River Plate vs Urawa

Tuesday, 17 June 2025 at 22:00Lumen Field, Seattle, WashingtonFelix Zwayer

Summary

Match report

River Plate won 3-1 against Urawa in the FIFA Club World Cup (Group stage - Matchday 1). River Plate led 1-0 at half-time.

River Plate’s goals came from F. Colidio in the 12th minute, S. Driussi in the 48th minute and M. Meza in the 73rd minute. Urawa’s goal came from Y. Matsuo in the 58th minute (penalty). M. Acuña was the highest-rated player on the pitch (7.9).

Player of the match

M. Acuña

River Plate89'2Rating 7.9

Key stats

All stats

59%Possession41%

13Total shots9
5Shots on target6
1Corners1
4Yellow cards2

Live commentary

Full-time: River Plate win against Urawa 3-1. In numbers: possession River Plate 59%, Urawa 41%; shots 13 (5 on target) to 9 (6 on target)
90+2'
Yellow card: Giuliano Galoppo (River Plate) for a foul
89'
Substitution, River Plate: M. Casco makes way for M. Acuña
87'
Yellow card: Ryoma Watanabe (Urawa) for a foul
87'
Substitution, Urawa: S. Gustafson comes on for G. Haraguchi
81'
Double substitution, Urawa: K. Yasui comes on for T. Matsumoto, Y. Naganuma on for T. Ogiwara
75'
Substitution, River Plate: G. Martínez makes way for F. Colidio
73'
Goal! M. Meza adds another for River Plate (3-1) after a pass from M. Acuña
71'
Double substitution, Urawa: Thiago Santana makes way for Matheus Sávio, T. Kaneko on for T. Sekine
60'
Booking: Germán Pezzella (River Plate) for a foul
58'
Yellow card: Marcos Acuña (River Plate)
58'
Penalty goal! Y. Matsuo converts from the spot and pulls one back for Urawa (1-2)
51'
Substitution, River Plate: S. Driussi replaces M. Borja
48'
Goal! S. Driussi doubles River Plate's lead (2-0)
46'
Double substitution, River Plate: I. Fernández comes on for G. Galoppo, E. Pérez on for M. Meza
The second half is under way
Half-time: River Plate lead 1-0
34'
Booking: Samuel Gustafson (Urawa) for a foul
24'
Yellow card: Enzo Pérez (River Plate) for a foul
12'
Goal! F. Colidio opens the scoring for River Plate (1-0), set up by M. Acuña
Kick-off! We're under way between River Plate and Urawa. River Plate line up in a 4-3-3, Urawa in a 4-2-3-1

Lineups

River PlateCoach: Marcelo Daniel GallardoAverage rating 7.24-3-3

River Plate – Starting XI (4-3-3)

1F. ArmaniGoalkeeper – Captain, Rating 7.6
4G. MontielDefender – Rating 6.9
6G. PezzellaDefender – Rating 6.6, Yellow card 60'
28L. Martínez QuartaDefender – Rating 7.0
21M. AcuñaDefender – Player of the match, Rating 7.9, Assist ×2, Yellow card 58', On 89'
26I. FernándezMidfielder – Rating 6.9, On 46'
24E. PérezMidfielder – Rating 7.2, Yellow card 24', On 46'
22K. CastañoMidfielder – Rating 7.3
30F. MastantuonoForward – Rating 6.9
15S. DriussiForward – Rating 7.3, Goal 48', On 51'
11F. ColidioForward – Rating 7.2, Goal 12', On 75'