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ESProud of this team The team of Marcelo Gallardo was superior in the match against Independiente del Valle and had a lot of goal situations. The final result (1-0) wasn't enough to pass to the next round.
In the first match of the knockout played in Quito, River Plate lost 2-0. The Millionare had the obligation of scoring three goals in Monumental Stadium to pass to the next round. The team understand the match and played with determination. River was the protagonist from the start to the end.
In the first half, the Millonaire had a lot of clear occasions: a shot from Rodrigo Mora that left near the post, another of Andrés D'Alessandro, an approach from Leonardo Ponzio and two situations from Iván Alonso.
In the second half, River was even more dynamic and dangerous: incredibly the team could only score one goal (the author was Lucas Alario, after a shot from Milton Casco). Before that, River had shots from D'Alessandro and Alario that crashed in the post. Also, the goalkeeper of Independiente del Valle had good interventions and was one of the best players of the match.
In conclusion, River failed to advance to the quarterfinals of the Libertadores Cup and defend the crown. The fans recognise the sacrifice of the team and the players went to the locker rooms with the applause of all the present in the Stadium.
SYNTHESIS
RIVER PLATE: Marcelo Barovero (C); Gabriel Mercado, Jonatan Maidana, Eder Álvarez Balanta, Milton Casco; Camilo Mayada, Leonardo Ponzio, Ignacio Fernández; Andrés D’Alessandro; Rodrigo Mora and Iván Alonso. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
Substitutes: Augusto Batalla, Emanuel Mammana, Nicolás Domingo, Luis González, Gonzalo Martínez, Sebastián Driussi and Lucas Alario.
Changes: Alario x Mayada.
INDEPENDIENTE DEL VALLE: Librado Azcona (C); Christian Núñez, Arturo Mina, Luis Caicedo, Luis Ayala; Dixon Arroyo, Jefferson Orejuela, Julio Angulo; Junior Sornoza; Bryan Cabezas and José Angulo. DT: Pablo Repetto.
Substitutes: Alexi Lemos, Luis León, Sebastián Méndez, Jonny Uchuari, Gabriel Cortez, Emiliano Tellechea and Miller Castillo.
Changes: Tellechea x Ayala, Uchuari x Sornoza, León x Julio Angulo.
Goal: Alario (RP).
Yellow card: Casco, Maidana, Fernández, Ponzio (RP); Núñez, José Angulo, Orejuela (IDV).
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia).
Assistants: Eduardo Díaz y Dionisio Díaz (Colombia).
Fourth Referee: Luis Sánchez (Colombia).
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