The fit-again Suarez’s first-half header had been
cancelled out by Wayne Rooney’s first World Cup
goal, only for the PFA Player of the Year to fire
home five minutes from time to leave England with
only a slim chance of reaching the last 16
following on from Saturday’s defeat by Italy by the
same scoreline.
Uruguay captain Diego Godin could be considered
fortunate not to have been sent off inside the
opening half-hour before Rooney’s header struck
the angle of post and bar on 31 minutes.
Suarez, who underwent knee surgery four weeks
ago and did not feature in the opening game defeat
by Costa Rica, gave Uruguay the lead six minutes
before half-time when he headed Edinson Cavani’s
cross beyond Joe Hart.
Cavani wasted a golden chance to increase
Uruguay’s lead early in the second half, and
Rooney was then denied by Fernando Muslera
before the Manchester United striker drew England
level with 15 minutes left.
Daniel Sturridge freed his Liverpool team-mate
Glen Johnson down the right and the full-back got
into the box before rolling across a low ball which
Rooney tapped in at the far post.
England’s tails were up, but with five minutes left,
Gerrard flicked on a long ball into the path of his
club colleague Suarez, who thumped his shot
beyond Hart.
Roy Hodgson’s side next face Costa Rica in their
final game next Tuesday and will need to win, in
addition to hoping Italy beat the other two teams
in the group.
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