NIG 1:2 URU | Nigeria - Uruguay (Confederations Cup)

Confederations Cup

Italy – Japan

4:3 (end)

Spain – Tahiti

10:0 (end)

Nigeria – Uruguay

1:2 (end)

final

Nigeria

1:2 (1:1)

Uruguay

Friday 21.06.2013, 00:00 • Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil • Confederations Cup

		Possession: NIG 57%, URU 43% Shots on goal: NIG 5, URU 4 Offsides: NIG 1, URU 5 Corners: NIG 8, URU 6 Yellow Cards: 60' Babatunde (NIG) 74' Akpala (NIG) 79' Lugano (URU) 84' Coates (URU) Thanks for following the game with us, until next time, goodbye. (02:09:16)
		Today's attendance is 26769.
		Bjorn Kuipers brings this game to a close. Uruguay in the end deservedly wins the game, as Diego Forlan scores in his 100th internation cap for Uruguay. Since then Uruguay managed to control the game. In the first half Uruguay had the initiative but couldn't finish with the lead, as John Obi Mikel anulled Diego Lugano's strike.
		Game over.
	90+5	A great chance for Elderson on the other side as he receives the ball all alone but his shot is saved by Muslera who was very lucky in this situation.
	90+5	Corner for Nigeria from the right.
	90+4	Cavani with a solo effort against Nigerian defence and falls inside the box, no penalty however.
	90+4	Some more pressure on Uruguay, Nigeria is all forward. Uruguayan defence manages to block shots.
	90+2	Nigeria is putting some pressure on Uruguay who desperately defend.
	90+5	Five minutes will be added to the game.
	90	Muslera makes a fine save on a shot from Babatunde.
	90	Cavani commits a foul in the attack.
	89	A combination by Nigerian forwards, but the shot in the end was way over the net.
	89	Obi Mikel wins a foul committed by freshly brough in Pereira.
	87	Alvaro Pereira is brought onto the pitch to replace Cristian Rodriguez.
	86	The kick is taken to the middle but Uruguayan defense clears away.
	84	Sebastian Coates is booked for a sliding tackle on Musa. Free kick to Nigeria from short distance and the middle.
	83	Oboabona tries a shot from outside the box, and the shot is wide by a metre or so.
	82	Luis Suarez will leave the pitch for Sebastian Coates to have some ten minutes of play.
	81	Suarez tries to get the ball to the left side for Forlan and Omeruo stops it. Uruguayans protest for a hand, but all is clear.
	81	Muslera gets the ball back in play all the way to Eneyeama on the end.
	80	After a corner kick for Nigeria the ball goes out for a goal kick, and still nothing from Nigeria this half.
	79	First yellow card on Uruguayan team goes to Diego Lugano for a foul on Mikel. He will miss the next match against Tahiti.
	78	Caceres gets the ball on the centre field but the pass is innaccurate and Nigeria win possession.
	76	Forlan takes a free kick to Cavani, but his header from 7 metres distance is over the bar.
	74	Akpala immediately commits a foul and gets booked for a contact from the back on Suarez.
	73	Ideye will leave the pitch, but with the bitter feeling of not scoring on so many occasions. Akpala comes off the bench as replacement.
	72	Ideye receives the pass and composes himself while the defence took care of it almost scoring on own net.
	72	Uruguay can't get past Nigerian defense on two occasionas in a row.
	70	What a great chance by Cavani but it's missed. He receives a pass deep into the zone and Oboabona with super human effort slides from the back and blocks it in the last moment.
	67	Babatunde tries from hard left, but the ball is deflected and Muslera covers.
	66	Nigeria substitution: Ogu is replaced by Mba.
	65	Really no chances on either side, they just keep the ball on centre field.
	63	The game has calmed after Forlan's strike to get Uruguay up front again. They're dictating the tempo and making sure possession is not given away easily.
	62	Ideye tries with and acrobatic shot, he received the ball on his chest and then tries scissors just like Rivaldo, but the shot is off target.
	61	A cross was intended for Cavani, but was too long and he couldn't get to it.
	60	Babatunde is booked for a sliding tackle on Rodriguez.
