Christian Gray scored Auckland City's first goal of the Club World Cup early in the second half before a 50-minute suspension caused by lightning in the area, and the amateur team gained a 1-1 draw against Boca Juniors on Tuesday as the Argentine club was eliminated.

Argentine media have labelled Auckland City FC’s 1-1 draw with Boca Juniors at the Fifa Club World Cup an “embarrassment” after the South American giants failed to advance to the knockout stage. Boca Juniors went into the final group match needing Portuguese side Benfica to lose to Bayern Munich and also needing a big win over Auckland City FC.

Despite taking 38 shots, Boca Juniors’ Club World Cup journey ended with a 1-1 draw against amateur Auckland City.Boca dominated the first half, with centre half Lautaro Di Lollo’s header from a