2009 Clausura
Clausura 2009: River Plate 1 – 2 Estudiantes
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River Plate fell 2-1 to Estudiantes this past Saturday in their 19th and final fixture of the 2009 Clausura.
The loss encapsulated all that was wrong with River Plate in 2009. Uninspiring, difficult to watch, and ultimately heart-breaking, made worse by the fact that River were facing a less than full strength Estudiantes squad, who rested [...]
Tiros Libres: The Nightmare Ends
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At long last, the 2009 Torneo Clausura will end this weekend, with River Plate set to host Estudiantes in the last fixture of the season.
It could not come soon enough.
Considering our title hopes were pretty much dead after week 12, this last month has been an unbearable time for gallinas worldwide, as we’ve been forced [...]
Clausura 2009: River Plate 3 – 1 Tigre
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The season may be over, but after a convincing 3-1 victory over Tigre this past Saturday at the Monumental, River Plate left an impression that better times may indeed be ahead for the embattled club. Overall, it was the most complete performance from River in quite some time.
Things got off on the wrong foot with [...]
Clausura 2009: Argentinos Juniors 0 – 0 River Plate
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Is it over yet?
Despite playing (slightly) better, River Plate came away empty-handed from La Paternal this past Sunday, drawing 0-0 with Argentinos Juniors, mathematically eliminating them any chance at winning the Clausura.
Any fan following the club during this agonizing season already knew that the season was over after the 1-0 loss to Newell’s back on [...]
Category: 2009 ClausuraTiros Libres: Feeling Down Under
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Let me take this opportunity to send a warm welcome to the members of the River Plate Football Academy of Australia (motto: There is a place for everyone at River Plate), who I was just told are regular visitors to this blog.
A comment this week from one of their members asked about the recent lack [...]
Clausura 2009: River Plate 1 – 1 Club Atlético Lanús
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It’s a sad sign of the times that River Plate’s 1-1 draw with Lanús yesterday evening was somehow not the most embarassing sight at the Monumental.
The result itself certainly qualified. Los millonarios squandered an early lead thanks to none other then Jose Sand, a one-time River reject who earned the wrath of River fans following [...]
Clausura 2009: Newell’s Old Boys 1 – 0 River Plate
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River Plate effectively ended their Clausura title bid this past Sunday, falling 1-0 to Newell’s Old Boys. Their campaign finished in much the same way we’ve come to expect from los millonarios this season – a dull and uninspired performance from a club that appears to have given up on itself.
La banda had entered the [...]
Category: 2009 ClausuraClausura 2009: River Plate 1 – 0 Gimnasia de Jujuy
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River Plate ended a run of five winless matches in all competitions this past Sunday evening, narrowly beating a 9-man, relegation-threatened Gimnasia de Jujuy in a 1-0 victory at the Monumental. The win keeps River’s slim title hopes alive, as they now trail current leaders Vélez Sarsfield by 6 points with 8 games remaining in [...]
Category: 2009 ClausuraClausura 2009 – Superclásico Edition: Boca Juniors 1 – 1 River Plate
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River Plate managed to come back from a goal down on a terrific Marcelo Gallardo free kick in the second half, but an absolutely shocking miss by Radamel Falcao would deny los millonarios a victory over Boca Juniors in Sunday’s 1-1 draw in the Superclásico.
Despite the anticipation leading up to this world famous fixture, Sunday’s [...]
Category: 2009 ClausuraClausura 2009: River Plate 2 – 2 Gimnasia (LP)
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River Plate again disappointed this past Sunday at the Monumental, conceding a penalty in the second half to erase a one goal lead and finish 2-2 with Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata. The result, coming one week prior to the Superclásico against Boca at the Bombonera, raises even more questions about the current state [...]
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