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The biggest game in the country! The latest edition took place on Sunday, November 20th at the Gran Parque Central in Montevideo (Nacional's home game).
The match did not let the fans down. For the first 15 minutes Penarol looked the strongest, but Nacional came roaring back. I actually thought this was destined to be a tie, but for a piece of bad luck right at the end for Penarol, when a player (I forget who now) was deemed to have handled a ball in the box (I don't think he knew much about it) and Nacional was awarded a penalty. Veteran Alvaro Recoba, who had been subbed on late in the game, converted a penalty to give Nacional the 2-1 win.
A photo of the Nacional end of the stadium.
( LOTS OF MATCH PICS AND MORE HERE )
The match did not let the fans down. For the first 15 minutes Penarol looked the strongest, but Nacional came roaring back. I actually thought this was destined to be a tie, but for a piece of bad luck right at the end for Penarol, when a player (I forget who now) was deemed to have handled a ball in the box (I don't think he knew much about it) and Nacional was awarded a penalty. Veteran Alvaro Recoba, who had been subbed on late in the game, converted a penalty to give Nacional the 2-1 win.
A photo of the Nacional end of the stadium.
( LOTS OF MATCH PICS AND MORE HERE )
