FIFA Club World Cup

River Plate vs Monterrey, 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Group Stage

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Monterrey

    River Plate and Monterrey draw in feisty Club World Cup clash

    Monterrey held on to claim a 0-0 draw with River Plate in a prickly Group E clash at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in the Club World Cup on Saturday

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Facundo Colidio (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Stefan Medina (Monterrey).
    • 2': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey).
    • 2': Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Foul by Jesús Corona (Monterrey).
    • 4': Marcos Acuña (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Corner,River Plate. Conceded by Esteban Andrada.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Paulo Díaz (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Castaño with a cross following a corner.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Franco Armani (River Plate). Assisted by Gerardo Arteaga.
    • 9': Foul by Enzo Pérez (River Plate).
    • 9': Jesús Corona (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Foul by Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate).
    • 11': Sergio Canales (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate).
    • 12': Sergio Ramos (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Franco Mastantuono (River Plate).
    • 13': Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Sergio Canales (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Franco Armani (River Plate). Assisted by Nelson Deossa.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 17': Foul by Enzo Pérez (River Plate).
    • 17': Nelson Deossa (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 19': Foul by Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey).
    • 19': Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 23': Facundo Colidio (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Monterrey).
    • 24': Attempt missed. Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 25': Foul by Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey).
    • 25': Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Esteban Andrada (Monterrey).
    • 27': Corner,River Plate. Conceded by Esteban Andrada.
    • 28': Foul by Kevin Castaño (River Plate).
    • 28': Jesús Corona (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Kevin Castaño (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Foul by Kevin Castaño (River Plate).
    • 30': Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Delay in match (Monterrey).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 34': Offside, River Plate. Facundo Colidio is caught offside.
    • 35': Foul by Paulo Díaz (River Plate).
    • 35': Germán Berterame (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 36': Foul by Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey).
    • 36': Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Foul by Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate).
    • 37': Nelson Deossa (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Marcos Acuña (River Plate).
    • 38': Nelson Deossa (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Hand ball by Maximiliano Meza (River Plate).
    • 40': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate).
    • 40': Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Foul by Nelson Deossa (Monterrey).
    • 44': Paulo Díaz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Castaño.
    • 45': Corner,River Plate. Conceded by Lucas Ocampos.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Castaño with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Corner,River Plate. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Díaz following a corner.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Érick Aguirre (Monterrey).
    • 45'+3': Maximiliano Meza (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Díaz.
    • 45'+3': Corner,River Plate. Conceded by Stefan Medina.
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Facundo Colidio (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, River Plate 0, Monterrey 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins River Plate 0, Monterrey 0.
    • 46': Foul by Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate).
    • 46': Nelson Deossa (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey).
    • 48': Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate).
    • 49': Sergio Ramos (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate).
    • 50': Jesús Corona (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Esteban Andrada (Monterrey). Assisted by Franco Mastantuono.
    • 53': Corner,River Plate. Conceded by Jesús Corona.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 56': Foul by Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate).
    • 56': Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Meza (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Enzo Pérez.
    • 60': Corner,River Plate. Conceded by Érick Aguirre.
    • 61': Foul by Kevin Castaño (River Plate).
    • 61': Nelson Deossa (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Sergio Canales (Monterrey).
    • 62': Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Maximiliano Meza (River Plate).
    • 63': Nelson Deossa (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Maximiliano Meza (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Substitution, Monterrey. Roberto de la Rosa replaces Lucas Ocampos.
    • 64': Substitution, Monterrey. Fidel Ambríz replaces Germán Berterame.
    • 64': Substitution, Monterrey. Johan Rojas replaces Jesús Corona.
    • 66': Foul by Stefan Medina (Monterrey).
    • 66': Marcos Acuña (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Stefan Medina (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Foul by Facundo Colidio (River Plate).
    • 67': Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Esteban Andrada (Monterrey). Assisted by Facundo Colidio.
    • 67': Corner,River Plate. Conceded by Esteban Andrada.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Kevin Castaño (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 70': Foul by Sergio Canales (Monterrey).
    • 70': Kevin Castaño (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Substitution, River Plate. Ignacio Fernández replaces Maximiliano Meza.
    • 71': Substitution, River Plate. Miguel Borja replaces Giuliano Galoppo.
    • 71': Offside, River Plate. Miguel Borja is caught offside.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Miguel Borja (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Esteban Andrada (Monterrey). Assisted by Facundo Colidio with a through ball.
    • 76': Delay in match (Monterrey).
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Substitution, Monterrey. Víctor Guzmán replaces Jorge Rodríguez.
    • 80': Facundo Colidio (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Foul by Érick Aguirre (Monterrey).
    • 81': Attempt missed. Facundo Colidio (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ignacio Fernández.
    • 82': Corner,Monterrey. Conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
    • 83': Facundo Colidio (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Érick Aguirre (Monterrey).
    • 83': Corner,River Plate. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
    • 84': Substitution, River Plate. Matías Kranevitter replaces Enzo Pérez.
    • 84': Substitution, River Plate. Gonzalo Martínez replaces Franco Mastantuono.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Paulo Díaz (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Castaño with a cross following a corner.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Miguel Borja (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Esteban Andrada (Monterrey). Assisted by Paulo Díaz.
    • 87': Delay in match (Monterrey).
    • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 88': Substitution, Monterrey. Alfonso Alvarado replaces Sergio Canales.
    • 88': Corner,Monterrey. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
    • 90': Facundo Colidio (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Foul by Alfonso Alvarado (Monterrey).
    • 90': Alfonso Alvarado (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Érick Aguirre (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Kevin Castaño (River Plate).
    • 90'+1': Nelson Deossa (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Second yellow card to Kevin Castaño (River Plate) for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Fidel Ambríz (Monterrey).
    • 90'+2': Miguel Borja (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Fidel Ambríz (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey).
    • 90'+3': Gonzalo Martínez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Esteban Andrada (Monterrey).
    • 90'+4': Foul by Miguel Borja (River Plate).
    • 90'+4': Víctor Guzmán (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Miguel Borja (River Plate).
    • 90'+6': Sergio Ramos (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, River Plate 0, Monterrey 0.
    • 0': Match ends, River Plate 0, Monterrey 0.

