Uruguay Wins in the Final Minutes Against Bolivia
Secured a 4-3 victory in its last Group Stage match.
- Moline scored the decisive goal with two minutes left.
- Uruguay won three of its four matches.
Uruguay claimed a thrilling victory on Day 5 of the CONMEBOL Copa América Fútbol Playa 2025™ against Bolivia.
La Celeste needed a win to stay in contention, and they delivered. Iturriaga opened the scoring, but Gutiérrez quickly equalized for La Verde. The first period ended 2-1 for Bolivia thanks to a spectacular acrobatic goal by young talent Claudio.
With a bicycle kick, Uruguay leveled the match in the second period. In the third, they took the lead with a goal from Miranda. But once again, Bolivia responded, with Darlon Zárate scoring the equalizer.
In the closing moments, with less than two minutes to play, Moline—the goalkeeper who had already been a hero in the penalty shootout against Colombia—scored a stunning goal to seal the 4-3 victory.
Uruguay finished the Group Stage in third place with 6 points. They will play for fifth place against Argentina on Sunday, March 2nd.
Bolivia finished fourth in the group and will compete for seventh place against Venezuela on Saturday, March 1.
Lineups
Uruguay (4): 1- Wenceslao Molina, 3- Santiago Miranda Castro, 5- Gastón Laduche Gerpe (Captain), 6- Enzo Ortíz, 8- Brandon Maverino.
Substitutes: 2- Bruno González, 4- Agustín Quinta, 7- Juan Manuel Iturriaga, 9- Andrés Laens, 10- Ignacio di Bello Pirez, 11- Facundo Abad Periscal, 12- Yohan Riquel Perdomo.
Coach: Germán Parrillo Garrido.
Bolivia (3): 1- Brian Ortiz, 5- Dimas Garzón, 8- Dudy Chávez (Captain), 9- Darlon Zárate, 10- Berthy Alpiri.
Substitutes: 2- Mauricio López, 3- Harold Melgar Urquiza, 4- Jorge Gutiérrez, 6- Rubén Velasco, 7- José Miguel Claudio, 11- Dahulon Zárate.
Coach: Félix Salvatierra.
Goals:
First Period: 5’ Juan Manuel Iturriaga (U), 6’ Jorge Gutiérrez (B), 12’ José Miguel Claudio (B). Partial Score: Uruguay 1-2 Bolivia.
Second Period: 7’ Enzo Ortíz (U). Partial Score: Uruguay 2-2 Bolivia.
Third Period: 2’ Santiago Miranda (U), 4’ Darlon Zárate (B), 10’ Wenceslao Moline (U). Final Score: Uruguay 4-3 Bolivia.
Cards:
Third period: 11’ Laduche (U).
Main Referee: Gerand Rivas (Venezuela).
