Uruguay thrash Indonesia 7-1

World Cup semi-finalists Uruguay cruised to a 7-1 victory against Indonesia in a friendly match Friday at Jakarta’s national stadium.

Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono witnessed the match in which Indonesia held up well until near the end of the first half, when many players seemed to tire.

Indonesia, ranked a lowly 131 in the FIFA world rankings, took a shock lead in the 16th minute with a shot from striker Boaz Solossa after a pass from captain Bambang Pamungkas.

But Uruguay levelled the score in the 34th minute when Edinson Cavani headed in from a pass.

Star striker Luis Suarez put the South Americans ahead nine minutes later, firing in a hard shot after overcoming two Indonesian defenders near the centre of the penalty box.

Suarez scored another goal in the 54th minute in a one-on-one situation with Indonesia goalkeeper Markus Horison.

Sebastian Eguren scored Uruguay’s fourth in the 56th minute after taking a pass from Suarez on the right field.

Suarez slotted in from the penalty spot in the 68th minute to complete his hat-trick after a foul by goalkeeper Horison, and Cavani added another two goals in the 80th and 83th minutes for a hat-trick of his own.

After the match Suarez said: “Indonesia played swiftly and good. But unfortunately, they could not maintain their game because they could not concentrate well.”

His captain Diego Lugano added: “Indonesia was able to make us lose our concentration in the early minutes. So it was not surprising that Indonesia could score a beautiful goal.”

Uruguay’s star striker Diego Forlan, who was voted 2010 World Cup’s best player, did not make it to Indonesia for the match.