Uruguay Saudi Arabia | World Cup 2018 | Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia

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Luis Suarez scored off a an Al Owais mistake and that was the difference between the two sides. The South Americans march into the second round; the Arabs bow out -- but do so in supreme style. They were palpably the better side today and deserve all the love the neutrals in Rostov are showering on them.

That's all from me, Anirudh Menon. Thank you for reading.

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93' Suarez irritates the referee into giving away a freekick, but....

92' Does any team, or fanbase - apart from Atletico Madrid - get such joy from grinding out results as Uruguay? Laxalt wins a corner as the South Americans eat away more precious seconds.

91' FOUR MINUTES TO BE ADDED ON! The first ends with Al Shahrani taking a weak, weak shot on with his right foot. Tha dribbled into the keeper's hands

90' Ai Ai! Al Faraj swings it in deep, and Kanno can but cushion a header into Muslera's welcoming arms. Al Dawsari looks to break froward witha wondrous dribble after robbing Torreira but Bentancur gets a superb tackle in. It's ALL SAUDI!

89' Al Shahrani wins a corner with a blast of his weaker right foot.

88' AIY AIY! Laxalt and Cavani combine to allow the former to swing in a cross to Suarez - who's volley at goal almost ends up as a throw-in. Shank, i believe is the technical term.

86' OH! OH! OH! AL OWAIS! SUPERB! Cavani runs at Albulayhi, turns him inside and out, the defender slips and Cavani sees the whites of the goalkeeper's eyes; but the young man does superbly to smother the superstar striker's shot and make sure he pounces on the rebound as well

85' The Saudis are swarming forward; but Jimenez shuts the door on Al Sahlawi's face before springing Uruguay forward...

84' As Osama Al Hawsawi foresaw, Suarez springs up onto his feet within seconds of the ball hitting the advertising hoardings on the side.

83' OH SAUDI! OH AL SHAHRANI! Suarez goes down with one of his assorted complaints after a robust challenge with Osama Al Hawsawi; but with the Saudis well forward Shahrani plays it out as the Uruguayans scream for it. Osama is not best pleased, to put it politely

82' Tabarez limps to the touchline to congratulate a dead-on-his-feet Sanchez as he comes off for Nahitan Nandez.

81' Torreira gets robbed at the halfline and Saudi swarm forward; but Al Sahlawi hesitates and the Saudis lose possession. Kanno then brings down Bentancur and everybody in blue can have a breather

80' OH! OH! OH! A Torreira mishit cannons of an unsuspecting Edi Cavani and flies this wide of Al Owais' right hand post

77' OH WHAT A MESS! Sanchez swings in a lovely freekick in from the right, but Caceras shot is blocked by Godin - who is offside. The Saudi goal monger in chief, Mohammed Al Sahlawi is thrown on in place of the impressive Fahad Al Muwallad as Pizzi continues to believe. He must. His side have been superb

76' Kanno's first involvement is to get brushed aside by a marauding Cavani - welcome to the big leagues, son. The PSG man then tries a looping one-two with Suarez but the talisman's return is too close to Al Owais

75' OH NO! Bahbri's holding his left thigh in pain - seems to have tweaked something as he sprinted forward to get it! Pizzi recognises it instantly and throws on Mohammed Kanno for the injured winger

74' Cavani and Osama Hawsawi go into a fifty-fify from which the Saudi emerges the clear winner. The ref waves play on, much to Cavani's chagrin.

73' Uruguay break forward through the newly introduced Diego Laxalt; and he does well to win a throw in deep inside the Saudi half. From that, Caceras swings in a lovely ball into the box where Ol Owais does well to punch it off the forehead of Cavani

71' Ah, a nice little Cavani backheel almost finds Sanchez's run intot he box; but Albulayhi holds steady and with his interception, the Saudis pour forward again. Once again, ten men in blue and black greet their presence in the Uruguay half

69' The Saudis are prying and probing in an effort to break this Uruguayan fort down; but Al Faraj's punt into the ball is collected superbly by Muslera ahead of a charging Al Moqhawi

68' OH! Caceras heads it well over after getting a great running leap onto the delivery.

67' Muslera then collects a hopeless punt into the box and Luis Suarez does exceptionally well to hold off two white shirts down the right flank before winning a foul off Al Dawsari right at the edge of the box.

