Auckland City ends its participation in the Club World Cup with a point won after drawing with Boca Juniors. The Argentines still had remote chances of classification for the round of 16. However, after the match was interrupted, the game was resumed only to “fulfill table”.
The situation was favorable for the New Zealand team, which had already guaranteed US $ 3.58 million (R $ 19.73 million) for participating in the World Cup. With the draw, the value rose to US $ 4.58 million (R $ 25.24 million).
The match was suspended and then resumed due to a climate alert in Nashville, Tennessee. The game was tied 1-1 at the Geodis Park Stadium, already in the second half.
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The stoppages are decided based on the protocol developed by FIFA, based on the recommendations of the US Meteorology Service, which determines, in its national program, the execution of a “light security plan, fulfilled without exceptions.”
The American agency also establishes specific guidelines to prevent what it classifies as “errors of judgment” about the conditions for carrying out sports disputes and other outdoor activities. Five questions are listed that need to be answered when conceiving the rules.
Better on the field and playing away from home, Boca Juniors opened the scoring after 25 minutes, in a goal scored after a fault of the opposing goalkeeper. After a corner, Di Lollo headed in the post and left over, the goalkeeper Garrow disrupted himself and ended up throwing the ball into his own goal.
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The advantage on the score has decreased Boca’s momentum, and Auckland was able to balance the actions, improving their performance in the match. Merentiel still hit the crossbar, but the first half ended with the minimum advantage for the South Americans.
In the second half, the unlikely happened. Also in a set -ball play, Gray tested firmly, tied the duel and scored his team’s first goal in three matches at the Club World Cup.
