Bolivia vs Uruguay, 2021 Copa América, Group Stage
· Copa AméricaEdinson Cavani, Uruguay beat Bolivia 2-0 to reach Copa America quarters
An own goal in the first half and a late second from Edinson Cavani gave Uruguay a 2-0 win over Bolivia on Thursday at the Copa America.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by José Giménez (Uruguay).
- 1': Juan Carlos Arce (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Edinson Cavani with a headed pass.
- 2': Diego Godín (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Rodrigo Ramallo (Bolivia).
- 5': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
- 5': Rodrigo Ramallo (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Offside, Uruguay. Giorgian de Arrascaeta tries a through ball, but Nahitan Nández is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt missed. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 12': Offside, Bolivia. Ramiro Vaca tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Ramallo is caught offside.
- 12': Federico Valverde (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Moisés Villarroel (Bolivia).
- 13': Offside, Uruguay. Giorgian de Arrascaeta tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt missed. Roberto Fernández (Bolivia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 15': Foul by Jeyson Chura (Bolivia).
- 15': Nicolás De La Cruz (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Jeyson Chura (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Foul by Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay).
- 16': Moisés Villarroel (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Juan Carlos Arce.
- 18': Attempt missed. Matías Vecino (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
- 23': Juan Carlos Arce (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás De La Cruz with a cross.
- 29': Foul by Luis Suárez (Uruguay).
- 29': Jairo Quinteros (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Valverde with a cross.
- 38': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by José Giménez.
- 40': Own Goal by Jairo Quinteros, Bolivia. Bolivia 0, Uruguay 1.
- 41': Foul by Juan Carlos Arce (Bolivia).
- 41': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by José Giménez (Uruguay).
- 44': Jeyson Chura (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (Uruguay).
- 45'+2': Foul by Leonel Justiniano (Bolivia).
- 45'+2': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+3': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Carlos Lampe.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Bolivia 0, Uruguay 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Bolivia 0, Uruguay 1.
- 45': Substitution, Bolivia. Danny Bejarano replaces Moisés Villarroel.
- 45': Substitution, Bolivia. Henry Vaca replaces Jeyson Chura.
- 47': Foul by Henry Vaca (Bolivia).
- 47': José Giménez (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Henry Vaca (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Jairo Quinteros.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Godín.
- 52': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
- 52': Attempt saved. Ramiro Vaca (Bolivia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonel Justiniano.
- 52': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Fernando Muslera.
- 53': Attempt saved. Adrián Jusino (Bolivia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 55': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (Uruguay).
- 55': Henry Vaca (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
- 56': Roberto Fernández (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Matías Vecino.
- 58': Offside, Uruguay. Matías Vecino tries a through ball, but Nahitan Nández is caught offside.
- 58': Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (Uruguay).
- 59': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahitan Nández.
- 59': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
- 60': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Carlos Lampe.
- 60': Attempt missed. Diego Godín (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Uruguay. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Nicolás De La Cruz.
- 61': Substitution, Bolivia. Marcelo Moreno Martins replaces Rodrigo Ramallo.
- 63': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 66': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 66': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Carlos Lampe.
- 68': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
- 68': Leonel Justiniano (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Bolivia. Erwin Júnior Sánchez replaces Juan Carlos Arce.
- 71': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matias Viña with a cross.
- 73': Substitution, Uruguay. Facundo Torres replaces Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
- 74': Offside, Bolivia. Carlos Lampe tries a through ball, but Marcelo Moreno Martins is caught offside.
- 74': Substitution, Bolivia. Enrique Flores replaces Roberto Fernández.
- 75': Danny Bejarano (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
- 76': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Valverde with a cross.
- 76': Attempt missed. Facundo Torres (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 76': Attempt saved. Erwin Júnior Sánchez (Bolivia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonel Justiniano.
- 78': Attempt missed. Facundo Torres (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 79': Goal! Bolivia 0, Uruguay 2. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Facundo Torres.
- 81': Foul by Erwin Júnior Sánchez (Bolivia).
- 81': Matías Vecino (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Erwin Júnior Sánchez (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Torres.
- 85': Attempt missed. Facundo Torres (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matias Viña.
- 85': Danny Bejarano (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
- 86': Foul by Ramiro Vaca (Bolivia).
- 86': Matias Viña (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Offside, Uruguay. Fernando Muslera tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 88': Substitution, Uruguay. Giovanni González replaces Nahitan Nández.
- 88': Substitution, Uruguay. Maximiliano Gómez replaces Luis Suárez.
- 90': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Danny Bejarano.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Facundo Torres with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Gómez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bolivia 0, Uruguay 2.
- 0': Match ends, Bolivia 0, Uruguay 2.
Statistics
 URU |
BOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 51.8 | Possession | 48.2 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 422 | Accurate Passes | 388 |
| 501 | Passes | 468 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 21 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 25 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 9 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Copa América
Venue: Arena Pantanal
Location: Cuiabá, Brazil
Venue: Arena Pantanal
Location: Cuiabá, Brazil
Copa América Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Peru | 3 | -3 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Bolivia (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Lampe (GK) |
| 5 | Adrián Jusino |
| 2 | Jairo Quinteros |
| 6 | Leonel Justiniano |
| 17 | Roberto Fernández |
| 16 | Erwin Saavedra |
| 14 | Moises Villarroel |
| 20 | Ramiro Vaca |
| 7 | Juan Arce |
| 25 | Jeyson Chura  |
| 11 | Rodrigo Ramallo |
Uruguay (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Muslera (GK) |
| 3 | Diego Godín |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 17 | Matías Viña |
| 8 | Nahitan Nández |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 5 | Matías Vecino |
| 10 | Giorgian de Arrascaeta |
| 7 | Nicolás de la Cruz |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
| 21 | Edinson Cavani |
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