FIFA Club World Cup

Palmeiras vs Al Ahly, 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Group Stage

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Palmeiras
  • 49': Wessam Abou Ali (OG)
  • 59': José López
FT
2 - 0
Al Ahly

    Palmeiras beat Al Ahly at CWC after weather delay

    Brazil's Palmeiras scored twice in the space of 10 second-half minutes to beat Al Ahly of Egypt 2-0 in their Group A Club World Cup clash.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Foul by Aníbal Moreno (Palmeiras).
    • 4': Hamdi Fathy (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Richard Ríos (Palmeiras).
    • 5': Yahya Attiat Allah (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Corner,Al Ahly. Conceded by Aníbal Moreno.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Wessam Abou Ali (Al Ahly) with an attempt from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yahya Attiat Allah with a cross following a corner.
    • 7': Facundo Torres (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Foul by Hamdi Fathy (Al Ahly).
    • 8': Foul by Vitor Roque (Palmeiras).
    • 8': Yasser Ibrahim (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Mohamed Ben Romdhane (Al Ahly).
    • 9': Richard Ríos (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Hamdi Fathy (Al Ahly) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 11': Achraf Dari (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Vitor Roque (Palmeiras).
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Wessam Abou Ali (Al Ahly) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yahya Attiat Allah.
    • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly).
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Estêvão (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Yahya Attiat Allah (Al Ahly).
    • 18': Attempt missed. Joaquín Piquerez (Palmeiras) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Estêvão (Palmeiras) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Raphael Veiga.
    • 19': Foul by Richard Ríos (Palmeiras).
    • 19': Hamdi Fathy (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Achraf Dari (Al Ahly).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Foul by Mohamed Ben Romdhane (Al Ahly).
    • 22': Richard Ríos (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Richard Ríos (Palmeiras).
    • 23': Mohamed Ben Romdhane (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Wessam Abou Ali (Al Ahly).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Corner,Palmeiras. Conceded by Yasser Ibrahim.
    • 29': Facundo Torres (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Hamdi Fathy (Al Ahly).
    • 30': Delay in match (Al Ahly).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Corner,Palmeiras. Conceded by Yahya Attiat Allah.
    • 35': Foul by Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras).
    • 35': Trézéguet (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras).
    • 37': Zizo (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Zizo (Al Ahly).
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 38': VAR Decision: No Red Card Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras).
    • 39': Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Foul by Aníbal Moreno (Palmeiras).
    • 40': Mohamed Ben Romdhane (Al Ahly) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Corner,Al Ahly. Conceded by Murilo.
    • 42': Facundo Torres (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Hamdi Fathy (Al Ahly).
    • 42': Hamdi Fathy (Al Ahly) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Marwan Attia (Al Ahly) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trézéguet.
    • 43': Corner,Al Ahly. Conceded by Aníbal Moreno.
    • 43': Agustín Giay (Palmeiras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Offside, Al Ahly. Mohamed Ben Romdhane is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Vitor Roque (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Torres.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Yahya Attiat Allah (Al Ahly).
    • 45'+3': Richard Ríos (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Yahya Attiat Allah (Al Ahly) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Richard Ríos (Palmeiras).
    • 45'+4': Trézéguet (Al Ahly) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+6': Offside, Al Ahly. Wessam Abou Ali is caught offside.
    • 45'+7': First Half ends, Palmeiras 0, Al Ahly 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Palmeiras 0, Al Ahly 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Palmeiras. José López replaces Vitor Roque.
    • 45': Substitution, Palmeiras. Maurício replaces Raphael Veiga.
    • 48': Facundo Torres (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Foul by Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly).
    • 49': Own Goal by Wessam Abou Ali, Al Ahly. Palmeiras 1, Al Ahly 0.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Estêvão (Palmeiras) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maurício.
    • 54': Facundo Torres (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Foul by Marwan Attia (Al Ahly).
    • 55': Corner,Palmeiras. Conceded by Mohamed El Shenawy.
    • 56': Attempt missed. José López (Palmeiras) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Facundo Torres with a cross following a corner.
    • 58': Foul by Facundo Torres (Palmeiras).
    • 58': Hamdi Fathy (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Goal! Palmeiras 2, Al Ahly 0. José López (Palmeiras) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maurício with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 62': Substitution, Al Ahly. Achraf Bencharki replaces Trézéguet.
    • 62': Substitution, Al Ahly. Ahmed Ramadan replaces Achraf Dari.
    • 62': Substitution, Al Ahly. Mohamed Magdi Kafsha replaces Hamdi Fathy.
    • 62': Substitution, Al Ahly. Nejc Gradisar replaces Wessam Abou Ali.
    • 62': Foul by Maurício (Palmeiras).
    • 62': Mohamed Ben Romdhane (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Ahmed Ramadan (Al Ahly).
    • 63': Joaquín Piquerez (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Maurício (Palmeiras) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Gómez.
    • 65': Offside, Palmeiras. Estêvão is caught offside.
    • 67': Substitution, Palmeiras. Emiliano Martínez replaces Aníbal Moreno because of an injury.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Facundo Torres (Palmeiras) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Estêvão.
    • 71': Attempt missed. José López (Palmeiras) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Richard Ríos with a cross.
    • 72': Corner,Palmeiras. Conceded by Yahya Attiat Allah.
    • 73': Foul by José López (Palmeiras).
    • 73': Marwan Attia (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Corner,Palmeiras. Conceded by Ahmed Ramadan.
    • 74': Foul by Joaquín Piquerez (Palmeiras).
    • 74': Zizo (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Joaquín Piquerez (Palmeiras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Foul by Mohamed Ben Romdhane (Al Ahly).
    • 75': Richard Ríos (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Palmeiras. Paulinho replaces Facundo Torres.
    • 76': Substitution, Palmeiras. Vanderlan replaces Estêvão.
    • 77': Delay in match (Al Ahly).
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Emiliano Martínez (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Foul by Marwan Attia (Al Ahly).
    • 79': Marwan Attia (Al Ahly) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Foul by Achraf Bencharki (Al Ahly).
    • 80': Richard Ríos (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Ahmed Ramadan (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by José López (Palmeiras).
    • 83': Offside, Al Ahly. Achraf Bencharki is caught offside.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Mohamed Magdi Kafsha (Al Ahly) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Weverton (Palmeiras). Assisted by Mohamed Ben Romdhane.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Vanderlan (Palmeiras) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by José López following a fast break.
    • 87': Substitution, Al Ahly. Hussein El Shahat replaces Yahya Attiat Allah.
    • 89': Foul by Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly).
    • 89': Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90': Ahmed Ramadan (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Richard Ríos (Palmeiras).
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Bencharki.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Achraf Bencharki (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Weverton (Palmeiras). Assisted by Hussein El Shahat.
    • 90'+4': Corner,Palmeiras. Conceded by Yasser Ibrahim.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Maurício (Palmeiras) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nejc Gradisar.
    • 90'+5': Richard Ríos (Palmeiras) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Palmeiras 2, Al Ahly 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Palmeiras 2, Al Ahly 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 16
    3 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    0 Saves 2
    65 Possession 35
    8 SHOTS 11
    2 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    416 Accurate Passes 186
    465 Passes 238
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    14 Crosses 21
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    34 Long Balls 42
    16 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 2
    6 Effective Tackles 6
    10 Tackles 11
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    5 Interceptions 12
    20 Effective Clearances 15
    20 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA Club World Cup

