Suwon, June 11 (Yonhap) -- Pape Bouba Diop scored twice Tuesday as Senegal held on to tie Uruguay 3-3 in their final Group A match, sending Victor Pua's team out of the World Cup.
After midfielder Khalilou Fadiga gave Senegal the lead in the 20th minute with a spot kick, Diop doubled the lead six minutes later and then beat Uruguay goalkeeper Fabian Carini in the 38th minute.
Uruguay, which squeezed into the finals with a playoff victory against Oceania champion Australia, got second-half goals from substitute Richard Morales and Diego Forlan.
The South Americans tied with Senegal with Alvaro Recoba's spot kick in the 88th minute, but it wasn't enough to knock off the Senegal squad, still riding high from their stunning opening match victory over defending champions France.
Tuesday's match allowed the World Cup newcomers to clinch second place in the group with five points. Senegal will fly to Oita in Japan to play the first place finishers of Group F on Sunday in a second round sudden-death match.
- Scorers:
Senegal - Khaliou Fadiga 20 pen, Papa Bouba Diop 26, 38
Uruguay - Richard Morales 46, Diego Forlan 69. Alvaro Recoba 88 pen
- Red Card: None
- Halftime: 3-0
- Attendance: 33,681
- Teams:
Senegal - 1-Tony Sylva (GK), 2-Omar Daf, 4-Papa Malick Diop, 5-Alassane Ndour (12-Amdy Faye 76), 6-Aliou Cisse, 7-Henri Camara (14-Moussa Ndiaye 67), 10-Khaliou Fadiga, 11-El Hadji Diouf, 13-Lamine Diatta, 17-Ferdinand Coly (21-Habib Beye 63), 19-Papa Bouba Diop
Uruguay - 1-Fabian Carini (GK), 3-Alejandro Lembo, 4-Paolo Montero, 5-Pablo Garcia, 6-Dario Rodriguez, 8-Gustavo Varela, 9-Dario Silva, 13-Sebastian Abreu (18-Richard Morales 46), 14-Gonzalo Sorondo (17-Mario Regueiro 32), 16-Marcelo Romero (21-Diego Forlan 46), 20-Alvaro Recoba
- Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) |
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