Uruguay v Spain Group E 13-06-1990
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00:00Now would I do that, Des? In fact, you're not wrong at all. He's in the northeast of the country, and welcome to the Friuli Stadium, an attractive, largely open arena with a capacity of just under 40,000.
00:11Just looking at the Spanish bench there, where the famous coach Luis Suarez is a legend here in Italy, having spent all those years with Inter Milan as a player.
00:19And Udine is a charming place, actually. Delightful little town near the border.
00:24And they're warming to the World Cup already, because as you said earlier, Des, this is really the watershed in the first stage.
00:31We're now going to see the only two teams that we haven't seen so far. Uruguay in the pale blue shirts. They'll play from right to left.
00:38And Spain in red shirts and white shorts. We'll introduce you to the players as we go along.
00:44And Bobby Charlton's with me as well with some thoughts, not just about this match, but possibly to add his views to those of Jimmy and Terry on the England debate.
00:52But for the moment, Uruguay looking for Ruben Sosa, number 11 up front. Spain with Sanchez and Andre Nuer, the two centre-backs, who will be trying to cover those runs of Sosa.
01:06And in midfield, Roberto, who Terry's already mentioned, and the bearded Martin Vazquez, two players worth keeping an eye on here.
01:14This is Chendo of Real Madrid, the right-back. Always plays with a bandage on his knee.
01:18Not that he's injured, but it's just a kind of superstition he has.
01:21This is number 20 for Uruguay, Ruben Pereira. Number 10, Ruben Paz.
01:28Five is Podomo, who scored with the free kick at Wembley, plus Peter Shilton.
01:33In fact, there are only two changes in the Uruguay team from the one that beat England.
01:37The goalkeeper is different. And in midfield, Ruben Pereira has replaced Alzemendi.
01:43Number six, Dominguez.
01:50And nine, the man I suppose around whom most of the Uruguayan play revolves, Enzo Francescoli, the captain and main schemer.
01:58That's Herrera on the far side.
02:02And now Martin Vazquez for Spain.
02:05Number six, Paul Vazquez.
02:08Now this could be a match where Uruguay's reputation from Mexico has to stand the test.
02:14Are they a reformed nation in terms of their behaviour on the pitch, or are they...
02:21We shall certainly see on Saturday night if you're proved right, Bobby, with that match in prospect between England and Holland.
02:31Martin Vazquez for Spain.
02:36And still.
02:38ButregueƱo's right-hand goal, good run by Martin Vazquez, fouled just outside the area, I would say.
02:44Referee's arm raised, probably for an indirect free kick. It was Martin Vazquez who was dribbling past them.
02:50And this could be dangerous. He turned GutiƩrrez, and then Herrera just ran straight into him.
02:57And a shooting chance there, and off the line!
03:06Well...
03:10That was mighty close.
03:16And Spain really opening up there with the free kick.
03:20ButregueƱo, in by Michel, and jumps here as well.
03:24This time it was number 11, Villarroya.
03:27I think Ruben Paz got the ball off the line from that first shot.
03:30I think he was covering the post, actually, the midfield player, and Alves was certainly beaten.
03:35Martin Vazquez has the shot, it beats Alves. Now, who is that? I think that was Ruben Paz.
03:40But Vazquez making an impression already. He won the free kick, and then he had the shot straight from it.
03:51Here he is again.
03:53He's got some terrific close control.
03:57Sanchis.
04:00Well done.
04:0521 there is Michel. That's an offside.
04:08Offside against Sanchis.
04:12Close decision.
04:14This lad plays for Real Madrid, John Toshack's team, who just won the championship.
04:19He can play either midfield or at the back, Sanchis.
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06:30And Martin Vazquez.
06:43Roberto in the centre of midfield.
06:46Butrugueno.
06:55Uruguay, a country of only about 3 million inhabitants.
06:58They've got a terrific football tradition,
06:59They've got a terrific football tradition,
07:00bearing in mind how few in a way they have to choose from.
07:04bearing in mind how few in a way they have to choose from.
07:05They've exported several hundred players down the years
07:06They've exported several hundred players down the years
07:07to Europe.
07:10Some of them to Spain, of course.
07:11Some of them to Spain, of course.
07:12Here's Francescoli who plays in France.
07:15Number 9.
07:17Ah, good skill.
07:19Roberto got back the challenge.
07:20Roberto got back the challenge.
07:21Sanchez.
07:24Villarroya.
07:25No one to his left.
07:32Chendo.
07:40Andrenhuet.
