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Matias Rogerio scored one and had a hand on the other to lift Brazil to a 2-1 win over Uruguay in their Group C match of the 21st University Games men's soccer tournament at the Shijingshan Stadium on Thursday.
Brazil dominated the opening stages and they took a well-deserved lead in the 26th minutes when De Feritas Junio sent the ball over Uruguayan goalkeeper Welker Gunzalo off a back pass from Rogerio in the box.
Rogerio himself added a second for Brazil in the dying minutes of the first half by tapping in the ball after Analleto Eduardo beat Uruguay's off-side trap and rounded the goalkeeper to feed him.
Uruguay roused themselves after the break and made it 2-1 in the 51st minute with Dellonacte's close-range volley shot.
Both team came close to scoring several times thereafter but neither found the net.
The Uruguayans, who eyed a top four finish before the start of the 16-squad tournament, became the first team to be ousted of the quarter-finals after losing both of their opening games.
(Xinhua News Agency 08/23/2001)
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