Goalless draw between River Plate, Monterrey features 9 yellow cards, 1 red card

River Plate were held to a 0-0 draw by Mexico's Monterrey on Saturday, complicating the Argentinian side's hopes of booking a place in the knockout phase at the FIFA Club World Cup in the USA.

Poor finishing and a string of saves from Monterrey's Argentine goalkeeper Esteban Andrada – who once played for River Plate's arch-rivals Boca Juniors – denied the team from Buenos Aires three points that would have sealed their passage out of Group E and into the last 16.

The scoreless finish left the group standings finely balanced heading into the last round of pool play on Wednesday, with River Plate and Italy's Inter Milan level on four points each. Monterrey, who sit third with two points, will face Japan's already-eliminated Urawa Red Diamonds.

A bright opening in front of 57,393 fans at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena saw Monterrey get the better of the early exchanges, with a brilliant run and shot by former Spanish midfielder Sergio Canales forcing River Plate goalkeeper Franco Armani into a smart save in the 13th minute.

The game failed to develop a rhythm for long periods, however, with a series of bothersome fouls – 23 in the first half alone – making for a scrappy opening 45 minutes.

River Plate were left to rue missing two gilt-edged scoring opportunities in the closing minutes of the first half.

On the brink of the break, Giuliano Galoppo found himself with time and space in the center of Monterrey's penalty area, but sent his shot curling high and wide of the top right-hand corner.

River Plate's army of noisy fans behind the goal groaned in frustration, and were soon howling in disbelief moments later as Lucas Martinez Quarta squandered a glorious chance as well.

A corner kick from the right was flicked on and fell to the center-half on the edge of the six-yard box, only for the defender to sidefoot his shot wide of the post.

River Plate continued to dominate after halftime, with teenager Franco Mastantuono – who will join Real Madrid after the tournament – denied by Andrada on a decent effort in the 67th minute.

The Argentinians wasted another golden chance in the 76th minute, with Colombian international Miguel Borja shooting right at Andrada after a sublime through ball by Facundo Colidio had put him clean through on goal.

A frustrating night for River Plate ended with Kevin Castano sent off in injury time after picking up his second yellow card.

Inter Milan end Urawa's hopes with comeback win on pair of late goals

In the other match in Group E, Valentin Carboni scored the game-winning goal in stoppage time to give Inter Milan a 2-1 victory over Urawa Red Diamonds, ending the Japanese side's chances of advancing out of pool play.

The Italian squad didn't score until the 78th minute, despite holding the vast majority of possession, as Lautaro Martinez brilliantly bicycle-kicked Nicolo Barella's corner ball into the net.

Carboni's game-winner, set up by Francesco Esposito, came 14 minutes later. It was the culmination of multiple scoring threats by Inter Milan, who produced 21 more shot attempts than Urawa.

The Red Diamonds opened the scoring in the 11th minute, to the great delight of their exuberant fans, who showed up in droves for the game in Seattle. Ryoma Watanabe was all alone in transition near the penalty spot when he knocked in Takuro Kaneko's cutback ball for the first goal of the contest.

Fans in red filled the south end of Lumen Field, and made up a large swath of the 25,090 attendees. Their coordinated chants and jeers didn't wane until after the final whistle.

Urawa had a chance to equalize in the closing minute of stoppage time, but goalkeeper Yann Sommer tipped a long-distance free kick over the crossbar to preserve the win for Inter Milan.

Freytes scores go-ahead goal in 83rd minute as Fluminense beat Ulsan

Juan Freytes scored the go-ahead goal in the 83rd minute, and Fluminense beat Ulsan 4-2 in Group F in New Jersey.

Jhon Arias bent a free kick inside the right post and under the crossbar in the 27th minute, opening the scoring for Fluminense.

Lee Jin-hyun, on a counterattack, blasted a cross from Um Won-sang into a wide-open net to tie the contest in the 37th minute. Um then scored on diving header, off a low ball-in played by Lee, in first-half stoppage time to give South Korea's Ulsan a 2-1 lead at the break.

Gustavo Nonato Santana – known as "Nonato" – stopped a clearance attempt near the top of the penalty area and tapped a shot inside the right post in the 66th minute to level the match at 2-2.

Marcos da Silva Franca – nicknamed "Keno" – capped the scoring in the second minute of stoppage time.

Ulsan goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo made a diving stop shortly afterward, and moments later executed a leaping one-hand parry.

The game drew 29,321 to MetLife Stadium, which has a capacity of 82,500.

Freytes put away a first-touch finish, off a cross from German Cano, at point-blank range for his first career goal with Fluminense to put the Brazilian side in front for good.

Fluminense are tied with Germany's Borussia Dortmund atop Group F, and can clinch a place in the knockout phase with a win or a draw against South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns on Wednesday. Ulsan, who will face Dortmund on the same day, have already been eliminated from advancing.

Dortmund edge Mamelodi 4-3 amid blisteringly-hot conditions

In the other game in Group F, Dortmund were gifted an easy goal early in the match, and held off a late fightback from Mamelodi Sundowns on a swelteringly-warm day to win 4-3.

Both teams and the crowd of 14,006 fans at TQL Stadium had to sweat through high temperatures in Cincinnati, which forced a heat advisory and cooling breaks, called at the referee's discretion. The mercury level approached 90 degrees Fahrenheit (about 32 degrees Celsius).

Mamelodi opened the scoring early on an impressive breakaway, which Lucas Ribeiro Costa finished in the 11th minute.

Dortmund evened the score in the 16th minute when opposing goalkeeper Ronwen Williams inadvertently passed the ball to Felix Nmecha right in front of the net, and BVB's central midfielder easily footed in the unexpected present.

The German squad seized the momentum on the miscue, and went on to increase their lead to 3-1 at halftime. Serhou Guirassy scored in the 34th minute, before Jobe Bellingham found the net in the 45th.

Khuliso Mudau's own goal while attempting to deflect Daniel Svensson's cross in front of the net made it 4-1 in the 59th minute, before Mamelodi centered themselves and started to apply pressure.

The South African side scored two straight goals – Iqraam Rayners' double-header that first hit the post before his second effort went through the 62nd minute, and Lebo Mothiba's shot in the 90th minute.

The late flurry, however, wasn't enough to overcome Mamelodi's early mistakes.