FIFA Club World Cup Briefing: River Plate vs. Monterrey
Here is a round-up of the main issues and quotes from the FIFA Club World Cup final match between River Plate and Monterrey from the highlights commentary provided.
Overall Match Dynamics:

Tournament.. The game was played at an even and sometimes heated pa,ce with both sides taking offers as well as misses. The voice-over often mentions missed chances and good saves from the keeper. Only the first of the highlights managed to play in full (and even that was for a long time nothing to nothing) so all I can tell you is that it seems like a competitive game.
River Plate’s Performance:

Style of Play: River Plate looked to build up from the back, but this seemed to drop off at times and encouraged pressure. The commentator chipped in: “Happy to play out from the back and just feel that they’re just inviting the pressure back on themselves a little bit.”
Key Players & Odds: Wanting (14 years old): Had an early spot before “to ground in the penalty area” became “River’s first real chance.” Later, “Mastto takes it and over the bar turned by Andrada.”
Marcos Akuna: A key piece in River’s set-piece strategy, sending in several corners. The commentator says, “Marcos Akuna in this corner for River,” and “Akuna’s corner towards Diaz Martinez Guata, what a chance for the centre back.” But many of those set pieces yielded headers over the bar or turnovers.
Other Chances: River had “another chance here from the set piece” and a good chance for the “centre back right on Halime, their best moments, well, he’s got to score, he’s got all the time to wait and pick his spot.”
Conversion Woes: The River Plate had trouble finishing, despite their scoring opportunities. Warehouse. From a corner, headers often “clear the bar” or ”clear the crossbar.”
Monterrey’s Performance:

Goalkeeping Brilliance: Andrada, the Monterrey goalkeeper, was quite impressive and was responsible for making saves whenever called upon. The commentary says, “just watched away there by Andrada the keeper for Montteray” and turned over the bar by Andrada there.

Threat On The Break: Monterrey showcased danger on the break, particularly in transition to space. One of the huge moments was “Canales will rush on Mterre,y it’s five on three here canales armani save.
ANOTHER LOOK Despite their speed, Monterrey also squandered a couple of chances. The commentator condemned a shot from Canales: “it’s a poor strike from him really but I tell you his ability we saw it the other day against in what he can do was just an opportunity before that to give the ball to Arti Ara thought that was the better chance that was the better opportunity.” Another opportunity wasted was “Atiaga over the bar.”

Key Incidents & Observations:
Intensity and card: described as an “INTENSE” game, the card discipline was also a standout area. “Third card already in the game’ for Castano.
Scoreline: There was no score in any of the sections, suggesting a very close contest. “Two chances it will finish goalless.”
Refereeing: “Free kick given, another card coming as well.”
Fans in the stands: It was a home game for River Plate.
Most Important Ideas/Facts:

Goalkick Andrada (Monterrey) has the impressive tendency to repeatedly deny River Plate.
River Plate’s Set Pieces: River had 9 corners and took several short ones from Marcos Akuna, but offered nothing up from it.
Monterrey’s Counter-Attacks: Monterrey were quite dangerous on the break, but they left chances on the table.
No Goals: Despite chances for both teams, the score was 0-0 in the segments and finalised with finishing problems.
The Rough Stuff: This was a physical game, judging by the number of cards given.