of player who is both brave and smart. ”
In the eleventh year of the World Cup in South Africa, 44-year-old Sebastian Abru continues to run in the green field as a player. In February 2021, he bid farewell to the Boston River club in his home country and joined Minas Gerais club in Minero, Brazil, ushering in the 30th owner of his 26-year career. He also went on to set the Guinness World Record for the most professional football clubs he held.
Abru said: "Perseverance is the answer to everything, no one can take away your dreams." In fact, I never thought I could make this record, and no matter what happens, I will be proud of my career. ”
Although his career has been long, Abreu's opportunity to embark on the road to football stemmed from a mistake. Until the age of 16, Abreu was engaged in basketball, and the so-called favor for football only occurred in his spare time. However, while playing with the Uruguayan youth team in the South American Under-17 Basketball Tournament, Ablu was beaten back home for violating the team's night rules. The later thing is that he abandoned the dark and cast the light and fought in the football world to this day.