River Plate v Tigre

The match got off to a great start for River Plate as they converted the first penalty of the game after just 13 minutes. After this point, Tigre kept pushing and hit the post, missed a few sitters and eventually won and converted a penalty on the stroke of half time.

At this point there was a half time competition on the pitch in which supporters had to score from the half way line. The first guy up scored and celebrated by doing a Cristiano Ronaldo suuuuu celebration which it's fair to say was not received well by the 85,000 Messi loving Argentian fans in the stadium.

In the second half River really took control, scoring in the 53rd minute to go ahead and then converting another penalty just before the hour mark. A hat trick for star man Miguel Borja! They had opportunities to add more but were unable to. We did however get to see a 30 minute cameo from 16 year old Franco Mastantuono who is said to be River's next big academy graduate with Real Madrid already after his services.

A comfortable 3-1 victory sent everyone home happy. We had a great time thanks to the hospitality from our wonderful hosts!Read more