Al Ahly Overcomes Al Ittihad with 3-1 Victory in FIFA Club World Cup

Ahmad El-Assasy December 16, 2023

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Egyptian club Al Ahly clinched a decisive 3-1 victory over Saudi Arabian team Al Ittihad in their FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final match held in Jeddah.

Al Ahly’s Ali Maâloul opened the scoring with a penalty kick in the 21st minute. In the other side Al Ittihad’s star Karim Benzema missed a penalty chance at the 45th minute mark.

Hussein El Shahat then netted the second goal for Al Ahly in the 59th minute. It was followed by a fourth goal from Imam Ashour in the 62nd minute. Karim Benzema managed to score for Al Ittihad in the 90th minute.

Following this victory, Al Ahly has set a date to face Brazilian team Fluminense in the FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals on the upcoming Monday.

Al Ittihad and Al Ahly’s Journey in the FIFA Club World Cup

The Saudi champion advanced to the second round of the Club World Cup after defeating New Zealand’s Auckland City with a three-goal margin in the opening match.

Egypt’s champion, Al Ahly, was exempted from the preliminary round due to the draw and entered the competition directly in the quarter-finals.

Al Ittihad Jeddah’s Squad for the World Cup

Goalkeepers: Marcelo Grohe, Abdullah Al-Mayouf, Osama Al-Marmash.

Defenders: Ahmed Hegazi, Omar Hawsawi, Sultan Al-Farhan, Zakaria Hawsawi, Mohanad Al-Shanqiti, Hassan Kadsh, Ahmed Bamsaud, Madallah Al-Olayan.

Midfielders: N’Golo Kanté, Fabinho, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Marwan Al-Shafei, Abdulrahman Al-Aboud, Saleh Al-Amri, Igor Coronado.

Forwards: Jota, Karim Benzema, Romarinho, Abdulrazak Hamdallah.

Al Ahly’s Squad for the Club World Cup

Goalkeepers: Mohamed El-Shenawy, young goalkeeper Mustafa Schubert, and emerging goalkeeper Hamza Alaa.

Defenders: Mohamed Abdelmonem, Yasser Ibrahim, Rami Rabia, Khaled Abdel-Fattah, Akram Tawfik, Ali Maâloul, Mohamed Hany, Karim Fouad, Karim El-Dabees.

Midfielders: Amr El-Sulaya, Aliou Dieng, Mohamed Magdy Afsha, Hussein El Shahat, Taher Mohamed Taher, Marwan Attia, Imam Ashour, Ahmed Nabil Koka.

Forwards: Anthony Modeste, Percy Tau, Mahmoud Abdelmonem “Kahraba”.

The defeat of Al Ittihad caused profound disappointment among its fans, who had high hopes of advancing to the semi-finals of the World Cup.