07:44Alzemendi.
07:46Jimenez.
07:49Good turn by Villarroya.
07:50Good turn by Villarroya.
07:51Five up for Spain here.
07:54If he can get the ball in.
07:55If he can get the ball in.
07:56Ah, but he can't.
08:06Putting the shirt there.
08:09There's Oscar Tavares, the coach of Uruguay.
08:18Ferdomo.
08:20Francescoli letting it run on to Paz.
08:22This is Ruben Paz for Uruguay.
08:25It's a good run and he's got Sosa with him as well.
08:27Good save by Zubizarreta.
08:28Paz.
08:32Well, there wasn't time to say the goalkeeper's name there.
08:34So quickly did it bounce back off his body.
08:36But Sosa had the first effort and when it came back off Zubizarreta,
08:41Paz couldn't get the shot on goal.
08:46Yes, he knocked it wide to Ruben Sosa here.
08:50And when really earlier on he had a much better chance when he was in
08:54front of the goal himself.
08:56Pereira.
08:59Sosa free on the far side and the standard of the players really
09:03dropped in this opening period of the second half.
09:05This is Martin Vazquez for Spain.
09:08It might actually produce a goal if they make one mistake too many.
09:11Butrugueno's gone through the middle.
09:12He's offside.
09:13And this is Michel.
09:15And the referee was caught in two minds and didn't know what to do.
09:18The linesman flagged against a player who wasn't directly interfering.
09:21He's got to give the free kick now.
09:23But they got caught, the officials there.
09:26The linesman flagged.
09:27But the referees said he was saying the player you flagged against was not
09:32seeking to gain an advantage.
09:34The man with the ball was not offside.
09:36So it would have been mayhem if a goal had been scored.
09:44Because I think the referee would have allowed it.
09:46And Uruguay would have probably gone mad.
09:49Francescoli.
09:51Sosa.
09:55And it's still Sosa.
09:56And has he been fouled right on the edge of the area?
09:58Referee says yes.
09:59Villarroya.
10:01Now this really is dangerous.
10:03It's only a yard or two outside.
10:10And they have that Sosa going through.
10:12And it's Villarroya that catches him from the back.
10:19They have two or three players, Uruguay, capable of doing damage
10:21from here.
10:42Francescoli took it in the end and hit the wall.
10:44Sosa.
10:48Well, he tried to get another free kick out of that, but he won't.
10:52Manolo.
10:55Jimenez.
10:58That's a dangerous square ball.
10:59It's put them in a lot of difficulty.
11:01Number four, Herrera.
11:06He gave it back to them.
11:07Herrera.
11:09And he loses it to Jimenez.
11:11Handball given.
11:13This is the player who was booked in the first half.
11:16The offensive now.
11:18You've got Villarroya from Spain on the right-hand side.
11:22Martin Vasquez on the left-hand side.
11:24And they're taking much more defensive positions rather than
11:26offensive at the moment.
11:28And they're being pegged back.
11:30Alzemendi.
11:32Wasn't a bad try.
11:36This is why I've tested Zubizarreta more than the Spaniards have
11:41fired shots at Alves at the other end.
11:44And Zubizarreta has actually made two or three quite decent saves.
11:47This is Podomo.
11:49It's the tackle from behind which FIFA have told the refs to be
11:52very tough on in this World Cup.
11:55Dominguez.
11:57Aguilera.
11:59And Andraniu has made a mistake and Zubizarreta has to come to
12:02rescue him at the feet of Paz.
12:08Ruben Paz apologising that he might have caught the goalkeeper
12:11at the end.
12:13But goodness me, it was Andraniu at number four there who was
12:15sloppy.
12:17And Zubizarreta collected the ball well.
12:22They wanted a bit longer than that, the three tall men in there.
12:27Gutierrez.
12:29Coming first.
12:31Herrera's there.
12:33Oh, against the bar, was it over the line?
12:35Penalty handball.
12:37The man on the line.
12:42He handled it up against the bar.
12:46And the penalty kick is given.
12:48I think the ball may have crossed the line.
12:50Uruguay surely are saying they think it has.
12:52Herrera on number four with the header.
12:55Handball against the bar.
12:57Was it over the line?
12:59I don't think it was, was it?
13:01The referee's right.
13:02That's Herrera.
13:12I think it was Villarroya who had it off the line.
13:14But the penalty kick.
13:16Ruben Sosa.
13:19Against Zubizarreta.
13:22Oh, he's skied it.
13:24Would you believe it?
