00:00The Libertadores is a prize every South American club dreams of.
00:07And for these two, it may be the difference.
00:17It's a little bit of a collision which the referee is going to let go.
00:20River Plate, their traditional white shirts with that red band,
00:25black shorts, first leg at the quarter-finals,
00:28second leg to come tomorrow or tomorrow, no, try next week in the city of San Paolo.
00:40Huge, huge game in the carnival Libertadores.
00:45La Liga or San Paolo to face the winners of this type.
00:50Andres Pereira on the far side.
00:57Can he pick out a green shirt? Just hangs in the air, he can!
01:02And Palmeiras are in front and it is Gomez!
01:07Just ghosted away from the markers!
01:14The set-piece specialists have done it again!
01:19Andres Pereira, early on.
01:23Ah, they just made that little bit of room for himself.
01:27And the Paraguayan nodded it into the ground.
01:31Textbook stuff from him.
01:34Sloppy defending and you have to say as well,
01:37was Armani just a fraction too late in reacting to that one.
01:44Now 38, the keeper.
01:47River here have been stunned.
01:49Now, Picorez goes round the long way.
01:51Victor Hockey.
01:52Marco Lopez spotted the green shirt on the far side.
01:57And it's drilled in low!
01:59Armani turns it away!
02:04It's the belief of the Palmeiras players,
02:08which is making a big difference here tonight.
02:12Kelvin.
02:13Kelvin.
02:15Just about stopped in his tracks.
02:22First card of the night.
02:28Challenge on Nacho Fernandes.
02:32Come on Palmeiras again.
02:34They break so quickly and they break with numbers.
02:38Victor Hockey.
02:40Goes down on the edge of the area.
02:42It's going to be card number two.
02:45A quick feed.
02:46Came flying in and nowhere near the ball.
02:54And if they look at this one again,
02:56I wonder if the number 17 is going to find him.
03:01The misangle maybe favors the right footer.
03:03We'll see what Palmeiras can control.
03:05The set piece specialist is tinked over the wall.
03:08And just about turned away.
03:12Pressure's back on.
03:14From the set pieces.
03:20Armani getting across, but it's less than convincing.
03:27Almost clattered in.
03:28This is where the first goal came from.
03:33River suspect in the air.
03:37Again, it's got some venom on it.
03:39Softly upright yet again.
03:41To the decision.
03:45It's that Gomez again.
03:47Lucas Evangelista.
03:57Just got the slightest of touch.
04:00Failed to do the job.
04:03And air up down.
04:05A lot of the decisions going Palmeiras' way.
04:08And another card.
04:10Acuna.
04:12River plate are rattled here.
04:13Again, no way.
04:16It's so hard to dispossess.
04:17That's great footwork from Lopez.
04:18Storms his way through.
04:20And out comes yet another yellow card.
04:26Terrific footwork.
04:28From the former Lanus man.
04:29Great balance.
04:31And then just clipped.
04:33As he charged.
04:35As he charged.
04:36Into midfield.
04:37Slight exaggeration perhaps.
04:38From the number 42.
04:39Road one challenge.
04:41Pace here.
04:42Relentless.
04:44In the wonderful city of Buenos Aires.
04:46Oh, it slipped nicely forward.
04:48Now Victor Hockey.
04:49He don't go.
04:50Will it be number two?
04:51It is!
04:53Great forward boy.
04:54Looked like Lopez.
04:55Who set up Victor Hockey.
04:56Palmeiras are in charge.
04:57Away.
04:58In the Maze Monumental.
04:59And you've got to say.
05:00They thoroughly deserve it.
05:02Superb performance.
05:05And the Maze Monumental.
05:07They win it back in midfield.
05:08Moreno again sets it up.
05:09This little bit of trickery here.
05:10Perfect ball.
05:11But Victor Hockey.
05:12Who kept his call.
05:14And the Maze Monumental.
05:18It was a good match.
05:19All right, Lopez.
05:20Who set up Victor Hockey.
05:21Palmeiras are in charge.
05:22Away.
05:23In the Maze Monumental.
05:24And you've got to say.
05:25They thoroughly deserve it.
