Uruguay versus Netherlands – International Friendly: First half review (Part 1)
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 Lugano and Diego Godin Leal formed their centre back pairing. Maximiliano Pereira took up his usual position at the left back berth.
In midfield, Egidio Arévalo played as Uruguay’s defensive midfielder whilst Diego Perez, Gaston Ramirez and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809’s star striker Luis Suarez lined up alongside Diego Forlan as the home side went all out for the win with their 4-3-1-2 formation.
On the other hand, Holland retained Tim Krul in goal after his superb display against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Klaas-Jan-Huntelaar-c21175.
From the very first minute of the match, Uruguay’s strategy was quite evident as their midfield tried to involve Luis Suarez in the build up play as often as possible. However the first long ball towards the speedy striker was easily cleared away by Khalid Boulahrouz. In the 5th minute, Robin Van Persie found himself in an excellent position to find Boulahrouz down the right wing back position for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 forward was unable to put the right weight on his pass as the ball rolled out of play.
In the 7th minute, Huntelaar was presented with the first goal scoring chance of the encounter as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Defence-c38904 at the edge of their own penalty area.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Maxi-Pereira-c25004 had a good chance to play in Cavani inside the Dutch penalty area but the full back was wayward with his pass as the move died down when Heitinga reclaimed possession for the away side.
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