13:26Zubizarreta has a stroke of luck on his 50th international appearance.
13:32And the player whose goals meant so much to Uruguay in the qualifiers
13:36and in the South American Championship
13:39blasts a penalty over the top.
13:41Ruben Sosa.
13:45Bobby Charlton, I would have backed you to score there.
13:49Well, I've done that myself a few times, but never hit it so far.
13:52It actually must have travelled about 70 yards past the goals.
14:08Ruben Sosa has also gone near the ball and so has Aguilera.
14:12There's any number of choices.
14:13Sosa may fancy a left foot curler.
14:17And Aguilera can hit it with his right from that position.
14:24Which he does.
14:26And it's a comfortable save for Zubizarreta,
14:29at which point the referee checks his watch.
14:31We've been playing nearly two minutes of stoppage time already.
14:39And the band plays on
14:41and plays rather better than the Spanish team on the pitch, I'd have to say,
14:45because that is not one of the better matches.
14:48And the crowd's reaction says it all.
14:50This was the free kick right at the very end
14:52and Zubizarreta did do what was asked of him in this game.
14:55Uruguay also missed a penalty.
14:57They were the better side by some way, in our view,
15:00but Spain were completely lacking, it seemed to us, in imagination or desire
15:05and very happy to settle for a 0-0 draw,
15:07which is how it finishes here in Udine.
15:12John Watson there, and that's how that group looks at the moment.
15:15So, for the first time in this World Cup, a match with no goals.
15:18Sorry about that, but we could do little else.
15:21Now, let me just repeat some news that I gave at half-time
15:24in case you weren't with us then, and it's this.
15:27The Football League is giving opinions on Argentina in a moment, if we may, too,
15:30because, of course, they're playing tonight.
15:32But let's have one or two opinions, first of all, Jimmy and Terry,
15:35about the match we've just seen.
15:37No goals, you forecast it, Jim, you thought it would be very tight, more or less,
15:40than it was.
15:42Let's have a look at that penalty.
15:44Well, I can say now, defence, we did warn everyone that it might be rather dull,
15:48and it was, but here's a lively moment.
15:50Herrera's header, looked to be going in,
15:53and there's the man heading it off the line there, Villarroya,
16:00and that was a penalty decision, without any doubt.
16:03Another angle coming up first.
16:07Once again, a good header, won it well in the box.
16:10You may see from that angle, the leaning Villarroya to the right,
16:15and one more coming up, in case you're not convinced it's a penalty.
16:18Great header, actually.
16:20Beat the keeper, one of the few times when he has looked
16:23as if he couldn't get to every ball that came upon him.
16:26And now the penalty kick.
16:28There's a player, Zoser, the best player in South America the year before last,
16:32and I wonder what they think about that at this time.
16:35Terrible kick, wasn't it, Terry?
16:37It was a bad kick, a lot of pressure on him,
16:39but you don't expect him, you expect him to hit the target
16:42and make the goalkeeper work for it.
16:44He stands up and does his best and puts him under pressure,
16:47and went the right way also.
16:50Best player in the Spanish team, the goalkeeper, looked great.
16:53Well, it wouldn't be difficult today, because they've done nothing but defend.
16:57They never looked, have any invention at all to attack,
17:00they never made any chances, and they just defended.
17:02Yes, defended. A very, very disappointing...
17:04Yes, they don't look like... I mean, they were sort of a bit of an outside bet,
17:07but a little bit of a fancy before it all began to do rather well,
17:10but on that showing, you wouldn't think that they would...
17:13No, they seem to always do that. You fancy them from their club form,
17:16and they get to World Cups and they disappoint,
17:18and I thought today that they would have done a lot better,
17:21although Uruguay, I think they've took the game to them,
17:24and I think they've played extremely well today.
17:26Thanks. Well, now, tonight it could just be that the World Cup holders,
17:29Argentina and the world's greatest footballer over the last few years,
17:32Diego Maradona, go out of this year's competition.
17:35They play their second match against the Soviet Union,
17:37and they've got to get something out of it.
17:39Gerald Sinstad now reports.
17:41Carlos Bilardo is accustomed to press conferences that are more like press crushes.
17:46To the cassette recorders thrust under his nose,
17:49he gave the same bland answers that managers under pressure give the world over.
17:55Carlos...
17:58The problem against Cameroon wasn't in their legs, they said.
18:01Jose Basualdo made it clear where it was.
18:07Bilardo eventually went off to supervise training, but the questions went on.
18:12Jorge Burruchaga, he was a goal scorer in the final in Mexico,
18:16said defeat here had been a shock, but he believed they were over it now.