66' Hattan Babhir takes... Suarez does ever so well to clear at the near post; just ahead of Al Muwallad.

65' OH, AL MUWALLAD! He robs Sanchez down the right and screams forward toward the Uruguay box - where he's taken down by robust tackles from both Varela and a backtracking Bentancur!

64' Nothing happens from that absolutely filthy Sanchez cross.

63' The Uruguayans are playing their best football of the game - Sanchez has a cross blocked, Suarez has a thumping shot blocked, and Sanchez wins a foul on the right flank. Godin and Jimenez jog forward menacingly

62' OH! Uruguay break forward after Suarez wins a foul near the halfway line. Cavani screams down the left and sends in a lovely little ball into the box - but Sanchez, racing forward, can only sky it into row Z on the volley from about 10 yards out. Great chance.

61' OH! MY! OSAMA HAWSAWI! WHAT A TACKLE! Saurez peels off to the right flank and sends in a lovely ball that the Saudi skipper gets to just ahead of a charging Laxalt

60' OH! Al Burayk does ever so well to steal the ball from GOdin as he looked to buy a goalkick near the Uruguayan corner flag - he feeds it to Al Muwallad; but the striker can't do much as there isn't a single white shirt in the box in support.

59' Vecino and Rodriguez- both underwhelming on the day - make their way out for Torreira and Laxalt to charge in.

58' Godin's seen enough and he charges forward in the Beckenbauer style; he misplaces a pass, though, and Saudi break; Varela fouling Al Dawsari to make sure nothing happens.

57' Uruguay keep possession for a bit, but a loose touch from Suarez - who's not really bitten into this World (no pun intended) the way he would have liked to - allows Saudi to move forward.

56' Just as I say that, young Al Owais in the Saudi goal shanks a hopeless clearance into touch near his corner flag and Uruguay will try build something from there. They do - Suarez and Bentancur at the heart of it - but the Saudis hold firm

55' Saudi Arabia are out-bullying and out-passing Uruguay. How can anyone not love the World Cup, eh?

54' OH! OH! OH! Al Dawsari screams forward on the break and plays in a delectable ball in behind the Uruguayan backline but Al Muwallad has strayed a touch offside. Pity, that pass deserved better

53' OH! Al Shahrani swings in a deep crossfield to Al Burayk, who's stolen into the box - but the right-backs header back is straight at Muslera

52' Suarez runs at Osama Al Hawsawi and the veteran Saudi skipper does superbly to win a foul off the belligerent Uruguayan. On a related side note, love Suarez's expressions when he doesn't get a decision. Pure theatre

51' Suarez takes -- the shot delfects, but Al Owais does superbly to punch it well out of harms way.

50' Sanchez cleverly wins a freekick as Al Faraj comes rashly in on the press. Thirty odd yards out, just left of centre - both Suarez and Cavani will fancy this

49' OOO! Al Muwallad sprints in behind Jimenez; but as he collects the ball, the ref adjudges him to strayed offside.

48' The Saudi's take it short - Al Dawsari looks to find a hopelessly free Al Muwallad in the box but Suarez is back there to ensure nothing untoward troubles Muslera

47' Varela miscalculates and ends up conceding a corner from what ought to have been a routine clearance.

46' The Saudis have started the way they played the entirety of the first half -- on the front foot.

PEEP! WE ARE OFF AGAIN!

PEEP! PEEP! HALFTIME!

The Saudis have been much the better side this half, but a horrible blunder from Al Owais and a piece of predatory finishing from Luis Suarez sees the strong favourites walk into the break with a 1-0 lead

45' +2' The Uruguayans knock it around till the ref blows his whistle.

45' +1' OH! OH! SAUDI BREAK FORWARD AT PACE, AL SHAHRANI GETS TAKEN OUT BY VARELA, BUT THE REF ALLOWS PLAY ON, AL FARAJ LOOKS TO PLAY IN THE PACY AL MUWALLAM, BUT THE BALL'S JUST TOO STRONG FOR THE FORWARD AND GODIN CAN SEE HIM OFF WITH THE HELP OF MUSLERA

45' Two minutes to be added on

43' Al Jassim has run his race, and Hussain Al Moqhawi comes on in his stead