The Argentine River Plate achieved this Wednesday the classification on to the second round of the Copa Libertadores by beating 2-0 the Chilean Palestinian, who was eliminated in Group A.
Javier Pinola and Ignacio Fernández scored the goals for the reigning champion of the tournament, which was higher than a rival of less pedigree and I needed to add at least one point to stay alive.
The first half hour of play was matched and locked, without occasions of goal of any side, but everything changed with the Argentine set both.
Ignacio Fernández hung a center to the area and Javier Pinola dived into the goal area and finished off very comfortable head to the second bat to beat Ignacio González.
The Palestinian was hit and his rival went on to master the rhythm of the match and to come with more risk. River Plate could having set the second with both the Colombian Rafael Santos erased and Lucas Martínez Quarta opportunities before the break.
After the break, Chileans climbed lines and tightened in search of a draw, especially through a willful Luis Jiménez.
But the final blow came in 63 minutes with the second goal of River Plate after an error in the output of the goalkeeper, who left the goal Ignacio Fernández in tray.
Both caused desolation in the Palestinian, who a few minutes later was left with one player less for the expulsion of Julián Fernández, the Red saw through a grueling entrance to Enzo Pérez.
However, River also culminating in the encounter with ten for France direct red of the Colombian deleted two minutes from the end.
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This was Palestinian fans taunt a River for its passage in the B
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