Soccer - Late goal gives Uruguay 1-0 win over Ecuador

Soccer Football - World Cup - South American Qualifiers - Uruguay v Ecuador - Estadio Campeon del Siglo, Montevideo, Uruguay - September 9, 2021 Uruguay's Gaston Pereiro celebrates scoring their first goal Pool via REUTERS/Raul Martinez

MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Gaston Pereiro scored in stoppage time to give Uruguay a 1-0 win over Ecuador in Thursday’s World Cup qualifier in Montevideo.

Uruguay had only one shot on target the whole game but Pereiro’s header in the 92nd minute was enough to lift the home side above Ecuador and into third place in the 10-team South American qualifying group.