Afternoon all. I wish there was more football to watch, how I wish. Well, here some is! Uruguay will be on a buzz after a thumping late header gave them a win over Egypt, while Saudi Arabia can't possibly be as bad as their performance against Russia suggested. And if they are, I shudder at the thought of what Suarez and Cavani are going to do to their defence.
World Cup / Group Stage
Rostov Arena / 20.06.2018
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Updated 20/06/2018 at 17:55 GMT+1
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Ouch! Etayf skips through the back of Cavani, landing on his achilles. It looks a real sair yin, but Phil Neville, renowned tough guy, says it's nothing.
29'
Chance for Saudi! Salem goes down the left and crosses; in the middle, Godin can't win the header, and with Caceres dreaming, Hatan steals in only to bang the bal over the bar! Uruguay have been warned!
28'
Uruguay have more zip to their play now, but you fear for them if they've to play Spain. I guess their two centre-backs are as good a partnership as there is, but I've no idea how their midfield will cope.
26'
Hatan moves across the face of the Uruguay box and cracks a left-footed shot that Muslera is forced to turn over the top. The corner comes to nothing.
25'
Suarez gets on the ball in the box and finds Cavani, who batters a instashot, but Osama is there to block. Excellent defending.
24'
Surely Uruguay will pick it up from here, because they've been weak until now.
23'
GOAL! Uruguay 1-0 Saudi Arabia (Suarez) The 100th cap is marked with a goal! Over comes the corner and out comes Alowais for a flap; he gets nowhere near the ball, and Suarez is right there to tap home on the volley. His marker is, well, em, um, I don't know.
22'
Uruguay are coming. Cavani snaps a pass into the path of Rodriguez, nashing down the left, he catches up with it, just, and screws back a cross which forces a corner.
20'
Much, much better from Uruguay, countering at pace and moving the ball between Rodriguez, Suarez and Cavani. But when Saurez gets possession outside the box, he opts to slide wide instead of drive at the Saudi defence and Cavani can only shoot into shins to win a corner, It comes to nothing.
18'
Godin hits a long diag at Rodriguez, who chucks out a leg, but can neither control nor keep the ball in. Uruguay have done nothing save that blocked Suarez shot.
16'
It's not something you usually say about a Uruguay team, but there's a proper lack of intensity about this lot. Perhaps an extra midfielder would help them.
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12'
A poor touch from Salem allows Suarez to nick off with the ball on halfway, so Salem hacks him down, avoiding a booking. The resultant free-kick goes short and Bentancur lifts a pass down the line for Caceres, whose low cross is a little behind Cavani, and he lashes over the bar from eight yards.
12'
Uruguay, on the other hand, have made an exceedingly inauspicious start.
10'
This has been a decent start from Saudi. They totally bottled the Russia game, but they're getting in amongst it here.
9'
Lazy crouching imo.
7'
Vecino chucks a leg at Hatan, 25 yards out and just left of centre. A mini-barney develops over who'll take the free-kick and Al-Faraj wrestles the ball off Alburayk, but Alburayk has the shot at goal, the ball flicking the wall and going behind for a corner which comes to nothing.
5'
Saudi aren't just sitting in, but looking to get the ball forward whenever they can. The questions, though, are whether they'll commit numbers into the box, and whether their defence can stand up to Suarez and Cavani.
5'
This is a great shot.
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