River Plate netted a trio of headers to defeat Urawa Pink Diamonds 3-1 on Tuesday within the groups’ Group E opener of the Membership World Cup in Seattle.
Facundo Colidio struck first for Argentina’s River Plate (1-0-0, 3 factors) with a header within the twelfth minute assisted by a exact cross from Marcos Acuna. River Plate doubled its lead shortly after halftime with a purpose by Sebastian Driussi.
Japan’s Urawa Pink Diamonds (0-1-0, 0 factors) minimize the deficit to 2-1 with a 58th-minute penalty kick transformed by Yusuke Matsuo, however Maximiliano Meza rapidly regained River Plate’s two-goal lead within the 73rd minute.
River Plate managed the ball all through, possessing it for almost 60 % of the match and making an attempt 13 photographs to Urawa Pink Diamonds’ 9. Franco Armani tallied 5 saves on the day for River Plate, whereas Shusaku Nishikawa notched two for Urawa Pink Diamonds.
–Subject Stage Media