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Auckland City (New Zealand) scored its first historic point at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
Oakland City drew 1-1 in the final Group C match of the Club World Cup against Boca Juniors at Geodys Park in Nashville, Tennessee on the 25th (Korea time). He lost his first point in the 26th minute of the first half with an own goal, but he balanced it by scoring an equalizer in the 7th minute of the second half.
It was also a one-sided trend on the day. As a prestigious team representing Argentina along with River Plate, South American powerhouse Boca Juniors overwhelmingly pushed Oakland City. The ball possession rate reached 74%, and the number of shots reached 41. The number of times he touched the ball in the penalty area was 50 times and 20 times he kicked a corner. However, only 10 of them were effective shots, and none led to a score. He only scored his own goal by mistake. On the other hand, Oakland City shot three times in absolute inferiority and showed concentration by connecting one of the two effective shots to an equalizer. Oakland City, which had previously suffered a 0-10 and 0-6 defeat by Bayern Munich and Benfica, was able to achieve a successful result by earning points against Boca Juniors.
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Oakland City played in this Club World Cup as Oceania champion. However, Opta, a statistical site, ranked 5074th in power ranking. It is the lowest among 32 teams that participated in the event. She is also more than 4,000 steps behind Al Ain (625th). Looking at the composition of the players, this evaluation deserves a nod. The BBC reported 'Oakland City is a team of primary school teachers and insurance agents, barbers, salespeople, and several students. Defensive back Nathan Robbo said he has to take college exams at a hotel during the tournament, adding that `Oakland City amateur players are limited to 150 New Zealand dollars (about 120,000 won) a week.' Regarding the goalkeeper who blocked a shower shot in the match against Munich, he is working in a pharmaceutical company warehouse and playing at the same time. When participating in a league or tournament, I take annual leave and unpaid leave, so I wear goalkeeper gloves, he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