	59	The corner is taken to the near post and cleared away by Uruguayan defense.
	59	Corner kick will be assigned to Nigeria on the left side.
	57	Ambrose with the ball, but it's taken away without a foul.
	56	A through ball intended for Ideye, but it's a bit too fast and goes for a goal kick.
	54	Ideye receives the ball at 30 metres range, but Diego Lugano is immediately on him and commits a foul.
	52	Another chance for Uruguay, this time Gonzales tries but in the last seconds Omeruo manages to slide before the ball and block the shot.
	51	Goal for Uruguay! After assisting in the first half, DIEGO FORLAN scores himself to give Uruguay another lead. Luis Suarez took the ball past two players, passed to Edinson Cavani who immediately forwards to Forlan on the left side who composes himself and leaves Eneyama no chance. Assist: Cavani.
	48	Babatunde sees his effort go off target, while Muslera pulls off a save immediately after.
	47	The ball is just kicked from one end to another.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		The players are getting back onto the pitch for the second half action.
		Possession: NIG 55%, URU 45% Shots on goal: NIG 2, URU 2 Offsides: NIG 0, URU 4 Corners: NIG 4, URU 6 We'll be back after a short break of 15 minutes.
		End of the first half, tied 1:1. After the initial Uruguayan dominance, Nigeria gets back to score the equalizer late in the first half. John Obi Mikel scores his 4th goal for the national team on his 50th appeareance. Diego Lugano has become the oldest scorer on a CONMEBOL team in the Confederations Cup with 32 years and 230 days.
		1st halftime finished.
	45+3	A possbile counter attack for Uruguay, but the ball was too quick for Rodriguez to catch it.
	45+3	It took some time to give help to Ideye, now the game finally continues as Nigeria keeps possession.
	45+1	A corner kick for Nigeria from the left, Muslera had to grab the tricky ball. Now Ideye is down on the field.
	45+3	Three minutes will be added in the first half.
	45	Oduamadi won't be able to continue, so Babatunde will replace him in the dying seconds of regular time in the first half.
	45	Arevalo gets the ball to Suarez, who is flagged offside.
	44	Nigeria still with man down, but they will change soon as Oduamadi can't continue. They keep possession before their goal.
	43	Obi Mikel loses possession, chance for Uruguay on a semi counter-attack.
	42	Nigerians put a lot of pressure on Uruguayan defense and Muslera, the momentum is on their side currently.
	40	Nnamdi Oduamadi seems to be injured again, and leaves the pitch limping.
	39	Musa sees an effort off target.
	39	The game has suddenly come to life after Uruguayan domination throughout the first half.
	37	Goal for Nigeria! What a goal for Nigeria! JOHN OBI MIKEL scores after Ideye passed to him inside the zone, he takes out Lugano and scores past helpless Muslera into the top left corner. Assist: Ideye.
	37	Musa takes the corner into the middle, Cavani heads it out.
	36	Nigerians still keep possession. Ideye now takes a shot as he enters the penalty area, though it's deflected into a corner on the right side.
	35	Nigeria takes the initiative and try to do something on offense, but this defense today looks unbeatable.
	33	The game continues as Uruguay keeps possession.
	32	Nnamdi Oduamadi will be taken off the pitch, while the instant replay shows Arevalo kicked him in the leg while tackling, though he touched the ball first.
	31	Oduamadi is lying on the pitch but the referee doesn't blow for a foul nor stoppage of play, so Uruguayans kick the ball out. The tackle came from Arevalo.
	30	Despite the effort, Ideye couldn't keep the ball from going out, throw-in to Uruguay.
	29	Nigerians try to combine something, but in the end Uruguayan defense is ready to clear.
	28	A ball was kicked forwards, though too fast for anyone and it's a goal kick to Nigeria.
	26	A great through ball for Suarez on the left side, he slides past Ambrose and gets the ball in, but defense clears it away before Forlan.
