Ogahaf Atas Handball-nya Ke Gawang Ghana Di Piala Dunia 2010, Suarez: Itu Tanggung Jawab Gyan

Luis Suarez (Twitter @uruguay)

JAKARTA - Luis Suarez does not believe he needs to apologize for the elimination of Ghana from the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals.

The Uruguayan international was sent off in the match after holding the ball on the line.

Ghana was awarded a penalty, but Asamoah Gyan's shot hit the crossbar and Uruguay qualified for the semifinals after a penalty shootout.

"I don't need to apologize for that," Suarez told the press before the match between the two teams today, citing Marca, Friday.

Ghana's [Gyan] players were the ones who failed to execute the penalty after my handball.

"If I take a tackle, receive a red card, or injure a player, maybe I'll apologize, but not for handball.

"It's not my fault. It's not my responsibility to take a penalty."

Uruguay faces Ghana today at 10 pm Indonesian time in their efforts to secure a ticket to the knockout system round. However, their fate also depends on other teams because they have only won one point from their first two matches.

Suarez has yet to score, but he hopes his team will bounce back.

"I don't know if I'm going to start tomorrow (today, red), but I have to step up in difficult times, which we're going through after two games," added Suarez.

"Uruguay is used to suffering. Being in this situation is troubling me because we have qualities and players that should be avoided like this, but the Uruguayan has always appeared in this situation".