Match 63
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium - Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth
Uruguay 2 – 3 Germany
Place watched: The Brick, Kansas City, MO
The 3rd place match is usually anticlimactic, but I am glad the decision was made to have a clear 3rd place finisher. My research, just now, shows that this practice was started just a bit ago—1934. For some reason, I thought this match was added during my lifetime. This thought was either incorrect, or I am quite a bit older than I think I am!
Today’s match featured wide-open, attacking football that culminated in a highly entertaining match. As time wound down, Uruguay won a free kick on the edge of the penalty area. Up stepped Diego Forlan to take the kick. The stage was set for a leveling strike. He had come through for his side repeatedly in this tournament. Time after time he had evened the score, or provided the go-ahead goal that sent his team through to the semi-final match against Holland.
His shot sailed over the crossbar.
Even with the loss in the Bronze match, it had been a wonderful run for Uruguay. Only the most loyal Uruguay supporter would have predicted such overwhelming success in 2010, but they proved their critics wrong.
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