Uruguay Wins World Cup Group A With Romp Over Russia
Uruguay
won Group A at the World Cup with its third straight shutout of the
tournament, beating host Russia, 3-0 in Samara. Both teams had already
clinched advancement to the round of 16.
Luis
Suarez opened the scoring for Uruguay in the 10th minute when he sent a
free kick from inches outside the box perfectly into the corner of the
net.
In
the 23rd, Diego Laxalt tried a long-range shot. It caromed off Denis
Cheryshev of Russia, changed directions sharply and hit the net. It was
ruled an own goal.
Russia’s
chance to come back dimmed badly when it was reduced to 10 men after
Igor Smolnikov got a second yellow card for tripping.
Uruguay
exploited its man advantage in the second half before finally getting a
third goal in injury time. Edinson Cavani jumped on a rebound and
poached it to make the final score 3-0.
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