Jul 13, 2024; Charlotte, NC, USA; Uruguay midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur (6) celebrates his purpose together with his teammates in opposition to Canada throughout the first half at Financial institution of America Stadium. Obligatory Credit score: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports activities Luis Suarez scored a late tying purpose to maintain Uruguay alive and his aspect prevailed 4-3 in penalty kicks to defeat Canada on Saturday night time within the third-place sport of the Copa America event at Charlotte.
The groups performed to a 2-2 tie in regulation earlier than the penalty-kick spherical. Uruguay’s Sergio Rochet made a key save on Ismael Kone’s stutter-step shot and Canada’s Alphonso Davies hit the middle of the crossbar on the ultimate shot with the web large open.
Rodrigo Bentancur additionally scored in regulation for Uruguay. Jonathan David and Kone scored regulation-time objectives for Canada, which was within the Copa America discipline for the primary time.
Suarez had the most important purpose of the night time within the second minute of second-half stoppage time, extending his Uruguay nationwide crew report to 69 objectives.
Suarez made a run towards the web and obtained a go from Jose Gimenez. He was large open and simply despatched a left-footed shot previous Canada goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair into the left nook of the web.
Suarez and Bentancur additionally made penalty kicks within the match-ending spherical. The opposite Uruguayans to transform have been Federico Valverde and Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
Changing penalty kicks for Canada have been David, Moise Bombito and Mathieu Choiniere.
Rochet had gone diving to his proper on the ultimate kick and a surprised Davies may solely watch the ball carom off the bar.
Canada took a 2-1 lead within the eightieth minute.
The Uruguay protection gave house to Kone, who ripped a right-footed blast that was saved by Rochet. The rebound bounced out to David, who slid a right-footed shot simply previous the left hand of Rochet.
However Uruguay pressed late and St. Clair made an enormous save on Suarez’s close-range left-footer simply seconds earlier than the tying purpose.
Uruguay scored within the eighth minute when a nook kick rattled round and landed at Bentancur’s ft. He turned and ripped a left-footed shot excessive into the web.
Canada knotted the rating within the twenty second minute after a nook kick. The ball discovered its method to Cone, who did a right-footed half-bicycle boot into the web.
One minute later, Uruguay had a break and wide-open Facundo Pellistri obtained the ball and kicked a right-footed shot into the left nook of the web. However Maximiliano Araujo was referred to as offside, negating the purpose.
Argentina faces Colombia in Sunday’s championship sport in Miami.
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