But a spectacular thing happened in this opening match of the knockout round. With the game tied at 1-1, with it still rainning hard on the chewed-up field at Port Elizabeth stadium, Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez DEMONSTRATED EXACTLY why some of Europe's richest clubs would like to pry him away from his Dutch employers at Ajax, reports christopher clarey.
It had been 40 years since Uruguay, one of the essential nations in soccer history, had reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup. And with the South Koreans imposing themselves in the second half, depriving Diego Forlan of space and makint the rugged Uruguayan defenders look frantic, it was not difficult in the least to imagine that the three and a half million people of Uruguay might have to cancel their latest celebration and keep waiting.
But a spectacular thing happened in this opening match of the knockout round. With the game tied at 1-1, with it still raining hard on the chewed-up field at Port Elizabeth stadium, Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez demonstrated exactly why some of Europe's richest clubs would like to pry him away from his Dutch employers at Ajax.
A CORNER KICK FROM HIS teammate Forlan was cleared by the South Korean defence, but Uruguay's Nicolas Lodeiro rushed forward and headed the ball back into the left side of the penalty area, where Suarez controlled it. He then took on the two defenders who, well aware of hos talent, were intintly blocking his path. There was no apparent room for brilliance, but Suarez, who had scored Uruguay's first goal, created more room. He worked his way inside the second defender and struck a spining right-footed shot about 18 yards from the goal with just enough power and precision for it to curl and rebound off the far post.
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