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[RWCQ] Uruguay vs. Hong Kong 02/08/14
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<blockquote data-quote="usausa" data-source="post: 660905" data-attributes="member: 42578"><p>I thought Uruguay were a little underwhelming. Straight away they tried to play away from their strengths by going for cross field kick and chases and trying to play wider with the ball when they should've just kept smashing off 9. Eventually they went to that (at some points setting what I believed to be illegal mauls aka obstruction) but on the whole they were the better team today. Similar to how it took the US 60-65 mins to break Uruguay in the 2nd leg earlier this year, it took Uruguay around the same time. Hong Kong really started to break around 50mins when Anselmi gave a yellow card to the lossehead Leon Wei. I thought it was harsh but Anselmi felt there was too much infringement by HK at the scrum. Forwards and backs both had the all important strength advantage on the wet torn up grass, Hong Kong never had a chance to really get running and HK I think tried to do too much stepping instead of just pinning back and making 1 move. In the end, poor conditions created lots of sloppy play and while the better team won there was left a lot to be desired.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="usausa, post: 660905, member: 42578"] I thought Uruguay were a little underwhelming. Straight away they tried to play away from their strengths by going for cross field kick and chases and trying to play wider with the ball when they should've just kept smashing off 9. Eventually they went to that (at some points setting what I believed to be illegal mauls aka obstruction) but on the whole they were the better team today. Similar to how it took the US 60-65 mins to break Uruguay in the 2nd leg earlier this year, it took Uruguay around the same time. Hong Kong really started to break around 50mins when Anselmi gave a yellow card to the lossehead Leon Wei. I thought it was harsh but Anselmi felt there was too much infringement by HK at the scrum. Forwards and backs both had the all important strength advantage on the wet torn up grass, Hong Kong never had a chance to really get running and HK I think tried to do too much stepping instead of just pinning back and making 1 move. In the end, poor conditions created lots of sloppy play and while the better team won there was left a lot to be desired. [/QUOTE]
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