Al Ahly from Saudi Arabia secured third place in the Club World Cup by beating Japan’s Urawa 2-4 thanks to an own goal from Yoshio Koizumi that broke the tie that remained on the scoreboard until the hour mark, and with a goal in extra time from the Tunisian Ali Maaloul.
The Egyptian painting was installed on the podium of the competition for the third time in the last four editions after calming the spirit of his rival, especially in the first half.
Ahly advanced with 2-0
The Asian champion did not give up until the end. In fact, although they were constantly behind the scoreboard, they maintained their momentum until the 60th minute.
It’s Al Ahly directed by the Swiss Marcel Koller He faces the game more. Before half time they had a two-goal lead. In 19 minutes, Yasser Ibrahim opened the scoring and in the 25th minute the South African Percy Tau made the second 0-2.
Urawa, far from resigning himself to his opponent’s superiority, returned to the game and regained its options. Shortened distances on the verge of half an hour with a goal from Guinean Jose Kante. That spurred the Polish team on Maciej Skorzawho equalized in the 54th minute with a goal from Alexander Scholz.
Urawa was unable to reverse the result and in playing time Al Ahly regained the lead through an own goal from Yoshio Koizumi. He was able to expand it. He took advantage of the gaps left by his rival, looking for a tie.
The Tunisian has the fourth Ali Maaloul, but missed a penalty in the 75th minute. However, he found his goal in the 98th minute, when the match was decided, he beat Shusaku Nishikawa for the fourth time and rounded off his team’s victory at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, where they got the third place.
Source: La Verdad
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