Of the three professional clubs in Group C, there was bound to be one that would fail against Auckland City . And it was Boca Juniors who failed to beat the New Zealanders. After being completely destroyed by Bayern Munich in their opening match (0-10), then swept aside by Benfica (0-6), the semi-professionals managed to snatch a point against the Argentinians (1-1). Despite clearly dominating the game, River Plate's arch-rivals only managed to score thanks to an own goal from Nathan Garrow (26th), before being pegged back when Christian Gray scored Auckland's first goal of the competition (52nd). Starting for the first time in the tournament, Edinson Cavani , who had been out with a right calf injury until then, had some rather disconcerting comments after the match.
Asked about how the match went and how he felt, El Matador wasn't particularly upset about not having managed to beat the underdogs of this World Cup: " Apart from the draw, I don't think it's that disappointing. We attacked the whole game, but we faced a team that defended the whole time. When ten players stay back, it's not easy to shine. There are obviously things to improve and correct, but Boca were the protagonists today. " A statement that may not go down well with the fans, especially since Boca Juniors are already eliminated from the competition.
0 Comments