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Suarez returns for Uruguay in 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia
Luis Suarez returned for Uruguay for the first time since his infamous World Cup biting shame and helped the South Americans to a 1-1 friendly draw against Saudi Arabia
Reuters Published in Ahram Online on 11 - 10 - 2014

Luis Suarez returned for Uruguay for the first time since his infamous World Cup biting shame and helped the South Americans to a 1-1 friendly draw against Saudi Arabia.
The 27-year-old Barcelona star's shot from an angle on 47 minutes in Jeddah came back off the far post before hitting Hassan Muath Fallatah for an own goal.
Suarez was replaced with 20 minutes to go but his hopes of a winning international return were ruined by Naif Hazazi's last-minute equaliser for the former Asian champions.
Although still serving a nine-match competitive international ban for sinking his teeth into Italy's Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup, Suarez is allowed to play in friendlies.
Suarez, whose club ban ends in two weeks when Barcelona face bitter rivals Real Madrid, could have scored just before coming off when he pounced on a dreadful back pass.
But with only goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah to beat, he tried to dribble past the shot-stopper and was tackled.
"Happy to wear this shirt again, gives me so much joy. Love the shirt. Uruguay!!," tweeted Suarez after the match.
Asian champions Japan gave Javier Aguirre his first win with a laboured 1-0 victory over Jamaica while Australia struggled to a 0-0 draw in sweltering Abu Dhabi.
Japan, who like Australia are building towards the Asian Cup in January, squandered several chances against Jamaica in Niigata but an own goal from Nyron Nosworthy in the 16th minute proved decisive.
Luis Suarez had a part in Uruguay's goal in his first international appearance since being banned for biting Italian Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup to help his country draw 1-1 in a friendly with Saudi Arabia on Friday.
And in a strange twist of fate, Chiellini also had a night to remember, scoring all three goals, including one at the wrong end as Italy beat Azerbaijan 2-1 in a Euro 2016 qualifying match in Palermo.
The names of Suarez and Chiellini will forever be linked after what happened in the World Cup, and although the Uruguayan did not get on the score sheet in his first match for his country since that infamous bite, he celebrated as if he had.
A volley by the Barcelona striker from Nicolas Lodeiro's cross two minutes into the second half in Jeddah came back off the post, hit midfielder Hassan Fallatah and went in for an own goal to put Uruguay ahead.
Suarez, who came off after 69 minutes, celebrated with an n emotionally charged run towards the crowd clearly thankful to be back in action.
He might have scored a second goal for Uruguay but in a clear indication of his lack of match fitness he failed to beat the goalkeeper for speed in a one-on-one situation, had his shot parried and the ball was then cleared off the line.
Uruguay had the thank goalkeeper Fernando Muslera for keeping the home side at bay until the final minute when substitute Naif Hazazi headed a deserved equaliser at the end of a dominant second half from the Saudis.
Former Liverpool striker Suarez had last played for Uruguay in their third group match at the World Cup finals on June 24 in a 1-0 win during which he bit Chiellini on the shoulder.
The incident was missed by the referee but FIFA suspended Suarez for four months from all football activity and nine competitive internationals, the first of which he served when Uruguay lost to Colombia in their last-16 clash four days later.
Suarez has been allowed to play friendly matches after a partial reprieve to the conditions of his four-month ban following an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in August.
He is expected to make his Barcelona debut in the “clasico” against Real Madrid in La Liga on Oct. 26.
Suarez will miss the Copa America next year when Uruguay defend their continental title in Chile and his country's first few qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia depending on how many matches they play at the Copa.
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