Date: 11-06-2002
Stage: first round
Place: SUWON
Running time: 113 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080p 50fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian
My rating: ****
Notes: Diop,Fadiga,Diouf, Montero,Recoba,Forlan
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 11 June 2002, 15:30
World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 33,681
Meteo: Warm, humid conditions, 27°C
SENEGAL
Tony Mario Sylva
Aliou Cissé (c)
Ferdinand Coly
Omar Daf
Lamine Diatta
Pape Malick Diop
Alassane N’Dour
Papa Bouba Diop
Henri Camara
El Hadji Diouf
Khalilou Fadiga
Coach: Bruno Metsu (FRA)
2′ Henri Camara
4′ Omar Daf
39′ Ferdinand Coly
69′ Papa Bouba Diop
82′ El Hadji Diouf
87′ Habib Beye
63′ ↓Ferdinand Coly ↑Habib Beye
67′ ↓Henri Camara ↑Moussa N’Diaye
76′ ↓Alassane N’Dour ↑Amdy Faye
URUGUAY
Fabian Carini
Alejandro Lembo
Gonzalo Sorondo
Paolo Montero (c)
Dario Rodriguez
Pablo Garcia
Marcelo Romero
Gustavo Varela
Sebastián Abreu
Alvaro Recoba
Dario Silva
Coach: Víctor Púa (URU)
8′ Marcelo Romero
19′ Fabian Carini
35′ Pablo Garcia
40′ Dario Rodriguez
32′ ↓Gonzalo Sorondo ↑Mario Regueiro
46′ ↓Sebastián Abreu ↑Richard Morales
46′ ↓Marcelo Romero ↑Diego Forlán
Referee: Jan Wegereef (NED)
Goals:
20′ Khalilou Fadiga (p) (SEN)
26′ Papa Bouba Diop (SEN)
38′ Papa Bouba Diop (SEN)
46′ Richard Morales (URU)
69′ Diego Forlán (URU)
88′ Alvaro Recoba (p) (URU)
Match overview
Senegal and Uruguay shared six goals in a thrilling encounter that kept both teams’ qualification hopes alive. Senegal led through Fadiga’s penalty and Diop’s brace, but Uruguay fought back through Morales and Forlán. Recoba’s dramatic late penalty ensured a share of the spoils in an unforgettable Group A finale.
Trivia
The match featured the most goals scored in any single World Cup fixture during the 2002 tournament. Papa Bouba Diop’s two goals made him Senegal’s leading scorer in their debut World Cup campaign.
