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Match 6 Rio De Janeiro - Copacabana Beach Soccer Arena
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03 November
3:2 a.e.t. (0:1, 2:1, 0:0, 1:0)
  • RICAR (23'04", 23'14")
  • MATIAS (37'30")
  • Roberto PASQUALI (5'51")
  • Paolo PALMACCI (16'17")

Referee Pedro INFANTES (VEN)

Summary

Uruguay show their pedigree

Uruguay show their pedigree

Last year's losing finalists were all smiles as they took their Group C bow at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Rio de Janeiro 2007, edging out Italy 3-2 after extra time.Both sides made a cautious start with Uruguay camped in the Italian half and their opponents happy to pull back and defend. The match suddenly kicked into life when Roberto Pasquali powered home a free kick to put the ...

Highlights

Line-up

URU
ITA
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Venancio RAMOS (URU)
(ITA) Giancarlo MAGRINI
Officials
  • Referee: INFANTES Pedro (VEN)
  • Second referee: FERREIRA Carlos (POR)
  • Third referee: MOREIRA Alberto (BRA)
  • Timekeeper: FAESSLER Stephan (SUI)

Photos

  • Uruguay - Italie
  • Uruguay-Italy
  • Uruguay-Italy
  • Uruguay-Italy
  • Uruguay-Italy
  • Uruguay-Italy
  • Uruguay-Italy
  • Uruguay-Italy
  • Uruguay - Italy

Quotes

We didn't know Italy and it ended up being an extremely difficult match for us. All the same, we got the result we wanted and we're on course to achieve our objective of matching what we did last year. Ricar, Uruguay forward

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    STATISTICS
    UruguayStatisticsItaly
    33Shots26
    1Corner kicks2
    1Yellow cards1
    0Second yellow card and red card0
    0Red Cards0
    54%Possession (%)46%