It showed that the mood was not the same. The emotional blow of being kicked out of the Gold Cup slowed Uruguay’s counter-attacks, a superior team, as evidenced by the 4-1 scoreline. Despite all that, Nicaragua struggled with its arguments this Wednesday night in Montevideo, where Luis Fernando Coronel latched on to a loose ball in extra time, finding joy in scoring against the world champions and softening the painful news of conceding. Concacaf for improper alignment.
Kost Figueroa didn’t hold back in the three friendlies that initially set her up for the Gold Cup. 24 hours after returning from Europe, Madias Pelly and Jaime Moreno went on the offensive. Pele and Moreno are two great players and they have to line up with Juan Barrera and Byron Bonilla, leaders of the latest generation of Azul y Blanco. Pele proliferates in midfield and initiates attacking moves, while Moreno continues to battle the central defenders.
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La Azul y Blanco came out to show themselves at the Centenario Stadium. The game was organized from the back with goalkeeper Miguel Rodriguez showing why he was the starter. When the pressure suffocated, he cleared the ball long to avoid complications. Nicaragua were grouped as a middle block, leaving gaps in the sides which Uruguay exploited skillfully. A pass into space, down the left flank, allowed Facundo Bellistri to come in alone, assisted by Matias Arezzo (8′) to make it 1-0.
Belle was the common thread of the game. As the ball passes through his legs, danger is created with a clear idea of the play. The first attacking demonstration was carried out by the Norwegian Sandnes midfielder in a striking joint action, as it happened with a large group of attackers. Belli opened the band with Jose Quijano, and Belli (17) headed it from behind, into the waiting area where Moreno, Barrera and Pansy Hernandez were waiting. Nicaragua showed it had the resources to do damage, but lacked the individual quality of a competitor to do so.
Uruguay made a lot of changes individually. In any field of the field, each one went hand in hand, winning in power, speed and technical quality. Maximiliano Araújo’s control of direction mocked the mark of Marvin Fletts, who beat him in the area. Miguel Rodríguez saved Arezzo’s penalty (27) and grew in goal to boost the confidence of the nationals who trailed 2-0 at the end of the first half. The play highlighted the footballing differences between the two teams as an attacking play in Nicaragua’s favor ended in their own net 12 seconds into the match. Barrera lost the ball on the edge of the area and Rodrigo Salazar (37) finished off the counterattack.
Nicaragua ended the first half on a positive note when a free kick by Byron Bonilla (42) was turned in by goalkeeper Franco Israel from a corner. Nicaragua needed to complicate Uruguay’s plan and Bantam Figueroa brought on Coronel brothers Jason and Luis Fernando to push the ball up and into midfield with Jason as the Uruguayans had too many freedoms. But Arezzo’s performance showed Charru’s talent once again, taking on three men and allowing Brian Rodriguez (56) to set up a solo effort against goalkeeper Rodriguez, who made three decent saves on shots from Maximiliano Rodriguez (64 and 83) and Emiliano Martinez (70). .
After two successive missed passes from Jason Coronel, Rodriguez’s wall came down with a powerful shot from Zalazar (84) who took a rebound on the edge of the area. By the time it was all over, the zero on the scoreboard seemed to add to the bad taste of recent days, as Luis Fernando Coronel (90+2) took another surge after Harold Medina’s free kick. To smile after being kicked out of the Gold Cup.
data sheet
Uruguay: F. Israel, G. Varela (B. Mendes 85), m. Vina, S. Caceres, L. Olasa, R. Salazar (F. Carballo 85), E. Martinez, M. Araujo (D. Rossi). at 76), f. Bellistry, M. Areso (D. Porbas 59) and P. Rodriguez.
Nicaragua: Miguel Rodríguez, Oscar Acevedo, Erick Téllez, Marvin Fletes, Josué Quijano, Kevin Serapio (Jason Coronel at 46), Matias Belli, Juan Barrera (Widman Talavera 77), Byron Bonilla, Pansy Hernandez (4) Jaime Moreno (Harold Medina age 59).
Yellow: Serapio 44, J. Coronel 49, M. Araujo 56, Eric Telles 58, d. Porphas 87.
Referee: Walter Magalhas (Brazil).
