The Condors fall to the XV of Uruguay, but the dream of the World Cup remains intact

The Chilean XV could not beat their Uruguayan pair in the second match of the World Cup in France 2023. The Cóndores lost 15-10 in a very difficult match at the Charrúa stadium, where the strong wind was l one of the main protagonists.

The loss hits the Chilean team hard due to the way the national team competed in Montevideo. Disciplined, seasoned, with a very assiduous defense which prevented the Uruguayan team from deploying all their power. A great performance by the Condors which unfortunately could not turn into a victory, as they had done against Brazil on the first date of the triangle.

Los Teros took an early lead. From the seventh minute, they gave free rein to a combination that made the Chilean team too complicated throughout the match: the double and the manhandle. Near the Chilean goal line, the Charrúas have almost always been victorious with this formula. Germany’s Kesser converted the first try of the match with his respective conversion.

The Cóndores discounted with a penalty between Santiago Videla’s three sticks to put the score at 7-3. Uruguay pushed and at minute 22 they were attacking the Chilean goal line again when Rodrigo Fernández suddenly intercepted the ball beautifully and ran quickly to the opposite court, achieving the to try. Videla completed the conversion to put Chile ahead 10-7 on the scoreboard.

Los Teros came out with a different attitude in the second half. Focused on turning the game around, they pressed and approached the in order Chilean constantly. They equalized the match thanks to a penalty then regained the advantage thanks to the formula of the double and the mold. Kessler, again, converted the try for Uruguay, although one of the sticks prevented the Uruguayan conversion.

Chile went in search of victory and besieged the opposite ground. It was nearly ten minutes during which the Condors eagerly searched for the to try, but the Uruguayan team defended well, without fail. They even managed to avoid repetition when it looked like the ball was about to hit the ground and the Chileans were already celebrating. The game had to be reviewed with the TMO, who ruled that the ball had not touched the turf. A few minutes from the end of the match, the national team lost the ball in attack and allowed the Uruguayan exit, thus losing all hope of victory.

Paul Lemoine, the head coach de los Cóndores, said after the game: “The game was what we expected. Hard, locked and the wind didn’t really allow the game. The finals are played like that and today we had to lose. We made a lot of mistakes and had a lot of indiscipline. We made mistakes at key moments and that’s where Uruguay beat us. We are behind on some details, but we are very happy with the attitude the boys have shown and what is good for us to play these types of games. The last match that Chile played of these characteristics, a test match or playoff match, was against Portugal in November 2019. To understand how important the competition is and how well Chile could prepare in this type of case.

For Chile, the World Cup dream remains intact, as they are seeded to face either the United States or Canada in the next round, largely thanks to the bonus point the national team added after losing. by less than seven points against the Uruguayan team, so that no combination that occurs in the duel between Uruguay and Brazil will threaten the passage of the national distribution. Of course, this meeting will define the final position of the Creole team.