Egyptian Al Ahly, African champions, defeated Saudi Al Ittihad this Friday in Jeddah with authority (3-1) to reach the semifinals of the Club World Cup, where on Monday they will be rivals of Brazilian Fluminense, current champions. of the Copa Libertadores.
Manchester City, the European champion, and the Japanese Urawa Red Diamonds, the Asian champion, will meet in another draw, which today defeated the Mexican León, representative of Concacaf, 0-1, also in Jeddah.
Benzema did not receive a penalty
Al Ahly was more than a match in which the French striker Karim Benzema was wasted from the penalty spot on the brink of half-time there was a chance to equalize with a goal, also from the highest penalty, by Ali Maaloul, who put the Cairo team ahead in the 21st minute. The former Madrid player gave it up late in the match by scoring a poor 3-1.
The post prevented a new option for Al Ittihad from Marcelo Gallardo in the 55th minute and four later it was 2-0, the work of Hussein El Shahat in a good personal play within the area. Emam Ashour was convicted definitely the rivalry in ’62.
With the passage of time (m.92), Benzema scored the only goal for Al Ittihad, who participated in the tournament as champions of the host country, had already surrendered to the superiority of Al Ahly.
Benzema made history in this Club World Cup by becoming the first player in history to score in four editions of the competition. He did it on Tuesday by closing 3-0 as Al Ittihad defeated Auckland City of New Zealand (3-0) in the opening match.
Source: La Verdad
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