Al Hilal vs Chelsea, 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, Semifinals
· FIFA Club World CupChelsea's Romelu Lukaku nets winner to beat Al Hilal and reach Club World Cup final
Chelsea earned a 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal at on Wednesday to book their place in the final of the Club World Cup.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Odion Ighalo (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
- 2': Offside, Chelsea. Romelu Lukaku tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
- 4': Odion Ighalo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Hand ball by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
- 7': Offside, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic tries a through ball, but César Azpilicueta is caught offside.
- 7': Offside, Al-Hilal. Abdullah Al Mayoof tries a through ball, but Odion Ighalo is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 9': Foul by Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal).
- 9': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Gustavo Cuéllar (Al-Hilal).
- 9': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
- 11': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ali Al Bulayhi.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Jorginho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger with a headed pass.
- 12': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 12': Odion Ighalo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
- 13': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Yaseer Al Shahrani.
- 16': Offside, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 27': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 27': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
- 28': Moussa Marega (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Moussa Marega (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
- 30': Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Christensen with a cross.
- 32': Goal! Al-Hilal 0, Chelsea 1. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 33': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 33': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yaseer Al Shahrani.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 38': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ali Al Bulayhi.
- 39': Foul by Moussa Marega (Al-Hilal).
- 39': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Salem Al Dawsari.
- 41': Offside, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 43': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ali Al Bulayhi.
- 44': Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 44': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 45': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
- 45': Odion Ighalo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Al-Hilal 0, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Al-Hilal 0, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Jorginho.
- 48': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
- 49': Foul by Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
- 49': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Offside, Chelsea. Andreas Christensen tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt missed. Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Odion Ighalo.
- 52': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal).
- 52': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gustavo Cuéllar.
- 55': Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Offside, Chelsea. Antonio Rüdiger tries a through ball, but Hakim Ziyech is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Odion Ighalo (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Cuéllar.
- 58': Foul by Gustavo Cuéllar (Al-Hilal).
- 58': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku with a headed pass.
- 61': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
- 61': Odion Ighalo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt saved. Moussa Marega (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a through ball.
- 63': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
- 64': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 64': Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Foul by Gustavo Cuéllar (Al-Hilal).
- 66': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Gustavo Cuéllar (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gustavo Cuéllar.
- 68': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Odion Ighalo (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Marega.
- 68': Attempt saved. Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Odion Ighalo.
- 68': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
- 70': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 72': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Hakim Ziyech.
- 73': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Mason Mount.
- 73': Attempt missed. Jang Hyun-Soo (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 75': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 80': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mohamed Kanno.
- 81': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 81': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Al-Hilal. André Carrillo replaces Salem Al Dawsari.
- 82': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Michael replaces Matheus Pereira.
- 84': Ali Al Bulayhi (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 85': Gustavo Cuéllar (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 86': Yaseer Al Shahrani (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Chelsea. Malang Sarr replaces Marcos Alonso.
- 88': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gustavo Cuéllar.
- 89': Offside, Al-Hilal. Mohammed Al Burayk tries a through ball, but Moussa Marega is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
- 90'+1': Odion Ighalo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Al-Hilal 0, Chelsea 1.
- 0': Match ends, Al-Hilal 0, Chelsea 1.
Statistics
 CHE |
HIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 53.5 | Possession | 46.5 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 402 | Accurate Passes | 333 |
| 478 | Passes | 420 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 18 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 8 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA Club World Cup
Venue: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 19,175
Venue: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 19,175
Line-Ups
Al Hilal (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Abdullah Al-Mayouf (GK) |
| 5 | Ali Al-Bulayhi  |
| 20 | Jang Hyun-Soo |
| 6 | Gustavo Cuéllar |
| 12 | Yasser Al-Shahrani |
| 2 | Mohammed Al-Burayk |
| 15 | Matheus Pereira |
| 28 | Mohamed Kanno |
| 29 | Salem Al-Dawsari |
| 17 | Moussa Marega |
| 9 | Odion Ighalo |
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 4 | Andreas Christensen |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 22 | Hakim Ziyech |
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