Uruguay 3 Jamaica 0: Abel Hernandez nets as Edinson Cavani’s poor Copa America goes on
Paris Saint-Germain ace guilty of missed chances throughout tournament in USA and California clash was no different
Hull striker, Abel Hernandez, spared Edinson Cavani's blushes as already-eliminated Uruguay registered their first victory of a dismal Copa America Centenario campaign.
Paris Saint-Germain frontman, Cavani, has endured a wretched, guilty of several missed chances in the USA.
Again, in Santa Clara, his luck in front of goal failed to improve.
Both sides came into this clash knowing their chances of qualification had been extinguished following defeats against both Mexico and Venezuela.
And the only thing at stake was pride.
It was confirmed prior to kick-off that Suarez was, this time, unavailable for manager, Oscar Tabarez.
The Barcelona frontman was left out of the side which lost to Venezuela in their last match, but appeared not to know as he fumed at not being brought on.
Uruguay captain, Diego Godin — who was celebrating his 100th cap — was left him a heap after just three minutes after he was caught by Michael Hector, as both sides showed their determination to bow out with a win.
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But it was the two-time World Cup-winning South Americans who took the lead on 21 minutes.
Nicolas Lodeiro fround Hernandez, who had peeled away from his marker to hammer high into the net.
Cavani, who should have opened the scoring after just nine minutes when he shot high over the bar, repeated the trick on 57 minutes as he continued his woeful Copa America form.
The PSG striker hit the post on 65 minutes, moments before the second goal arrived.
Lodeiro's cross finds Hernandez, who mis-hits his shot against Jamaica defender, Je-Vaughn Watson, to put through his own net.
There was still time for another Cavani miss as he was put through 11 minutes from time, only to be easily snuffed out by Jermaine Taylor.
The final ten minutes became an exercise in Uruguay trying to tee the former Palermo and Napoli man up with a chance to break his drought.
But Cavani's lack of confidence was evident as he continually struggled to control the ball inside the Jamaican box, before finally finding space and, again, blazing over.
Uruguay's third goal came on 88 minutes as Mathias Corujo got on the end of a long clearance.
It got worse for Cavani when Leicester hero, Wes Morgan, made a stoppage time block as La Celeste tried in vain to get his goal.
While the PSG man then came close with a header when he got on the end of free-kick with the last act of the game.