FIFA Club World Cup

FT Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Auckland City WLLLL 0
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Al Ittihad DWWWL 3
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ITT303
Alinma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City · 50,248 att.

Match Report

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Benzema scores in fourth Club World Cup to make history

Karim Benzema made Club World Cup history as Saudi champions Al Ittihad won 3-0 against Auckland City at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium on Tuesday to progress to the second round of the tournament.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
9
9
Saves
0
45.7
Possession
54.3
4
SHOTS
30
0
ON GOAL
11
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
412
Accurate Passes
500
484
Passes
561
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
7
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.1
55
Long Balls
21
34
Accurate Long Balls
7
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
6
13
Effective Tackles
21
17
Tackles
28
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
16
21
Effective Clearances
6
21
Clearances
6

Lineups

ITT · 4-3-3

  1. 34Marcelo GroheG
  2. 15Hassan KadishCD-L
  3. 26Ahmed HegaziCD-R
  4. 12Zakaria Al HawsawiLB
  5. 13Muhannad Al-ShanqitiRB
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM
  7. 16Faisal Al-GhamdiLM
  8. 8FabinhoRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 10Igor CoronadoLF
  11. 90RomarinhoRF

ACFC · 5-4-1

  1. 1Conor TraceyG
  2. 25Michael Den HeijerCD
  3. 4Christian GrayCD-L
  4. 14Jordan ValeCD-R
  5. 13Nathan LoboLB
  6. 12Regont MuratiRB
  7. 7Cameron HowiesonCM-L
  8. 2Mario IlichCM-R
  9. 10Dylan ManickumLM
  10. 8Gerard GibertRM
  11. 19William GillionF

Timeline

  1. 29' Goal! Al-Ittihad 1, Auckland City 0. Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zakaria Al Hawsawi.
  2. 34' Goal! Al-Ittihad 2, Auckland City 0. N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  3. 40' Goal! Al-Ittihad 3, Auckland City 0. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Muhannad Al Shanqiti.
  4. 56' Substitution, Auckland City. Joseph Lee replaces Gerard Garriga.
  5. 59' Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Jota replaces Romarinho.
  6. 67' Substitution, Auckland City. Emiliano Tade replaces Dylan Manickum.
  7. 68' Substitution, Auckland City. Zhou Tong replaces Mario Ilich.
  8. 77' Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Saleh Al Amri replaces N'Golo Kanté.
  9. 78' Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Sultan Farhan replaces Igor Coronado.
  10. 83' Substitution, Auckland City. Angus Kilkolly replaces Regont Murati.
  11. 84' Substitution, Auckland City. Adam Mitchell replaces Christian Gray.
  12. 85' Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Marwan Al Sahafi replaces Faisal Al Ghamdi.
  13. 85' Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Ahmed Bamasud replaces Zakaria Al Hawsawi because of an injury.

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