FIFA Club World Cup

Al Ahly vs Al Ittihad, 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, Second Round

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Al Ahly
  • 21': Ali Maâloul (P)
  • 59': Hussein El-Shahat
  • 62': Emam Ashour
  • Red Card 90': Anthony Modeste
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3 - 1
Al Ittihad
  • 90'+2': Karim Benzema

Benzema scores, misses pen as Al Ittihad exit Club World Cup

Egypt's Al Ahly cruised to a 3-1 win over Al Ittihad on Friday to book a place in the Club World Cup semifinals after Karim Benzema missed a penalty before scoring for the Saudi side.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Fabinho (Al-Ittihad).
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Foul by Ahmed Koka (Al Ahly).
  • 6': Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly).
  • 8': Igor Coronado (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Zakaria Al Hawsawi (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Faisal Al Ghamdi.
  • 13': Foul by Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad).
  • 13': Yasser Ibrahim (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Ahmed Koka (Al Ahly).
  • 15': Igor Coronado (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Muhannad Al Shanqiti (Al-Ittihad).
  • 15': Mohamed Abdelmonem (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Penalty conceded by Hassan Kadesh (Al-Ittihad) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 20': VAR Decision: Penalty Al Ahly.
  • 21': Goal! Al Ahly 1, Al-Ittihad 0. Ali Maâloul (Al Ahly) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 23': Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Foul by Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 23': Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Kahraba (Al Ahly).
  • 24': Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Marwan Attia (Al Ahly).
  • 25': Attempt saved. Kahraba (Al Ahly) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Koka.
  • 26': Foul by Mohamed Abdelmonem (Al Ahly).
  • 26': Igor Coronado (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Igor Coronado with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 35': Offside, Al Ahly. Ali Maâloul is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Emam Ashour (Al Ahly).
  • 36': Igor Coronado (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) is shown the yellow card.
  • 37': Foul by Marwan Attia (Al Ahly).
  • 37': Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Muhannad Al Shanqiti with a cross.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emam Ashour.
  • 40': Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Foul by Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly).
  • 41': Penalty conceded by Mohamed Abdelmonem (Al Ahly) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 44': VAR Decision: Penalty Al-Ittihad.
  • 45': Penalty saved. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Kahraba (Al Ahly) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Mohamed Hany.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Hassan Kadesh (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zakaria Al Hawsawi.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Mohamed Abdelmonem.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Hassan Kadesh (Al-Ittihad) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Igor Coronado with a cross.
  • 45'+5': Offside, Al Ahly. Percy Tau is caught offside.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Al Ahly 1, Al-Ittihad 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al Ahly 1, Al-Ittihad 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Ahmed Bamasud replaces Zakaria Al Hawsawi.
  • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Koka (Al Ahly).
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 49': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Madallah Al Olayan replaces Muhannad Al Shanqiti because of an injury.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hussein El Shahat.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Igor Coronado (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Igor Coronado with a through ball.
  • 58': Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad).
  • 59': Goal! Al Ahly 2, Al-Ittihad 0. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kahraba.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Kahraba (Al Ahly).
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 61': Foul by Percy Tau (Al Ahly).
  • 61': Hassan Kadesh (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Goal! Al Ahly 3, Al-Ittihad 0. Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kahraba.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Offside, Al Ahly. Hussein El Shahat is caught offside.
  • 67': Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Fabinho (Al-Ittihad).
  • 67': Fabinho (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Delay in match (Al-Ittihad).
  • 69': Kahraba (Al Ahly) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Jota replaces Romarinho.
  • 70': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Abderrazzaq Hamed Allah replaces Igor Coronado.
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ahmed Bamasud with a cross.
  • 72': Substitution, Al Ahly. Taher Mohamed replaces Kahraba because of an injury.
  • 72': Substitution, Al Ahly. Karim Fouad replaces Hussein El Shahat.
  • 73': Substitution, Al Ahly. Amr El Soleya replaces Emam Ashour.
  • 74': Ahmed Bamasud (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly).
  • 75': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Mohamed Hany.
  • 76': Abderrazzaq Hamed Allah (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Marwan Attia (Al Ahly).
  • 79': Attempt saved. Marwan Attia (Al Ahly) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Percy Tau.
  • 79': Corner, Al Ahly. Conceded by Abdullah Al Muaiouf.
  • 79': Foul by Abderrazzaq Hamed Allah (Al-Ittihad).
  • 79': Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Koka (Al Ahly).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Mohamed Abdelmonem.
  • 86': Offside, Al Ahly. Percy Tau is caught offside.
  • 86': Substitution, Al Ahly. Anthony Modeste replaces Percy Tau.
  • 87': Substitution, Al Ahly. Aliou Dieng replaces Ahmed Koka because of an injury.
  • 88': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Yasser Ibrahim.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Madallah Al Olayan.
  • 89': Offside, Al Ahly. Anthony Modeste is caught offside.
  • 90': Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by Anthony Modeste (Al Ahly).
  • 90': Anthony Modeste (Al Ahly) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Mohamed Abdelmonem.
  • 90'+2': Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jota with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Al Ahly 3, Al-Ittihad 1. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Al Ahly 3, Al-Ittihad 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Al Ahly 3, Al-Ittihad 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 5
6 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 5
56.8 Possession 43.2
15 SHOTS 9
6 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
383 Accurate Passes 293
471 Passes 363
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 0
19 Crosses 2
0.3 Cross % 0.0
43 Long Balls 64
26 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 10
21 Tackles 18
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 14
6 Effective Clearances 17
6 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Club World Cup

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 56,111

Line-Ups

AHL Al Ahly (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Mohamed El Shenawy (GK)
24 Mohamed Abdelmonem
6 Yasser Ibrahim
21 Ali Maâloul
30 Mohamed Hany
13 Marwan Attia
36 Ahmed Koka
22 Emam Ashour Yellow Card
7 Kahraba
14 Hussein El-Shahat
10 Percy Tau
Al Ahly Substitutes:
Aliou Dieng, Mostafa Shobeir, Amr Al Sulaya, Karim El Debes, Mohamed Magdy, Akram Tawfik, Khaled Abdelfattah, Karim Fouad, Rami Hisham Rabia, Anthony Modeste, Hamza Alaa, Taher Mohamed.

ITT Al Ittihad (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf (GK)
15 Hassan Kadesh
26 Ahmed Hegazi
12 Zakaria Al Hawsawi
13 Muhannad Al-Shanqiti
8 Fabinho Yellow Card
16 Faisal Al Ghamdi
7 N'Golo Kanté
9 Karim Benzema
10 Igor Coronado
90 Romarinho
Al Ittihad Substitutes:
Suwailem Al Menhali, Madallah Al-Olayan, Omar Othman, Marwan Al Sahafi, Osama Mubarak Hajaj Al Marwash, Ahmed Bamasud, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Jota, Marcelo Grohe, Saleh Al-Jamaan, Sultan Al Farhan.

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