What is cheating?

After the heartbreaking loss of Ghana against Uruguay, some of my soccer
challenge friends and the Wall Street Journal, nonetheless, considered
the way Uruguay won the game by 'cheating' because one of the Uruguay
players used his hands to prevent a Ghana goal. They would even question
the morality of the player and claimed that this is the reason why
Americans don't like soccer and American sports are more 'fair'.
Example: Basketball goal tending rule.
Here is my answer: Thats BULL.
First of all, the Uruguay player used his hands illegally. He got punished
for it with a red card and the team got punished for it with a penalty kick.
He didn't play by the rules, he got punished according to the rules.
How is that cheating? Ghana had every chance to make the PK and
win the game, but they choked. That's football.
As for the rules being unfair.... PLLLLEEEAAAASSSEE....
No American will say that the football player 'cheated' when he caused
a pass interference in the end-zone. By rule, its ball on the 1 yard line and
1st done. Nobody would consider it 'cheating' when a basketball team
fouls on purpose at the end of the game for a chance to get the ball back.
So, Wall Street Journal, if you don't like soccer, just say so and don't
give me some lame reasoning based on one example in one game.
To quote old Mark Twain:

“It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.”