River Plate 0 – 0 Racing Club
By: Christian | March 16th, 2008Another draw, another missed opportunity, as la banda were unable to get what should have been a deserved victory against a mediocre Racing side at the Monumental this afternoon, in the 6th round of the Torneo Clausura.
Despite having a stellar first half, with strong performances by Diego Buonanotte and Augusto Fernández, River were simply unable to find the back of the net, despite several clear chances, and little resistance from Racing. The second half saw a completely different squad take the field, with Ortega and Fernández both being taken off due to injury. Despite several more opportunities at goal, including one by Rosales that hit the crossbar, and even having a 1 man advantage for the last 10 minutes, los millonarios could simply not get the job done.
While it was not the worst I’ve seen all year, this was a game that River should have easily put away, especially in the first half. Now, again, we have to wait to see how the other fixtures from the weekend sort themselves to see where that leaves us in the table.
NOTES: A moment of silence was held for Emmanuel Alvarez, a fan killed yesterday while on his way to see Vélez at San Lorenzo’s stadium. … One of the match commentators suggested that the injuries to Ortega and Fernández could be serious; expect more news tomorrow on their condition. … This Wednesday the 19th River will complete the final 12 minutes of their suspended match against San Martín (SJ). Remember that the team was leading 3-2 before the game was called off. Should River hold on to that result, it would leave the club with 12 points.
River Plate
Juan Pablo Carrizo
Danilo Gerlo, Eduardo Tuzzio, Cristian Villagra
Oscar Ahumada, Rodrigo Archubi, Augusto Fernández (Alexis Sánchez, 46th)
Diego Buonanotte, Radamel Falcao, Ariel Ortega (Paulo A. Ferrari, 29th)
Sebastián Abreu (Mauro Rosales, 59th)
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I didn’t realize until now that River has not conceded a goal in the league for now…congrats on that. Getting rid of Lussenhoff really pays off.
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Bear in mind that once the game against San Martin is completed this Wednesday and assuming the scoreline remains the same, River will have 2 goals against.
While I certainly don’t miss el Colorado, I could do without our current disaster, Gustavo Cabral.
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Sad news about the 2 fans Christian, very sad.
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See…you do such a good job of reporting things around here and then I glance at the table one time, come to my own conclusion without so much as reading a post from last week, and make a stupid comment. Silly me, that post was quite Lussenhoffesque (I don’t care who you replace him with, he will always be my personal whipping boy).
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Don’t worry about it, if it makes you feel better I had to double check the table as well. Pretty sad that I have such little credit for my squad.
Lussenhoff vale mierda.
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I actually didn’t dislike Lussenhoof nearly as much as I dislike Cabral. I’m not a professional coach and I can see that this dude is a mess, what the hell is going on with Simeone that he does not see that this dude is not up to par?
Also, we missed such a great opportunity on Sunday. Racing has been utter crap this season and we failed to capitalize on their poor form. I guess Ortega really is the heart of this team. I hope he finds a way to stay healthy this season or we’re sunk.
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