Al-Ahly defeated Al-Ittihad in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup (3:1).
In the 21st minute Ali Maalul he opened the scoring from the spot. Karim Benzema in the 45th minute I missed the penalty kick. Hussein El Shahat in the 59th minute the Cairo club doubled their lead. Emam Ashour in the 62nd minute he scored the Egyptian team’s third goal. In the 90th minute, the Egyptian striker receives a red card Antonio Modesto. At 90+2, Benzema scored the only goal for the Saudi Arabian team.
Al-Ahly will play in the semi-final against Brazilian Fluminense. It also became known earlier that Manchester City’s first opponent in the tournament would be the Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds.
