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Borussia Dortmund and Fluminense performed out a 0-0 draw within the Membership World Cup on Tuesday in wet situations at MetLife Stadium.
The match kicked off at midday native time, so it was maybe unsurprising that the stadium was solely half full. New York/New Jersey has a big Brazilian inhabitants, and the group of 34,763 was tilted towards Fluminense, with followers waving flags and singing for his or her staff.
Fluminense’s finest scoring probability got here within the 58th minute on a left-footed shot by Agustín Canobbio that was saved by Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.
Dortmund’s new signing Jobe Bellingham, the brother of Actual Madrid star Jude, made his debut for Dortmund within the 59th minute as an alternative choice to Pascal Gross.
The German membership certified for the Membership World Cup with a top-four end within the Bundesliga, whereas Fluminense certified because the 2023 Copa Libertadores champion.
Fluminense performed extra aggressively, and had 14 pictures to Dortmund’s seven. The Germans held the possession benefit at 54.5%.
Fluminense subsequent play on Saturday night towards South Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai at MetLife. Dortmund face South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday afternoon in Cincinnati.
River Plate 3-1 Urawa Crimson Diamonds
River Plate opened their Membership World Cup marketing campaign with a 3-1 win over Urawa Crimson Diamonds on Tuesday, with objectives from Facundo Colidio, Sebastián Driussi and Maxi Meza sufficient to see off a spirited problem from the Japanese facet.
The Argentine staff received off to a dominant begin and opened the scoring after 12 minutes when Colidio headed residence a high-quality cross from Marcos Acuña on the left.
Driussi doubled the lead three minutes into the second half, capitalising on a poor header again from Marius Høibråten to go the ball over the advancing goalkeeper Shūsaku Nishikawa and into an empty internet.
Striker Driussi was pressured off quickly after, having picked up an harm within the construct up, and Urawa pulled one again within the 58th minute by way of Yūsuke Matsuo, who calmly transformed a penalty following a foul by Acuña.
Whereas Urawa pushed laborious for an equaliser, substitute Meza delivered the decisive blow within the 73rd minute, with yet one more header from Acuña’s nook, his second help of the match.
River will face Mexico’s Monterrey on Saturday, whereas Urawa tackle Champions League runners-up Inter Milan in Group E.
Ulsan 0-1 Mamelodi Sundowns
Iqraam Rayners scored within the thirty sixth minute and Ronwen Williams made two saves to information Mamelodi Sundowns to a 1-0 victory over Ulsan HD.
South Africa worldwide Rayners had a pair of would-be objectives disallowed for a handball and an offside name, respectively, earlier than he lastly transformed the lone objective of the match. Lucas Ribeiro Costa cut up two defenders with a well-placed lead move, Rayners collected it on the fringe of the world and he deposited the ball within the backside left nook.
Williams protected the skinny margin within the 81st minute when he received a hand on substitute Matias Lacava’s shot. The ball was nonetheless on a trajectory for the objective, however Sundowns defender Keanu Cupido made a heroic clearance.
The victory gave the South Africans an sudden lead in Group F after Dortmund’s draw with Fluminense earlier within the day.
Monterrey 1-1 Inter
Sergio Ramos scored from a header within the twenty fifth minute and Monterrey held on for a 1-1 draw towards Inter in Tuesday’s ultimate recreation. A Forty second-minute objective from Lautaro Martinez leveled the competition.
Ramos, the 39-year-old former Actual Madrid star, rose to knock in a nook from Oliver Torres. Inter, coming off a blowout loss to Paris Saint-Germain within the Champions League ultimate, pulled even on a well-worked set piece. Kristjan Asllani chipped a free-kick over the Monterrey defence. Inter’s Carlos Augusto ran onto the ball and squared a move to Martinez for a simple tap-in.