18:22And to be fair, but for an elementary error by Neri Pompidou,
18:27Argentina would have come out with the goldest draw,
18:30and they wouldn't have been the first defending champions to do that.
18:33Pompidou represents experience.
18:36He won't be made the scapegoat for a shaky display by the whole defence.
18:42Diego Maradona has been having his say, as is his custom.
18:46The fault, he says, was with the young players.
18:50Maradona is 30.
18:5228-year-old right-back Oscar Ruggeri is definitely out.
18:56He's had a back injury and hasn't trained.
18:59Maradona's been unhappy with Bilardo's selection policies.
19:02Diego feels his skills need more support up front.
19:06In particular, he wanted Claudio Cunha to partner him from the kick-off,
19:10and not from half-time.
19:12That will be one of five changes against the Soviet Union.
19:16Another will be the introduction of Jose Serizuela for Ruggeri,
19:2028, but with little international experience.
19:23In all, Bilardo will make five changes.
19:26Sooner or later, his feeling seems to be, your luck's bound to change.
19:30But the manager who picks up a lost coin
19:32now has to become the manager who picks up a cause he dare not lose.
19:36There's still work to be done, thirsty work for some,
19:39but for those who simply thirsted for knowledge,
19:42the hand of God had a simple, pointed answer.
19:46Well, quite a few changes have been made in the Argentine team.
19:50Good changes as far as you're concerned?
19:53I think they're going to be a little bit more positive
19:56than when they were against Cameroon.
19:58In Cameroon, they didn't play actually with nobody up front,
20:01and today at least they have one, Caniglia,
20:03and I don't believe Maradona is going to be very close to him.
20:06But it's the life of the situation for Argentina.
20:09They have to win today.
20:11They're going to be able to qualify,
20:13so I personally think it's a more positive team.
20:18What do you think about Maradona?
20:20I mean, there's question marks about his fitness, aren't there, so far.
20:23Do you think he's not fully fit, is he?
20:25There have been question marks for a long, long time about Maradona.
20:28He went to a clinic just before the World Cup
20:30to be completely ready for the World Cup,
20:32but personally I don't think he is right now.
20:35He had a few problems that we were talking with Terry La Prova.
20:39He carried on from Barcelona, from his day in Barcelona,
20:42and probably all this time they are aggravating a bit,
20:45and with the amount of games he played for Napoli and Argentina and so on,
20:48it's very difficult for him to regain full fitness.
20:51Yes, because you've just come back from Argentina
20:53to deal with the Swindon issue.
20:55You watched the match down there, I take it.
20:57Did you at home?
20:58I did.
20:59What was the press reaction there?
21:01Something like the English press reaction to England's performance,
21:04I would imagine.
21:05And worse.
21:06It can be worse, can it?
21:08Yes.
21:09At the beginning it was a kind of shock,
21:11how can Berlin beat us,
21:13and a kind of justification, of course,
21:16they are a good team and so on,
21:17but I don't think that is the case.
21:18But obviously, and the point is that Argentina lost
21:21because maybe they were not in the right frame of mind,
21:26or whatever it is.
21:27But that creates a lot of thought for the future,
21:31about the future of Argentinian football, actually.
21:34At the moment, the majority of the players,
21:36nearly 80% of the players playing for Argentina,
21:39they are playing in Europe.
21:40And I would like to see a lot more players
21:42that are playing right now in Argentina.
21:44At home, so that you've got better control over the team
21:47and you can pick them more often.
21:48Absolutely.
21:49And in that way you can prepare better
21:52for such an event as the World Cup.
21:55But they've got to win tonight, really.
21:56They have to win.
21:57Because of the match that follows after that.
21:59Absolutely.
22:00Argentina is in the worst position of the four teams.
22:04Ozzy, thank you very much indeed.
22:06And under the circumstances,
22:07you've got an awful lot of problems on your plate at the moment.
22:09No, really.
22:10Well, it looks that way to us.
22:11You've got a nice smile.
22:12And thank you very much indeed for coming in.
22:14And our thanks to Terry and Jimmy for their views this afternoon.
22:19We've got another programme for you tonight.
22:21It's at, let me work it out, 10 past 11, I think.
22:24And it's on BBC One.
22:26There are highlights of the one you've just seen.
22:28And Argentina against the Soviet Union.
22:31That's 10 past 11.
22:32It's on BBC One.
22:33The other channel tonight.
22:34And we'll see you then.
22:35Bye.