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Chile let slip a two-goal lead to be held 2-2 by 10-man Uruguay in a World Cup warm-up match here Sunday. Ivan Zamorano and Marcelo Salas gave Chile a bright start with two goals inside 24 minutes but Uruguayan substitute Nicolas Olivera pulled one back from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute and Marcelo Zalayeta struck the equaliser nine minutes from time.
Chile were expected to coast home when Uruguay midfielder Federico Magallanes was ordered off in the 54th minute but their defensive blunders allowed Uruguay to force a draw.
Olivera forced Pedro Reyes into giving away the penalty and then pounced on a wayward pass from Javier Margas to put Zalayeta through for the equaliser.
“We just lost concentration and discipline,” said the Chile coach Nelson Acosta.
Chile fly to France Thursday. They play Tunisia in Montelimar on May 31 and Morocco in Avignon on June 4 in their final warm-up matches. Chile face Italy, Austria and Cameroon in their opening round group in the World Cup and open against Italy on Thursday, June 11, at Bordeaux. Chile 2 (Zamorano 9, Salas 24) Uruguay 2 (Olivera 62, Zalayeta 81)
Uruguay : Gustavo Munua, Gustavo Mendez, Diego Lopez, Paolo Montero y Mario Gastan; Juan Ferreri (Nicolas Olivera 46), Pablo Garcia, Liber Vespa, Federico Magallanes, Marcelo Zalayeta, Fernando Correa (Cristian Callejas 60)
Chile : Nelson Tapia, Ronald Fuentes, Pedro Reyes (Jose Luis Sierra 65), Javier Margas, Moises Villarroel, Francisco Rojas (Mauricio Aros 65), Clarence Acuna, Nelson Parraguez, Fabian Estay (Marcelo Vega 46), Ivan Zamorano, Marcelo Salas (Rodrigo Barrera 72)
Att : 60,000