05:27Superb performance.
05:28From Palmeiras.
05:29And they win it back in midfield.
05:30Moreno again sets it up.
05:31This little bit of trickery here.
05:32Perfect ball.
05:33For Victor Hockey.
05:35Who kept his call.
05:36his call and it's palmyra's with a two goal cushion but what a terrific move to
05:44make it number two
05:50River Planks do not know what's hit them
05:55and that's the end of the first 45 minutes Palmeiras is surprising River Plate to Nioh
06:09and I would like to ask you is this a real surprise or not that much let's go to a
06:18quick break we're coming back with the highlights stats and so much more Palmeiras is winning
06:23River Plate then trailing in this first leg at home by two goals to nil
06:41Palmeiras in imperious form in that first half Gomez early on then Victor Hockey
06:51a rare corner for River Plate didn't bring on the likes of Borges
07:10Acuna poised decent enough delivery in the header sales well up targeting the
07:18you see
07:22struck it up firmly enough as it's hung in the air but into midfield Lopez again
07:33it's had a very good match the number 42 now an early card at the start of his second period
07:40focus on the referee helps nobody
07:45world cup winner former forest man arriving half an hour late
07:51on Victor Hockey
07:54and his persistence from River Plate
07:58and his persistence from River Plate
08:06Coligio short of options
08:13it's fine footwork from Montiel can't quite get the return
08:18Pintero short from him
08:25board dinked across the area once again Gomez is there it's been a tower at the back
08:30a river trying to turn the screw and it sails well wide of a target yet again
08:36but opportunities are falling to the home side just bends away from the goal
08:43just bends away from the goal got a fist on the ball
08:47well they are baying for a penalty Montiel in apparent agony a lifeline here for River Plate
09:01what is the keeper supposed to do though pressure
09:08the infraction says it all
09:16the infraction says it all
09:19before the infraction the player number 4 who participates in the action is out of the game
09:28final decision is out of the game
09:33Brooks and Alan have come on very late on as it's drilled in at Webberton and it's a comfortable save
09:44but
09:46moaning about the
09:48yellow card and has to get a move on of course now
09:51no time-wasting from Webberton
09:54combining with Torres
09:59tries to stop the run but Torres
10:05has gone into the book
10:08for that challenge
10:11this is promising for River
10:14Coligio
10:15back to Quintero
10:18tries to make the space it doesn't want to hit it on his right foot
10:23shooting chance now for River's deflection
10:27and that is a light fly for the host
10:31Martinez quarter drills it into the net
10:36certainly came off a player on its way in
10:39difference to this tie
10:41Quintero on the edge of the area
10:44Palmeiras for once failed to clear
10:48now did it come off a green shirt on its way in
10:52seemed to move in the air there's a deflection to take it away from Webberton
10:59was that Bruno Fuchs no it wasn't
11:03certainly took
11:05maybe
11:07Picarrez
11:09who was caught with a shot in now River looking for a second goal here Montiel sees it charged down
11:15Quintero
11:17Paul inside the area Quintero snapshots
11:22can they get the equalizer
11:25but he's got to be careful
11:26Wetherton
11:27got to be very careful with that challenge
11:30and he stayed down
11:32may have a collider with Gomez
11:34and that will annoy River and their supporters
11:38past the six
11:40River
11:45or that turns
11:47deflected and it's away
11:50that was the moment
11:52it's been a handful since coming off the bench
11:56and you wonder why
11:58Palmeiras
12:01and Fuchs get it clear
12:03and the noise in the background you can hear
12:06it's from the Palmeiras fans
12:09although our referee is on the blower here
12:13he wants the ball
12:15and that will be it
12:17for Palmeiras
12:19hang on to the lead
12:21much more even second half where Palmeiras completely dominated the past 45 minutes
12:27and the match is over
12:31what
12:32a night
12:33here at the Monumental
12:35in Buenos Aires
12:37where Palmeiras
12:38have taken
12:40a valuable first leg advantage
12:43in this Copa Libertadores waterfinal
12:45defeating River
12:46by two goals to one
12:48ladies and gentlemen
12:50go ahead
12:51get it
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