Uruguay Scrape Late Draw. Saudi Keeper Al-Owais Was The Show.

62,764 showed up in Miami. They saw Saudi Arabia cough up what should have been a famous win. Uruguay? They breathed a quiet sigh of relief. Abdulelah Al-Amri had given the Saudis the lead just before halftime, tapping in after veteran Uruguayan stopper Fernando Muslera made a mess of Mohamed Kanno’s header.

From that moment, this became the Al-Owais show. The Saudi keeper pulled off save after save. He earned Player of the Match, no question. Tipped Manuel Ugarte’s shot onto the post on the hour. Then stared down Fede Valverde in stoppage time. Only a Federico Vinas header, which Al-Owais could only push, eventually fell to Araujo for the equalizer on 80 minutes. Even then, Al-Owais was involved. What a performance.

Marcelo Bielsa’s two-time World Cup winners? First half, they were invisible. Flat. Dead. Pulling Darwin Nunez at the break seemed to wake them up. Valverde, Agustin Canobbio, Nicolas de la Cruz — they all found another gear. Even so, Uruguay was lucky. That late equalizer felt like a heist.

Saudi Arabia will take the point. It’s credible. But it could have been so much more. Win their next game against Cape Verde, and they might actually make the knockouts. First time since 1994, imagine that. Uruguay? Bielsa’s got selection questions, sure. But they’re still well-placed in the group. Expect changes against Cape Verde. And maybe a better performance, for once.