Challenge

Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) River Plate's Eloy Elizardo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Sandro Galishoff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 5 played minutes Austria got a freekick which was hit by Nico Waismann. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandro Galishoff in the 9th minute of play forced River Plate's goalkeeper Jaime Guillem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes in the game Emanuel Jago did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Emilio Rico. After having played for 16 minutes, Leonhard Maier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Austria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonhard Maier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 17 minutes, Orlando Sazon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the River Plate and the Austria players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Austria booed when River Plate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlando Sazon didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of River Plate booed when Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Nalder didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jaime Guillem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Schneider, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Sandro Galishoff fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Guillem having to interfere. A collision led to River Plate getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Silvestre Lugo hit a great ball. Eloy Elizardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Fabio Auer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute, Eloy Elizardo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabio Auer was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 46 minutes into the game, Emanuel Jago was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. River Plate's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Austria the free kick. In the 46th match minute, River Plate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Jago to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sandro Galishoff stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Silvestre Lugo struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Fabio Auer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for River Plate. Jaime Guillem didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabio Schneider went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 60th minute, Eloy Elizardo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabio Auer was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 68th match minute, Austria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Wallner to maneuver through the defense. 70 minutes into the match, Austria's Jonas Nalder sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jaime Guillem narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner ended in Marvin Harrer almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but River Plate's Jaime Guillem did a great save. After 76 played minutes River Plate got a freekick which was hit by Donato Odol. Fabio Schneider struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Jaime Guillem didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Austria. Leonhard Maier charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonhard Maier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leonhard Maier hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Americo Unai charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Americo Unai the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 86th match minute, River Plate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Americo Unai to maneuver through the defense. River Plate's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.