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

· FIFA Club World Cup

Al Ahly

21': Ali Maâloul (P)
59': Hussein El-Shahat
62': Emam Ashour
90': Anthony Modeste

FT
3 - 1

Al Ittihad

90'+2': Karim Benzema

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

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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.

Match Timeline

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.

Statistics

ITT		AHL
8	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	5
6	Corner Kicks	1
2	Saves	5
56.8	Possession	43.2
15	SHOTS	9
6	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
383	Accurate Passes	293
471	Passes	363
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	0
19	Crosses	2
0.3	Cross %	0.0
43	Long Balls	64
26	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	10
21	Tackles	18
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	14
6	Effective Clearances	17
6	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Club World Cup

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 56,111

Line-Ups

Al Ahly (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Mohamed El Shenawy (GK)
24	Mohamed Abdelmonem
6	Yasser Ibrahim
21	Ali Maâloul
30	Mohamed Hany
13	Marwan Attia
36	Ahmed Koka
22	Emam Ashour
7	Kahraba
14	Hussein El-Shahat
10	Percy Tau

Al Ahly Substitutes:

Aliou Dieng, Mostafa Shobeir, Amr Al Sulaya, Karim El Debes, Mohamed Magdy, Akram Tawfik, Khaled Abdelfattah, Karim Fouad, Rami Hisham Rabia, Anthony Modeste, Hamza Alaa, Taher Mohamed.

Al Ittihad (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Abdullah Al-Mayouf (GK)
15	Hassan Kadesh
26	Ahmed Hegazi
12	Zakaria Al Hawsawi
13	Muhannad Al-Shanqiti
8	Fabinho
16	Faisal Al Ghamdi
7	N'Golo Kanté
9	Karim Benzema
10	Igor Coronado
90	Romarinho

Al Ittihad Substitutes:

Suwailem Al Menhali, Madallah Al-Olayan, Omar Othman, Marwan Al Sahafi, Osama Mubarak Hajaj Al Marwash, Ahmed Bamasud, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Jota, Marcelo Grohe, Saleh Al-Jamaan, Sultan Al Farhan.

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