    Statistics

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    18 Fouls 22
    5 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 1
    0 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 9
    6 Saves 2
    59.5 Possession 40.5
    3 SHOTS 18
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.7 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    356 Accurate Passes 218
    421 Passes 269
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 8
    8 Crosses 24
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    54 Long Balls 31
    28 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    17 Effective Tackles 18
    24 Tackles 24
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    6 Interceptions 12
    22 Effective Clearances 19
    22 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA Club World Cup

    Venue: Rose Bowl
    Location: Pasadena, California, USA
    Attendance: 57,393

    Line-Ups

    RIV River Plate (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Franco Armani (GK)
    17 Paulo Díaz
    28 Lucas Martínez Quarta
    21 Marcos Acuña
    4 Gonzalo Montiel
    24 Enzo Pérez Yellow Card
    34 Giuliano Galoppo Yellow Card
    22 Kevin Castaño Yellow Card
    11 Facundo Colidio
    8 Maximiliano Meza Yellow Card
    30 Franco Mastantuono
    River Plate Substitutes:
    Rodrigo Aliendro, Ian Subiabre, Matías Kranevitter, Milton Casco, Germán Pezzella, Fabricio Bustos, Matías Rojas, Gonzalo Martínez, Jeremias Ledesma, Lautaruo Rivero, Gonzalo Tapia, Manuel Lanzini, Federico Gattoni, Miguel Borja, Ignacio Fernández.

    MTY Monterrey (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Esteban Andrada (GK)
    93 Sergio Ramos
    33 Stefan Medina Yellow Card
    3 Gerardo Arteaga
    14 Érick Aguirre Yellow Card
    10 Sergio Canales
    30 Jorge Rodríguez Yellow Card
    6 Nelson Deossa
    7 Germán Berterame
    29 Lucas Ocampos
    17 Jesús Corona
    Monterrey Substitutes:
    Antonio Leone, Fidel Ambríz, Ricardo Chávez, Luis Reyes, Johan Rojas, Alfonso González, Iker Fimbres, José Alvarado, Jordi Cortizo, Luis Cárdenas, Víctor Guzmán, Luis, Santiago Mele, Óliver Torres, Roberto de la Rosa.

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