Full Of Surprises

The stadium was filled with the voice of 174,000 people. For Brazil everything was clear, the only thing they had to do was to not to let Uruguay win. All they had to do was to earn a draw to gain victory as in the previous match Uruguay tied with Spain and was lagging behind Brazil by only a point. Match started with Uruguay limited to half of the field for over 45 minutes. Just after the few minutes of the commencement of second half, the condition of Uruguay tightened with Friaca striking goal. Just when the whole world was assured of Brazil’s victory, Uruguay turned the table around. In the 66th minute, Obdulio Varela passed the ball to Alcides Ghiggia who gave it to Juan Schiaffino. He in return, dashed the ball past Moacir Barbosa, making the score even, 1-1. The second blow to Brazil came in the 79th minute when Ghiggia hit another goal beating Bigode again. The whole Maracana was stunned with such an unexpected outcome.