FIFA Club World Cup

FT Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Al Ain WLLWW 2
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River Plate LDLWW 2
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Al Ain win 5-4 on penalties · Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium · 21,383 att.

Match Report

EPA/MAHMOUD KHALED

River Plate fall to Al Ain on penalties in Club World Cup semifinal

Al Ain beat River Plate 5-4 on penalties to reach the Club World Cup final after their last-four clash finished 2-2 after 90 minutes and extra time.

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Team Stats

21
Fouls
20
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
7
9
Saves
4
35.4
Possession
64.6
20
SHOTS
24
6
ON GOAL
11
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
237
Accurate Passes
529
376
Passes
676
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
7
13
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.3
108
Long Balls
93
39
Accurate Long Balls
45
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
9
19
Tackles
21
0.4
Tackle %
0.4
15
Interceptions
16
31
Effective Clearances
22
31
Clearances
22

Lineups

RIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Franco ArmaniG
  2. 22Javier PinolaCD-L
  3. 2Jonathan MaidanaCD-R
  4. 20Milton CascoLB
  5. 29Gonzalo MontielRB
  6. 23Leonardo PonzioCM
  7. 15Exequiel PalaciosLM
  8. 26Ignacio FernándezRM
  9. 19Rafael BorréF
  10. 27Lucas PrattoLF
  11. 10Gonzalo MartínezRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Juan Fernando QuinteroSUB
  2. 25Enrique BolognaSUB
  3. 32Nacho ScoccoSUB
  4. 24Enzo PérezSUB
  5. 11Nicolás de la CruzSUB
  6. 18Camilo MayadaSUB
  7. 4Jorge MoreiraSUB
  8. 28Lucas Martínez QuartaSUB
  9. 9Julián ÁlvarezSUB
  10. 5Bruno ZuculiniSUB
  11. 14Germán LuxSUB

AlN · 4-3-3

  1. 17Khalid EisaG
  2. 14Mohammed FayezCD-L
  3. 5Mohamed Ismail AhmedCD-R
  4. 33Tsukasa ShiotaniLB
  5. 23Mohamed GharibRB
  6. 13Ahmed Barman AliCM
  7. 3Tongo DoumbiaLM
  8. 16Mohammed Abdulrahman Al-AmoodiRM
  9. 9Marcus BergF
  10. 7CaioLF
  11. 74Hussein El ShahatRF

Substitutes

  1. 1Mohammed Bu SandaSUB
  2. 44Saaed JumaSUB
  3. 12Hamad AlmansooriSUB
  4. 19Mohanad Salem Al-AminSUB
  5. 88Yahia NaderSUB
  6. 28Sulaiman Nasser AlameriSUB
  7. 30Mohammed KhalfanSUB
  8. 6Amer Abdulrahman Al-HammadiSUB
  9. 99Jamal MaroofSUB
  10. 11Bandar Al-AhbabiSUB
  11. 43Rayan Yaslam Al-JaberiSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! River Plate 0, Al Ain 1. Marcus Berg (Al Ain) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Barman with a cross following a corner.
  2. 9' Javier Pinola (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 11' Goal! River Plate 1, Al Ain 1. Santos Borré (River Plate) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Pratto.
  4. 16' Goal! River Plate 2, Al Ain 1. Santos Borré (River Plate) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Martínez with a through ball following a fast break.
  5. 27' VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field stands.
  6. 45'+2' VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  7. 50' Hussein El Shahat (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 51' Goal! River Plate 2, Al Ain 2. Caio (Al Ain) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tsukasa Shiotani.
  9. 54' Santos Borré (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 55' Substitution, River Plate. Juan Quintero replaces Ignacio Fernández.
  11. 55' Substitution, River Plate. Enzo Pérez replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  12. 61' Caio (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 64' Substitution, Al Ain. Rayan Yslam replaces Mohammed Abdulrahman.
  14. 69' Penalty missed! Still River Plate 2, Al Ain 2. Gonzalo Martínez (River Plate) hits the bar with a left footed shot.
  15. 75' Substitution, Al Ain. Bandar Al Ahbabi replaces Marcus Berg.
  16. 80' Mohamed Ahmad (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 82' Substitution, Al Ain. Amer Abdulrahman replaces Ahmed Barman because of an injury.
  18. 87' Substitution, River Plate. Nicolás De La Cruz replaces Leonardo Ponzio.
  19. 89' Milton Casco (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90' Substitution, River Plate. Ignacio Scocco replaces Gonzalo Martínez.
  21. 90' First Half Extra Time begins River Plate 2, Al Ain 2.
  22. 105'+1' First Half Extra Time ends, River Plate 2, Al Ain 2.
  23. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins River Plate 2, Al Ain 2.
  24. 107' Substitution, Al Ain. Yahia Nader replaces Tongo Doumbia.
  25. 112' Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  26. 120'+2'
  27. 120'
  28. 120' Penalty Shootout ends, River Plate 2(4), Al Ain 2(5).

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