brazilians from Fluminense beat Egyptian Al Ahly 2-0 this Mondayin the semifinals of the Club Soccer World Cup, qualifying for the final, where they will face the Japanese Urawa REds or the English Manchester City.
The 2023 Copa Libertadores champion experienced more difficulties than expected against the African team, with a weak first half, without a shot on goal, and a second half in which the veteran Marcelo, ex-Real Madrid, knew how to unlock the goal. game.
With slow and predictable football, the Fluminense played too much in the central zone of the land, in front of an Al Ahly comfortable defending in a low block and launching rapid counterattacks, which put the The Brazilian defense in shock.
It was then that Marcelo made the difference, in the 69th minute, in a one-on-one, lying on the left side, already inside the area, in which he made a ‘tunnel’ for his rival, he went forward. him and was touched from behind, giving rise to the penalty that Colombian John Arias converted, putting ‘Gripe’ in front of the result.
Al Ahly were dedicated to the attack, but he had no ‘art and ingenuity’ to take advantage of some basic errors by the Brazilian defense, ending up conceding the second goal in the 90th minute, by John Kennedy, who had entered in the 79th minute to replace Keno.
Fluminense will face Pep Guardiola’s European champion Manchester City or Japanese Urawa in the final, scheduled for Friday, who will meet on Tuesday.
Source: TSF