	26	Obi Mikel takes the free kick, only to Muslera's hands.
	25	Gonzales commits a foul on Musa, free kick to Nigeria.
	25	Ambrose manages to keep the ball in play during an attack, but had no one to pass to.
	24	Forlan takes a corner from the left side, but Nigerian defense gets it cleared away.
	23	Musa gets a cross into the middle, but Caceres passes back to Muslera with his chest. Superb defense.
	21	It was close, but the Uruguayan defense was able to clear the ball. Ideye received the ball between three defenders and couldn't do much with it.
	19	Goal for Uruguay! After taking a corner to the near post, Forlan gets the ball back, gets it in on the ground, Cavani let's it go to DIEGO LUGANO who scores from 3 metres distance. Assist: Forlan.
	18	Forlan tries to cross, another corner kick as Oduamadi defends it for corner.
	16	A big chance for Nigeria, Musa goes past a defender and gets a dangerous through ball in the middle for Oduamadi, who couldn't shoot as Caceres came to him in the last second.
	15	The game is on the centre of the pitch and calm.
	14	Ideye takes the shot, though it's some two or three metres over.
	13	A long pass up front for Nigeria, Diego Lugano commits a foul on Musa while in the air. This might get dangerous, as it's 20-metres of distance.
	12	A shot is taken on the ground by Ideye and Muslera show some insecurity, but in the end covers the ball.
	11	Another chance for Nigeria, though Uruguayan defense is tough. Arevalo committs a foul, it will be a free kick from the middle at 30 metres of distance.
	10	A big chance for Nigeria. Obi Mikel passes for Musa, but his shot goes off target.
	10	Forlan crosses for Cavani to the 5-metre box, but the header is over the bar.
	9	It's taken short, but Nigerians again kick it out for a corner.
	9	Corner kick for Uruguay, from the right side.
	8	Another free kick for Forlan, now very dangerous. A great half-high ball to Cavani, but his kick is a bit wide of the goal.
	7	A free kick to Nigeria. But the kick is taken way over the bar.
	5	A great pass to Cavani from Suarez into the penalty area, but Cavani was a few inches too quick and is caught offside.
	4	The corner is sloppy by Forlan, goal kick to Enyeama.
	4	Uruguay wins another corner, this time from the right side.
	3	Ogunde commits a foul on Suarez.
	3	Forlan gets the ball to the other side, but out of all the fuss nothing comes up and Nigeria kicks the ball out to safety.
	1	Rodriguez tries his luck from a range, but the shot was deflected over the bar. Corner kick to Uruguay.
	1	Immediately at the beginning it will be a free kick to Uruguay. Diego Forlan set to take it.
	1	Game started.
		The national anthems are being played.
		This is the first time those two meet in a competitive match. Uruguay has gone 11 in a row unbeaten against teams from Africa: 7 wins and 4 draws.
		This will also be a very special evening for Diego Forlan of Uruguay who will see his 100th international cap.
		After an opening defeat by Spain, Uruguay will seek a victory today to stay in play for the semifinals of this year's Confederations Cup. Nigeria won in the first match against Tahiti, and if they win today will be very close to reaching the semifinals.
		Starting lineups: Nigeria: (4-3-3) Enyeama – Elderson, Omeruo, Oboabona, Ambrose – Ogunde, Mikel, Ogu – Musa, Ideye, Oduamadi Uruguay: (3-4-1-2) Muslera – Caceres, Lugano, Godin – Rodriguez, Gonzales, Arevalo, Pereira – Forlan, Cavani, Suarez Referees: Bjorn Kuipers (NED).
		Welcome. Game starts at 00:00.

Commentary by

Alan Ilijic

Goals & lineups

Goals: 37. Mikel – 19. Lugano, 51. Forlan

Cards: 60. Babatunde (NIG), 74. Akpala (NIG) – 79. Lugano (URU), 84. Coates (URU)

Nigeria: (4-3-3) Enyeama – Elderson, Omeruo, Oboabona, Ambrose – Ogunde, Mikel, Ogu (66' Mba) – Musa, Ideye (73' Akpala), Oduamadi (45' Babtunde)

Uruguay: (3-4-1-2) Muslera – Caceres, Lugano, Godin – Rodriguez (87' Pereira), Gonzales, Arevalo, Pereira – Forlan, Cavani, Suarez (82' Coates)

Referees: Bjorn Kuipers (NED)

Attendance: 26769