Al Ahly vs Al Ittihad, 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, Second Round

Benzema scores, misses pen as Al Ittihad exit Club World Cup

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.

• 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.