Al Hilal, from Saudi Arabia, beat Wydad Casablanca, from Morocco, on penalties, this Saturday afternoon (4), and will face Flamengo in the semifinals of the Club World Cup, next Tuesday (7).
Playing in Rabat, the capital of his country, Wwydad Casablanca opened the scoring early in the second half, with Ayoub el Amloud’s header after a corner. The Saudi Arabia team reached the tie only in stoppage time, with Kanno, from the penalty spot.
There was still time for both teams to have a player sent off — the scorer himself, in the case of the Saudis, and Jabrane, in the case of the Moroccans. Equality remained during extra time, and the vacancy was decided on penalties.
The Saudis won the pro dispute 5 to 3. All of their penalty takers converted their penalties. Wydad full-back Yahia Attiyat Allah wasted his. The ball hit the two posts and went out.
In theory, the Al Hilal athletes will arrive more tired for Tuesday’s match. In addition to extra time, there were, adding the two halves, 14 minutes of extra time in the match. This could be good for Flamengo, who arrived in Morocco this Friday (3), less than a week after losing the Super Cup to Palmeiras by 4-3.
Real Madrid’s opponent in the other semifinal will come out of the match between Seattle Sounders, from the USA, and Al Ahly, from Egypt. The match also takes place this Saturday.
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