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Commentary
A corner bobbled toward ROSICKÝ who fired the ball over the bar.
A high tackle on ORBAN by EL AHMADI results in a booking.
GOAL!! A tame drive from BIAVA seemed to hold little difficulty for MARCHESÍN but the ball somehow bobbled into the net. (1-0 PSV)
ROSICKÝ's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
12¹A cross from LANTZ left EL AHMADI in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
22¹BIAVA booked.
23¹GOAL!! A hefty goal-kick from BIAVA caught the River Plate defence square and KOEVERMANS rushed through to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (2-0 PSV)
28¹FORMICA made space on the right and dragged the ball to JAVI VENTA who rasped the ball over.
32¹BIAVA beat four River Plate players and fired a golden opportunity over.
33¹WILAND saved a swerving shot from FORMICA.
33¹A good effort from BAKKAL scraped the woodwork.
35¹EL AHMADI was put clear by BIAVA and he pulled away from the River Plate 'keeper but glanced his shot inches over.
EL AHMADI knocked the ball to KOEVERMANS who forced it over.
KOEVERMANS headed wide.
10²A poor shot from KOEVERMANS trickled agonisingly wide.
11²KOEVERMANS cautioned by JOSÉ PRATAS for a poor challenge.
14²A drive from NIJLAND seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball clear.
16²A header by ROSICKÝ at the far post was comfortably collected by the 'keeper.
20²BUONANOTTE whacked a deadly shot just wide from close range.
22²Uncertainty in the River Plate defence enabled MOLINARO to hammer the ball over the bar.
25²The ref cautions ROSICKÝ.
36²CASTILLEJOS waltzed away from MANOLEV and flicked a tame shot past the post.

 
River Plate
 
League position: 2
Home league form: WWWW
Overall league form: WWXWWWLW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Agustin MARCHESÍN1Johan WILAND
(c)JAVI VENTA2Stanislav MANOLEV
Marcos ROJO3Cristian MOLINARO
Diego BUONANOTTE4Otman BAKKAL
Lucas ORBAN5Giuseppe BIAVA(c)
Alexis FERRERO6Jagos VUKOVIC
Mauro FORMICA7Marcus LANTZ
Tomás ROSICKÝ8Karim EL AHMADI
(p)Gonzalo CASTILLEJOS9Danny KOEVERMANS(p)
(f)Maximiliano LÓPEZ10Christian POULSEN(f)
Ariel ORTEGA11Stefan NIJLAND
Manager
Nordin AMRABAT  12  Steve OLFERS
Mario VEGA  13  Jamal BLACKMAN
Matías ABELAIRAS  14  Chidi ODIAH
Sebastián PREDIGUER  15  Jan KROMKAMP
Gustavo CABRAL  16  KOIKILI Lertxundi
 
PSV
 
League position: 22
Away league form: XXLL
Overall league form: LXLXLXLL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
River Plate 0 PSV 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 58,257, Stadium: Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Referee: José Mendes Pratas 5½)

 
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Biava 6¹, Koevermans 23¹
  
  
Rosický 25²El Ahmadi 5¹, Biava 22¹, Koevermans 11²
23
1324
74
43
714
1117
41
54%46%
Man of the match: Otman Bakkal