Jonathan Wilson: Uruguay vs. Ghana postgame analysis
July 3rd, 2010 | Sports News
Until the quarterfinal, everything Uruguay has done has been about control. It held off France to draw 0-0; it calmed the passions of South Africa and the crowd in Pretoria to take control of Group A with a 3-0 win on National Youth Day; it stifled Mexico to win the third group game 1-0. In the second round, there was a spell when South Korea seemed to take charge, but as soon as it had equalized, Uruguay swept back to find a winner. Against Ghana, though, in the final minutes of extra time, there was no control; there was merely nerve-rending hanging-on, and if Asamoah Gyan had taken the penalty he went on to take in the shootout five minutes earlier, Uruguay would have been out and Ghana would have been Africa's first ever semifinalist. Instead after the game ended at 1-1 in extra time, Uruguay triumphed 4-2 on penalties.
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