FIFA Club World Cup

Fluminense vs Al Ahly, 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, Semifinals

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  • 71': Jhon Arias (P)
  • 90': John Kennedy
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2 - 0

Fluminense reach Club World Cup final after win over Al Ahly

Jhon Arias and John Kennedy scored in the second half to give Brazilian side Fluminense a hard-fought 2-0 win over Egypt's Al-Ahly in their Club World Cup semifinal.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Fluminense. Germán Cano is caught offside.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Percy Tau (Al Ahly) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emam Ashour.
  • 2': Foul by Felipe Melo (Fluminense).
  • 2': Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Akram Tawfik (Al Ahly) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Abdelmonem (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Akram Tawfik.
  • 5': André (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Emam Ashour (Al Ahly).
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Percy Tau (Al Ahly) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hussein El Shahat.
  • 6': Corner, Al Ahly. Conceded by Martinelli.
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Emam Ashour (Al Ahly).
  • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 9': Jhon Arias (Fluminense) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Keno with a cross.
  • 10': Corner, Al Ahly. Conceded by Martinelli.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hussein El Shahat following a corner.
  • 12': Foul by Germán Cano (Fluminense).
  • 12': Yasser Ibrahim (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Hand ball by Germán Cano (Fluminense).
  • 15': Foul by Germán Cano (Fluminense).
  • 15': Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right.
  • 18': Corner, Al Ahly. Conceded by Felipe Melo.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Mohamed Abdelmonem (Al Ahly) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ali Maâloul with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Akram Tawfik (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 22': Foul by Marwan Attia (Al Ahly).
  • 22': Martinelli (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Yasser Ibrahim.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Jhon Arias (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Henrique Ganso.
  • 27': Foul by Akram Tawfik (Al Ahly).
  • 27': Jhon Arias (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Maâloul.
  • 28': Corner, Al Ahly. Conceded by André.
  • 30': Foul by Marwan Attia (Al Ahly).
  • 30': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Akram Tawfik (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Keno (Fluminense).
  • 34': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Ali Maâloul.
  • 35': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Yasser Ibrahim.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Percy Tau.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Kahraba (Al Ahly) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Percy Tau (Al Ahly) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a fast break.
  • 38': Foul by Kahraba (Al Ahly).
  • 38': Nino (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emam Ashour.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Keno (Fluminense) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 44': Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Martinelli (Fluminense).
  • 45': Martinelli (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ali Maâloul (Al Ahly).
  • 45'+1': Jhon Arias (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Fluminense. Germán Cano is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Fluminense 0, Al Ahly 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Fluminense 0, Al Ahly 0.
  • 47': Foul by Emam Ashour (Al Ahly).
  • 47': Nino (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Emam Ashour (Al Ahly).
  • 49': Jhon Arias (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by Marcelo (Fluminense).
  • 49': Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by André.
  • 50': Hand ball by Jhon Arias (Fluminense).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Jhon Arias (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Germán Cano.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paulo Henrique Ganso.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Kahraba (Al Ahly) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hussein El Shahat with a through ball.
  • 57': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Ali Maâloul.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Marcelo (Fluminense) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Xavier.
  • 58': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Yasser Ibrahim.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Germán Cano (Fluminense) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 60': Corner, Al Ahly. Conceded by Felipe Melo.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ali Maâloul following a corner.
  • 61': Offside, Al Ahly. Kahraba is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Percy Tau.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Akram Tawfik (Al Ahly) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hussein El Shahat.
  • 63': André (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Ali Maâloul (Al Ahly).
  • 65': Foul by Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly).
  • 65': Keno (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Mohamed Hany.
  • 67': Penalty Fluminense. Marcelo draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 67': Penalty conceded by Percy Tau (Al Ahly) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Marcelo (Fluminense).
  • 69': Mohamed Abdelmonem (Al Ahly) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Goal! Fluminense 1, Al Ahly 0. Jhon Arias (Fluminense) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Percy Tau (Al Ahly) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hussein El Shahat with a through ball.
  • 74': Foul by Kahraba (Al Ahly).
  • 74': Paulo Henrique Ganso (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Al Ahly. Taher Mohamed replaces Kahraba.
  • 75': Substitution, Al Ahly. Mohamed Magdi replaces Akram Tawfik.
  • 75': Substitution, Al Ahly. Karim Fouad replaces Percy Tau.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Felipe Melo (Fluminense).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Substitution, Fluminense. Marlon replaces Felipe Melo because of an injury.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Taher Mohamed (Al Ahly) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Maâloul with a cross.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Keno (Fluminense).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Substitution, Fluminense. Lima replaces Paulo Henrique Ganso.
  • 79': Substitution, Fluminense. John Kennedy replaces Keno because of an injury.
  • 80': Substitution, Fluminense. Diogo Barbosa replaces Marcelo.
  • 80': Hand ball by Germán Cano (Fluminense).
  • 81': Corner, Al Ahly. Conceded by Lima.
  • 83': Substitution, Fluminense. Guga replaces Samuel Xavier.
  • 84': Foul by Karim Fouad (Al Ahly).
  • 84': Nino (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Kennedy.
  • 87': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Ali Maâloul.
  • 88': Attempt missed. John Kennedy (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martinelli.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Taher Mohamed (Al Ahly) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hussein El Shahat.
  • 90': Goal! Fluminense 2, Al Ahly 0. John Kennedy (Fluminense) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martinelli.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Al Ahly. Amr El Soleya replaces Marwan Attia.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Al Ahly. Rami Rabia replaces Emam Ashour.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Mohamed Magdi (Al Ahly).
  • 90'+2': Lima (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Martinelli (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Guga with a through ball.
  • 90'+6': Hand ball by Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly).
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Fluminense 2, Al Ahly 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Fluminense 2, Al Ahly 0.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 6
34.8 Possession 65.2
20 SHOTS 14
6 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
272 Accurate Passes 606
350 Passes 676
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.2
48 Long Balls 30
18 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
8 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 2
19 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.2
12 Interceptions 8
12 Effective Clearances 18
12 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Club World Cup

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 34,986

Line-Ups

FLU Fluminense (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Fábio (GK)
30 Felipe Melo
33 Nino
12 Marcelo
2 Samuel Xavier
10 Ganso
8 Martinelli Yellow Card
7 André
14 Germán Cano
11 Keno
21 Jhon Arias

AHL Al Ahly (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 Mohamed El Shenawy (GK)
24 Mohamed Abdelmonem Yellow Card
6 Yasser Ibrahim
21 Ali Maâloul
30 Mohamed Hany
22 Emam Ashour
8 Akram Tawfik
13 Marwan Attia
14 Hussein El-Shahat
10 Percy Tau
7 Kahraba

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