    Venue: MetLife Stadium
    Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
    Attendance: 35,179

    Line-Ups

    PAL Palmeiras (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 Weverton (GK)
    26 Murilo
    15 Gustavo Gómez
    22 Joaquín Piquerez Yellow Card
    4 Agustín Giay Yellow Card
    23 Raphael Veiga Yellow Card
    5 Aníbal Moreno
    8 Richard Ríos Yellow Card
    9 Vitor Roque
    17 Facundo Torres
    41 Estêvão
    Palmeiras Substitutes:
    Mauricio, Luighi Hanri, José López, Bruno Fuchs, Marcos Rocha, Thalys, Emiliano Martínez, Mayke, Lucas Evangelista, Allan Andrade, Marcelo Lomba, Micael, Felipe Anderson, Paulinho, Vanderlan.

    AHL Al Ahly (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Mohamed El Shenawy (GK)
    6 Yasser Ibrahim
    15 Achraf Dari
    54 Yahia Attiyat Allah Yellow Card
    30 Mohamed Hany
    13 Marwan Attia Yellow Card
    5 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
    8 Hamdy Fathy Yellow Card
    9 Wessam Abou Ali
    7 Trézéguet
    25 Zizo
    Al Ahly Substitutes:
    Karim El Debes, Mostafa El Aash, Khaled Abdelfattah, Ahmed Ramadan, Nejc Gradisar, Mohamed Magdy, Hussein El Shahat, Aliou Dieng, Mostafa Shobeir, Omar Kamal, Mohamed El Sayed, Achraf Bencharki, Ahmed Reda, Mostafa Makhlouf, Ahmed Koka.

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