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Chapter 565 Chapter 563: Uruguay and the Netherlands meet in the semifinals!

At 08:30 on the evening of July [-]nd, the quarter-finals between Uruguay and Ghana started in Johannesburg Soccer City.

The first match of the World Cup for the Netherlands was held at this stadium, and they got off to a good start with a clean five-goal victory over Denmark.

In the second round of the Argentine group, they beat South Korea [-]-[-] in this stadium and got tickets to the knockout round in advance.

In the last round of the German group, they beat Ghana by one goal in this stadium and won the top spot in the group.

In the second round of the Brazilian group, they defeated Côte d'Ivoire [-]-[-] in this stadium, achieved two consecutive victories, and got the knockout tickets in advance.

It can be said that this stadium is the lucky place for strong teams.

After the start of the game, both sides appeared to be very cautious. After some trials, Uruguay took the lead in attacking.

In the 3rd minute, Forlan counterattacked and scored the ball from the right. Alvaro Fernandez made a pass from the bottom, and the football slipped past the goal!

In the 6th minute, Forlan took a corner kick and was cleared by the Ghana defender. Uruguayan midfielder Arevalo volleyed in front of the penalty area!
The football goes wide of the goal!

It wasn't until the 8th minute that Garner ushered in his first shot. Asamoah's long shot from outside the penalty area missed the goal.

As the game progressed, Uruguay gradually controlled the rhythm of the field by virtue of its advantages in strength, and Ghana played a defensive counterattack.

No. In the 11th minute, Suarez shot from a small angle on the edge of the penalty area on the left after passing Wosa!
The football was confiscated after it was blocked by Ghanaian goalkeeper Kinsen.

No. In the 205th minute, Arevalo passed the ball, Fran shot 25 from the goal, and the football went wide of the goal again!

After 1 minute, Uruguay made a comeback, Fuxilai threw the ball out of bounds, and Suarez got rid of Vosa and shot 18 meters away from the goal on the left side of the penalty area!
Ghana goalkeeper Kanemori bravely saves the football from the goal!

In the 301st minute of the first half, Ghana ushered in the best chance to score. Boateng scored the ball from the right and made a pass. Gian pushed and shot 15 meters away from the goal!
The ball went wide against the right post!

Time flies, and the first half of the game is about to end, and the situation on the court changes suddenly.

In stoppage time in the first half, Uruguay's defense, which had been struggling for a long time, had a problem. Ghana forward Gyan passed the ball in the frontcourt. After Inter Milan midfielder Muntari got the ball in the hinterland, he suddenly raised his left foot!
"Snapped!……"

The football left the instep of Muntari's left foot and headed for the Uruguayan goal!

This is a long shot 35 meters away from the goal. The football draws a wonderful arc in the air and flies into the net from the lower right corner of the goal!

One to zero!

Ghana, who was passive, broke the deadlock on the field and took the lead by one goal!
In this way, Garner entered the second half with a goal advantage.After the start of the second half, Uruguay obviously accelerated the pace, and they wanted to equalize the score.

In the second minute of the second half, Uruguayan midfielder Vani dribbled the ball into the right side of the penalty area. He collided with Ghanaian defender Warsa and fell to the turf.

But the referee on duty thought it was a reasonable collision and refused to award Uruguay a penalty.

The penalty caused dissatisfaction among the Uruguayan players, but under the pressure of coach Tabarez, the Uruguayan players quickly calmed down and focused on the game.

In the face of Uruguay's aggressive offensive, Ghana adopted foul tactics, and Uruguayan players screamed and fell on the turf.

In the 10th minute of the second half, Ghanaian right back Panthill fouled Uruguayan midfielder Fucilai in front of the penalty area.

The referee awarded Uruguay a direct free kick in a good position and showed Panthill a yellow card.

Uruguayan striker Forlan stands behind the football and he is going to take the free kick.

"Snapped!……"

The football flew out of Fran's right instep, then bypassed the wall and went straight to the lower right corner of the goal!
Ghanaian goalkeeper Jinsen failed to show his bravery this time, the football flew from his fingertips and flew into the net!

The ball is in!
One to one!

Uruguay equalized the score!

In the ensuing game, the two sides returned to some kind of delicate balance. Uruguay also paid great attention to the defense when attacking, and did not give Ghana an excellent opportunity for a quick counterattack.

Until the end of the game, both sides failed to change the score on the field and could only enter overtime.

At this time, the second overtime match of this World Cup, the first overtime match took place in the quarter-finals, Japan played against Paraguay, and Paraguay finally won in a penalty shootout.

Both sides were more cautious in overtime, and Ghana showed strong stamina, hitting Uruguay's goal again and again.

In the 5th minute of overtime, Ji'an passed the ball and Asamoah missed a long shot!
In the 8th minute of overtime, Ji'an broke into the right side of the penalty area after stealing the ball from Arevalo, and then shot low!
Uruguayan left-back Scottie bravely blocked his shot from the bottom line and resolved the crisis.

In the case of physical exhaustion, Uruguay was passive, but they still tenaciously withstood Ghana's offensive time and time again.

Time flies, the game enters the stoppage time of overtime, and the situation on the field changes again!
The Ghanaian midfielder Appiah, who came off the bench, got a good chance to score in front of the goal, but his push was blocked by Suarez who returned to the defense.

Another midfielder Appiah, who came off the bench, followed up with a header!
Seeing that the football was about to fly into the net, Suarez standing on the goal line had no choice but to block the football with his hands.

"Tick!..."

The referee blew his whistle, and Suarez received a red card and awarded Garner a penalty.

There is not much time left at this moment. As long as Ghana scores this penalty to end the game, they can eliminate their opponents and advance to the semi-finals, creating the best result of an African team in the World Cup.

But under heavy pressure, Ghana striker Gyan's penalty kick hit the crossbar, and Ghana missed the best chance for a lore.

Uruguay came back from the dead to enter the penalty shootout, Suarez was ecstatic as he stepped back into the channel, his red card gave the Uruguayan hope!
The brutal penalty shootout came.

In the first round, Fran easily pushed the lower right corner into the net.

Gyan, who regretted missing the chance of lore, became the first player in Ghana to take a penalty kick. He withstood the pressure and shot the football into the upper right corner, 1-1!

In the second round, Vittolino shot into the upper left corner, and Appiah also shot into the upper left corner to pay back, 2-2; in the third round, Scottie made a low shot, Mensah made a low shot to the lower right corner and was saved by Muslera, 3-2!

Uruguay are ahead!

In the fourth round, a dramatic scene happened, Maxi Pereira shot a penalty kick, Adiya shot the lower right corner and was saved by Muslera, 3-2!

In the fifth round, Abreu scored a penalty kick, 4-2!

The game is over, Uruguay entered the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time in 40 years!
After returning to the locker room, Suarez raised his head and screamed. His red card brought hope to the team, and his teammates turned their hope into reality!

Africa's only hope has fallen...

Uruguay will compete with the Netherlands for the final ticket!
(End of this chapter)