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Commentary
0¹A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming River Plate 'keeper.
4¹LUCAS worked the ball to BOJAN, JANSSEN gathered his pass and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
6¹MAIDANA flicked a deadly shot wide from close range.
9¹A pin-point pass fell to GUTIERREZ and his left foot effort raced narrowly wide.
11¹ALBRIGHTON fluffed an easy chance.
14¹An exceptional effort from ROJAS scraped the top of the crossbar.
19¹MERCADO hoofed the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
22¹Uncertainty in the River Plate defence enabled LUCAS to volley an effort just wide.
33¹The 'keeper saved a swerving shot from ALBRIGHTON.
35¹GOAL!! ROJAS brought the ball forward, looked up and slammed a shot into the Newcastle United net. (1-0 River Plate)
40¹A cross from ALBRIGHTON left JANSSEN in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
43¹A thirty yard drive from NYATANGA caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
46¹An outswinging corner was fired into the arms of the 'keeper by LUCAS.
0²GUTIERREZ played the ball to ROJAS who flicked it wide.
3²KRANEVITTER's shot beat the Newcastle United 'keeper but rebounded off the Newcastle United post.
10²GUTIERREZ ran onto a wonderful ball from KRANEVITTER but fired his effort wide.
14²GUTIERREZ dribbled away from NYATANGA and flicked a poor shot wide.
22²A penalty box scramble resulted in CLYNE knocking the ball over.
33²ROJAS rattled an easy chance past the far post.
39²The motionless GOMES could only watch as a backpass from NYATANGA dropped just over.
41²A tame shot from ROJAS rolled agonisingly wide.
42²SIMEONE clipped the ball through a ruck of players but the Newcastle United 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.

 
Newcastle United
 
League position: 16
Home league form: LLOW
Overall league form: LXLLOLLO
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Heurelho GOMES7 17 Marcelo BAROVERO(c)
Nathaniel CLYNE8 27 Gabriel MERCADO
Lewin NYATANGA7½37½Ramiro FUNES MORI
(c)Michael CARRICK7 47 Matías KRANEVITTER
Tomás HÜBSCHMAN7½57 Germán PEZZELLA
Curtis DAVIES7 66½Jonatan MAIDANA
JOAQUÍN Sánchez6½76 Leonardo PONZIO
Marc ALBRIGHTON7½86 Ariel ROJAS
(p)Vincent JANSSEN7½96½Giovanni SIMEONE(p)
(f)BOJAN Krkic6½106 Rodrigo MORA(f)
LUCAS Pérez6 117 Teofilo GUTIERREZ
Manager
Wilfried ZAHA  12  Leonel VANGIONI
Brad GUZAN  13  Osmar FERREYRA
DIEGO CAPEL Trinidad  14  Emmanuel MAMMANA
Alain TRAORÉ  15  Lucas BOYÉ
Gabriel AGBONLAHOR  16  Bruno URRIBARRI
 
River Plate
 
League position: 5
Away league form: LOOO
Overall league form: LLXOOWOW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Newcastle United 0 River Plate 1
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 25,487, Stadium: St.James' Park, Referee: Lutz Fröhlich 6)

 
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Rojas 35¹
  
  
  
42
32
52
53
410
913
52
55%45%
Man of the match: Nathaniel Clyne