Referee Massimo Busacca sends goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune off with a red card.photo:Getty Images

Uruguay Wednesday night  defeated  host nation, South Africa  at the ongoing World Cup tournament at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria.

At the end of the  eventful but dramatic game, Uruguay won by  3-0.

Live Commentary

-National anthem of both countries 

00mins: Kick off

2mins: The battle for control of the midfield is on

3mins: Uruguay  hurriedly clears the ball out of danger

4mins:South Africa Aaron Mokoena commits a foul on Luis Suarez, a freekick, taken but out of danger

6mins:  Steven Pienaar  gets  yellow card

10mins: Uruguay piles pressure on S/Africa

13mins:  Tshabalala fires a long range shot,  but wide, no threat to Uruguay

23mins:  Forlan scores Uruguay’s first goal

25mins: Uruguay plays more confidently

45mins: Half time

45mins: 2nd half begins

47mins: Uruguay close to scoring its 2nd goal,  gets a corner

51mins:  Diego Forlán ‘s free kick,  lost,  goal kick

65mins: Mphela misses S/Africa’s best chance of the game

70mins: Fucile out Fernandez in for Uruguay

75mins:  S/Africa goalkeeper gets a red card, penalty awarded to Uruguay

77mins: Game stopped, awaiting S/Africa’s reserve keeper

78mins: Pinnear out to make way for new keeper

Diego Forlan of Uruguay shoots and scores a penalty against substitute goalkeeper Moneeb Josephs of South Africa.Photo:Getty Images,

79mins: Forlan to take the kick, scores. Uruguay 2 goals up

 90mins: 5mins added time

95mins: Álvaro Pereira  scored  the 3rd goal  for Uruguay 

95mins: Final whistle

South Africa 0 – 3 Uruguay