2010 FIFA World Cup: Luis Suarez: I made the best save against Ghana

The Uruguan striker denied Ghana the opportunity to rewrite history in the 2010 FIFA World Cup

In the wake of the 7th anniversary of Luis Saurez' infamous hand ball that denied Ghana from becoming the first African nation to reach the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup, Pulse Sports brings to you what the Uruguay striker said after the incident.

On June 2, 2010 Ghana and Uruguay were tied at 1-1 in the quarter finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and during the late minutes of extra time, Dominic Adiyiah headed powerfully into the Uruguay goal, but Luis Suarez, an outfield player prevented the ball from entering the net with both hands and got sent off as a result of that.

 

Asamoah Gyan, however, wasted the spot kick and Uruguay subsequently won the shootout, reaching the semis at the expense  of Ghana.

Suarez who celebrated over Gyan's miss after the game showed no remorse over the incident

"I made the best save of the tournament. Sometimes in training I play as a goalkeeper so it was worth it. There was no alternative but for me to do that and when they missed the penalty I thought 'It is a miracle and we are alive in the tournament'.

"Now we are in the semi-finals although I was very sad because no one likes to be sent off. The celebration afterwards was impressive, but very quiet because nobody gave us a chance but, with courage, we move forward."

Luis Suarez is part of Barcelona's magical attacking trio which is made up of himself, Lionel Messi and Neymar.

 

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