
Al Ahly vs Al Ittihad, 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, Second Round
· FIFA Club World Cup
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Benzema scores, misses pen as Al Ittihad exit Club World Cup
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Egypt's Al Ahly cruised to a 3-1 win over Al Ittihad on Friday to book a place in the Club World Cup semifinals after Karim Benzema missed a penalty before scoring for the Saudi side.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Fabinho (Al-Ittihad).
- 5': Attempt blocked. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 6': Foul by Ahmed Koka (Al Ahly).
- 6': Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly).
- 8': Igor Coronado (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 10': Attempt missed. Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 12': Attempt saved. Zakaria Al Hawsawi (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Faisal Al Ghamdi.
- 13': Foul by Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad).
- 13': Yasser Ibrahim (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Ahmed Koka (Al Ahly).
- 15': Igor Coronado (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Muhannad Al Shanqiti (Al-Ittihad).
- 15': Mohamed Abdelmonem (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Penalty conceded by Hassan Kadesh (Al-Ittihad) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 20': VAR Decision: Penalty Al Ahly.
- 21': Goal! Al Ahly 1, Al-Ittihad 0. Ali Maâloul (Al Ahly) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 23': Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad).
- 23': Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Kahraba (Al Ahly).
- 24': Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Marwan Attia (Al Ahly).
- 25': Attempt saved. Kahraba (Al Ahly) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Koka.
- 26': Foul by Mohamed Abdelmonem (Al Ahly).
- 26': Igor Coronado (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Attempt missed. Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Igor Coronado with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 35': Offside, Al Ahly. Ali Maâloul is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Emam Ashour (Al Ahly).
- 36': Igor Coronado (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Foul by Marwan Attia (Al Ahly).
- 37': Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Muhannad Al Shanqiti with a cross.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emam Ashour.
- 40': Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly).
- 41': Penalty conceded by Mohamed Abdelmonem (Al Ahly) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 44': VAR Decision: Penalty Al-Ittihad.
- 45': Penalty saved. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Kahraba (Al Ahly) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
- 45'+3': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Mohamed Hany.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Hassan Kadesh (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zakaria Al Hawsawi.
- 45'+4': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Mohamed Abdelmonem.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Hassan Kadesh (Al-Ittihad) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Igor Coronado with a cross.
- 45'+5': Offside, Al Ahly. Percy Tau is caught offside.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Al Ahly 1, Al-Ittihad 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Al Ahly 1, Al-Ittihad 0.
- 45': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Ahmed Bamasud replaces Zakaria Al Hawsawi.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Koka (Al Ahly).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Madallah Al Olayan replaces Muhannad Al Shanqiti because of an injury.
- 51': Attempt missed. Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hussein El Shahat.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Igor Coronado (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 55': Attempt saved. Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Igor Coronado with a through ball.
- 58': Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad).
- 59': Goal! Al Ahly 2, Al-Ittihad 0. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kahraba.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Kahraba (Al Ahly).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 61': Foul by Percy Tau (Al Ahly).
- 61': Hassan Kadesh (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Goal! Al Ahly 3, Al-Ittihad 0. Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kahraba.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly).
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Offside, Al Ahly. Hussein El Shahat is caught offside.
- 67': Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Fabinho (Al-Ittihad).
- 67': Fabinho (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Delay in match (Al-Ittihad).
- 69': Kahraba (Al Ahly) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Jota replaces Romarinho.
- 70': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Abderrazzaq Hamed Allah replaces Igor Coronado.
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ahmed Bamasud with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, Al Ahly. Taher Mohamed replaces Kahraba because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Al Ahly. Karim Fouad replaces Hussein El Shahat.
- 73': Substitution, Al Ahly. Amr El Soleya replaces Emam Ashour.
- 74': Ahmed Bamasud (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly).
- 75': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Mohamed Hany.
- 76': Abderrazzaq Hamed Allah (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Marwan Attia (Al Ahly).
- 79': Attempt saved. Marwan Attia (Al Ahly) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Percy Tau.
- 79': Corner, Al Ahly. Conceded by Abdullah Al Muaiouf.
- 79': Foul by Abderrazzaq Hamed Allah (Al-Ittihad).
- 79': Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Koka (Al Ahly).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Mohamed Abdelmonem.
- 86': Offside, Al Ahly. Percy Tau is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Al Ahly. Anthony Modeste replaces Percy Tau.
- 87': Substitution, Al Ahly. Aliou Dieng replaces Ahmed Koka because of an injury.
- 88': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Yasser Ibrahim.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Madallah Al Olayan.
- 89': Offside, Al Ahly. Anthony Modeste is caught offside.
- 90': Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Anthony Modeste (Al Ahly).
- 90': Anthony Modeste (Al Ahly) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90'+2': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Mohamed Abdelmonem.
- 90'+2': Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jota with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Goal! Al Ahly 3, Al-Ittihad 1. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Al Ahly 3, Al-Ittihad 1.
- 0': Match ends, Al Ahly 3, Al-Ittihad 1.
Statistics
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8 | Fouls | 14 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 1 |
0 | Offsides | 5 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
2 | Saves | 5 |
56.8 | Possession | 43.2 |
15 | SHOTS | 9 |
6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
383 | Accurate Passes | 293 |
471 | Passes | 363 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
19 | Crosses | 2 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
43 | Long Balls | 64 |
26 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
21 | Tackles | 18 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
6 | Interceptions | 14 |
6 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
6 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA Club World Cup
Venue: Al Inma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 56,111
Venue: Al Inma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 56,111
Line-Ups
Al Ahly (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Mohamed El Shenawy (GK) |
24 | Mohamed Abdelmonem |
6 | Yasser Ibrahim |
21 | Ali Maâloul |
30 | Mohamed Hany |
13 | Marwan Attia |
36 | Ahmed Koka |
22 | Emam Ashour ![]() |
7 | Kahraba |
14 | Hussein El Shahat |
10 | Percy Tau |
Al Ittihad (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Abdullah Al-Mayouf (GK) |
15 | Hassan Mahbub |
26 | Ahmed Hegazi |
12 | Zakaria Al Hawsawi |
13 | Muhannad Al-Shanqiti |
8 | Fabinho ![]() |
16 | Faisal Al-Ghamdi |
7 | N'Golo Kanté |
9 | Karim Benzema |
10 | Igor Coronado |
90 | Romarinho |
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