AmeriCup 2011 Final: Uruguay 2-0 Brazil
Uruguay were crowned AmeriCup champions on their home soil as they beat defending champions Brazil 2-0 in Montevideo.
After a goalless first half, Carlos Torres Pizarro thundered in a low shot past keeper Etherson six minutes into the second sending the Centenario into raptures.
And Ezequiel Méndez doubled the hosts' lead with a headed goal two minutes from time.
Brazil made a double substitution late in the game, the full-backs Marchetti and Caca Cucu being replaced by attackers Renatinho and Rogério, for a bizarre ultra-attacking 2-4-4 formation, with wingers Riko and Kerrison virtually wing-backs.
But the gamble failed to pay off and Uruguay held on for the victory.
Goals
Uruguay: C. Torres Pizarro 51', Méndez 88'.
Brazil: none.
Lineups
Uruguay: Castro; Vallez, Viera, Fiasco, Cabano; Righetti (Di Nicolino 75'), Medina (Sivek Ramos 90'+3), Phillips Ruiz, Méndez; C. Torres Pizarro, Cherokoff (Juárez 51').
Brazil: Etherson; Caca Cucu (Renatinho 88'), Hugo, Alexsandro, Marchetti (Rogério 88'), Kerrison, Demitrinho (Goncha 51'), Kikao, Riko; Rodrigo Santos, Neylon.
Yellow Cards
Uruguay: none.
Brazil: Kerrison 54'.
Man of the Match: Ezequiel Méndez, Uruguay.
