Argentina and Uruguay set for showdown.Byline: Last-gasp goals for Argentina and Uruguay have set up a dramatic showdown in South American World Cup qualifying. Summary: Last-gasp goals for Argentina and Uruguay have set up a dramatic showdown in South American World Cup qualifying. Last-gasp goals for Argentina and Uruguay have set up a dramatic showdown in South American World Cup qualifying. Diego Maradona's Argentina, having beaten Peru 2-1 at home in torrential rain, go to Montevideo on Wednesday to defend an automatic spot for the South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. finals against a Uruguay side that overcame Ecuador. The day had started with Ecuador in fourth place, but their 2-1 home defeat by Uruguay left them sixth before Wednesday's visit to Chile, who took South America's third automatic spot with a 4-2 victory in Colombia. Maradona called veteran striker Martin Palermo a miracle man after his goal two minutes into stoppage time stoppage time Noun Chiefly Brit same as injury time gave Argentina victory on a sodden sod·den adj. 1. Thoroughly soaked; saturated. 2. Soggy and heavy from improper cooking; doughy. 3. Expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink. 4. Unimaginative; torpid. v. Monumental pitch. "I thought we were liquidated DAMAGES, LIQUIDATED, contracts. When the parties to a contract stipulate for the payment of a certain sum, as a satisfaction fixed and agreed upon by them, for the not doing of certain things particularly mentioned in the agreement, the sum so fixed upon is called liquidated damages. (q.v. , but at that moment I forgot about Palermo," a relieved Maradona said of his desperation in the agonising minutes between Hernan Rengifo's last-minute equaliser for Peru and Palermo's winner. Diego Forlan converted a penalty with the last kick of the game in Quito to give Uruguay their victory after recovering from a goal down, but coach Oscar Washington Tabarez was quick to tell his players the job was not yet done. "We're going to take things calmly and come out of our joy quickly to think about Argentina. We depend exclusively on a victory on Wednesday," Tabarez said. Uruguay must win to swap places with Argentina and qualify for their first finals since 2002, sending their cross-river neighbours into the play-off play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. against the team that finishes fourth in the Concacaf region. Ecuador, though, are not out of the running. Argentina (25 points) could even miss out altogether if Uruguay (24) and Ecuador (23) win on Wednesday. Chileans celebrated reaching the finals for the first time since 1998 with a team revived by the coaching of Argentine Marcelo Bielsa Marcelo Bielsa (nicknamed El Loco Bielsa, "Mad" Bielsa) (born July 21, 1955) is a football coach and former defender, born in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. , a foreign national hero. Bielsa, who will now be hoping for a better finals than 2002 when his Argentina side flopped as title favourites, made a crucial decision to change the game in Chile's favour. Chile had fallen behind but Bielsa sent on the more attacking Jorge Valdivia Jorge Luis Valdivia Toro (born October 19 1983 in Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a Chilean international football player, who currently plays for Palmeiras in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A as an attacking midfielder. for playmaker play·mak·er n. A player in a sport with goals, such as a guard in basketball, who initiates offensive plays. play Matias Fernandez and Chile went 2-1 up within four minutes and did not look back, eliminating Colombia. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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