Uruguay vs Tahiti Player Ratings

Uruguay vs Tahiti Player Ratings

 

World - FIFA Confederations Cup

 

Uruguay

8 vs 0

Tahiti

Played
June 23, 2013 8:00 PM WAT
Itaipava Arena Pernambuco — Recife, Pernambuco
Referee:‬ Pedro Proença‎
Attendance:‬ 22047‎

 

2′ Abel Hernández

 

24′ Abel Hernández

 

27′ Diego Pérez

 

45+1′ Abel Hernández

 

61′ N. Lodeiro

 

67′ (PG) Abel Hernández

 

82′ Luis Suárez

 

90′ Luis Suárez

 

 

Player Ratings: Uruguay 8-0 Tahiti

By Roberto Pessoa in the Arena Pernambuco, Recife

Comments

Uruguay

2.96

2

1

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  0

  0

  M. Silva

  Didn't have anything to do other than intercepting a cross at the beginning of the match.
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  0

  0

  Sebastián Coates

  Struggled a bit with Chong Hue's speed but had a quiet game in general, was sharp when having to intercept long balls.
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  1

  3

  Alvaro Pereira

  Had acres of space in midfield but never seemed to understand what to make of them. Not that he had a bad game but he has lost some of his touch.
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  0

  0

  Matías Aguirregaray

  Blatanty dove for Uruguay's first penalty and then was deinitely fouled inside the box for the second. His forays in the opposite box were always dangerous.
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  0

  0

  A. Scotti

  Missed a penalty and was then sent off in the span of two minutes. Nightmare.
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  0

  1

  Walter Gargano

  Was pretty usefu as a link between defense and attack beside his usual recovery skills. Had a decent game.
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  0

  0

  S. Eguren

  Felt comfortable with the ball and tried to pick up Hernández several times with through balls. Decent game as well.
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  0

  1

  N. Lodeiro

  One can imagine that against such a limited team, Lodeiro's skill would impress. But it didn't happen. He scored Uruguay's fifth goal though.
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  1

  0

  Diego Pérez

  Not many times in his career has this central midfielder has had so much influence offensively as today. He was probably Uruguay's best player beside Hernandez
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  0

  0

  G. Ramírez

  He wasn't at his best either, and was constantly fooled by the Tahitian centre-backs when trying to win the ball back. Disappointing,
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  0

  3

  Abel Hernández Top of the Match

  Was very impressive during the first half with his speed and physical play. In the second he disappeared a bit but scored his fourth with a penalty kick. Man of the match.

Substitutions

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  Luis Suárez

  Entered the pitch in the last 20 minutes and scored a brace.

Tahiti

2.00

2

0

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  0

  0

  Gilbert Meriel

  Saved a penalty and denied Uruguay over and over. Despite receiving eight, he was absolutely fantastic for Tahiti and could have earned himself a trial in Europe.
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  0

  0

  Tehevaril Ludivion Flop of the Match

  Was deservedly sent off for a second bookable offense as he pulled Aguirregaray after mis-hitting an easy ball. He got a standing ovation by the fans though.
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  0

  0

  Nicolas Vallar

  Tahiti's captain and the leader of the defense. He has obvious limitations but his charisma was part of the fairy tale of the Islanders.
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  0

  0

  Jonathan Tehau

  He was very lively and did a couple of nice tricks with the ball. He should improve on his positional play though.
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  0

  0

  Vincent Simon

  The diminutive right back tried to cover for his obvious techinical deficiencies with a heart the size of a lion. The master of the overlap in Tahiti.
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  0

  0

  Henri Caroine

  Made a big effort as his teammates did. It wasn't enough of course but he will get great memories from the competition.
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  1

  2

  Lorenzo Tehau

  The striker tried his best to fight with the rocky Uruguayan centre-backs. He ended up exhausted and had to be substituted.
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  0

  0

  Ricky Aitamai

  As Simon on the other side, he was relentless running up and down the pitch.
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  0

  1

  Samuel Hnanyine

  Another of the Tahitian heroes, he will have enormous souvenirs from his time in Brazil.
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  1

  0

  Marama Vahirua

  Tahiti's heart and soul. He was everywhere, trying to link up the play, tracking back, asking for the ball. Amazing job by the veteran playmaker.
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  1

  0

  Steevy Chong Hue

  If someone deserves a trial in Europe, it's him. The 23 year old winger has the physical abilities to develop into a very interesting players. He just needs to polish his game.

Substitutions

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  Edson Lemaire

  Got some minutes and ran his heart off, just as his teammates did.
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  0

  0

  Stanley Atani

  Had a half chance at the end of the match that made the fans rise from their seats.
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  0

  0

  Yohann Tihoni

  Testimonial presence as he only got a few minutes. --------------------- goal.com