Fluminense vs Al Ahly, 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, Semifinals

· FIFA Club World Cup

Fluminense

71': Jhon Arias (P)
90': John Kennedy

FT
2 - 0

Al Ahly

Fluminense reach Club World Cup final after win over Al Ahly

Jhon Arias and John Kennedy scored in the second half to give Brazilian side Fluminense a hard-fought 2-0 win over Egypt's Al-Ahly in their Club World Cup semifinal.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Offside, Fluminense. Germán Cano is caught offside.
2': Attempt blocked. Percy Tau (Al Ahly) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emam Ashour.
2': Foul by Felipe Melo (Fluminense).
2': Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Attempt blocked. Akram Tawfik (Al Ahly) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
3': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Abdelmonem (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Akram Tawfik.
5': André (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Emam Ashour (Al Ahly).
6': Attempt blocked. Percy Tau (Al Ahly) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hussein El Shahat.
6': Corner, Al Ahly. Conceded by Martinelli.
7': Delay in match because of an injury Emam Ashour (Al Ahly).
8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9': Jhon Arias (Fluminense) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Keno with a cross.
10': Corner, Al Ahly. Conceded by Martinelli.
11': Attempt missed. Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hussein El Shahat following a corner.
12': Foul by Germán Cano (Fluminense).
12': Yasser Ibrahim (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Hand ball by Germán Cano (Fluminense).
15': Foul by Germán Cano (Fluminense).
15': Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt missed. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right.
18': Corner, Al Ahly. Conceded by Felipe Melo.
19': Attempt missed. Mohamed Abdelmonem (Al Ahly) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ali Maâloul with a cross following a corner.
19': Attempt missed. Akram Tawfik (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
22': Foul by Marwan Attia (Al Ahly).
22': Martinelli (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Yasser Ibrahim.
24': Attempt blocked. Jhon Arias (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Henrique Ganso.
27': Foul by Akram Tawfik (Al Ahly).
27': Jhon Arias (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Attempt blocked. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Maâloul.
28': Corner, Al Ahly. Conceded by André.
30': Foul by Marwan Attia (Al Ahly).
30': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Akram Tawfik (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Keno (Fluminense).
34': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Ali Maâloul.
35': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Yasser Ibrahim.
36': Attempt blocked. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Percy Tau.
36': Attempt saved. Kahraba (Al Ahly) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
36': Attempt missed. Percy Tau (Al Ahly) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a fast break.
38': Foul by Kahraba (Al Ahly).
38': Nino (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt blocked. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emam Ashour.
44': Attempt missed. Keno (Fluminense) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
44': Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Martinelli (Fluminense).
45': Martinelli (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Foul by Ali Maâloul (Al Ahly).
45'+1': Jhon Arias (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Offside, Fluminense. Germán Cano is caught offside.
45'+3': First Half ends, Fluminense 0, Al Ahly 0.
45': Second Half begins Fluminense 0, Al Ahly 0.
47': Foul by Emam Ashour (Al Ahly).
47': Nino (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Emam Ashour (Al Ahly).
49': Jhon Arias (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Foul by Marcelo (Fluminense).
49': Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt blocked. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by André.
50': Hand ball by Jhon Arias (Fluminense).
52': Attempt missed. Jhon Arias (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Germán Cano.
53': Attempt missed. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paulo Henrique Ganso.
55': Attempt saved. Kahraba (Al Ahly) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hussein El Shahat with a through ball.
57': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Ali Maâloul.
58': Attempt blocked. Marcelo (Fluminense) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Xavier.
58': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Yasser Ibrahim.
60': Attempt missed. Germán Cano (Fluminense) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
60': Corner, Al Ahly. Conceded by Felipe Melo.
61': Attempt missed. Emam Ashour (Al Ahly) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ali Maâloul following a corner.
61': Offside, Al Ahly. Kahraba is caught offside.
63': Attempt saved. Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Percy Tau.
63': Attempt blocked. Akram Tawfik (Al Ahly) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hussein El Shahat.
63': André (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Ali Maâloul (Al Ahly).
65': Foul by Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly).
65': Keno (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Mohamed Hany.
67': Penalty Fluminense. Marcelo draws a foul in the penalty area.
67': Penalty conceded by Percy Tau (Al Ahly) after a foul in the penalty area.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Marcelo (Fluminense).
69': Mohamed Abdelmonem (Al Ahly) is shown the yellow card.
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Goal! Fluminense 1, Al Ahly 0. Jhon Arias (Fluminense) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
72': Attempt saved. Percy Tau (Al Ahly) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hussein El Shahat with a through ball.
74': Foul by Kahraba (Al Ahly).
74': Paulo Henrique Ganso (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Substitution, Al Ahly. Taher Mohamed replaces Kahraba.
75': Substitution, Al Ahly. Mohamed Magdi replaces Akram Tawfik.
75': Substitution, Al Ahly. Karim Fouad replaces Percy Tau.
75': Delay in match because of an injury Felipe Melo (Fluminense).
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Substitution, Fluminense. Marlon replaces Felipe Melo because of an injury.
78': Attempt saved. Taher Mohamed (Al Ahly) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Maâloul with a cross.
78': Delay in match because of an injury Keno (Fluminense).
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Substitution, Fluminense. Lima replaces Paulo Henrique Ganso.
79': Substitution, Fluminense. John Kennedy replaces Keno because of an injury.
80': Substitution, Fluminense. Diogo Barbosa replaces Marcelo.
80': Hand ball by Germán Cano (Fluminense).
81': Corner, Al Ahly. Conceded by Lima.
83': Substitution, Fluminense. Guga replaces Samuel Xavier.
84': Foul by Karim Fouad (Al Ahly).
84': Nino (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Attempt saved. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Kennedy.
87': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Ali Maâloul.
88': Attempt missed. John Kennedy (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martinelli.
88': Attempt saved. Taher Mohamed (Al Ahly) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hussein El Shahat.
90': Goal! Fluminense 2, Al Ahly 0. John Kennedy (Fluminense) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martinelli.
90'+1': Substitution, Al Ahly. Amr El Soleya replaces Marwan Attia.
90'+1': Substitution, Al Ahly. Rami Rabia replaces Emam Ashour.
90'+2': Foul by Mohamed Magdi (Al Ahly).
90'+2': Lima (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Martinelli (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Guga with a through ball.
90'+6': Hand ball by Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly).
90'+8': Second Half ends, Fluminense 2, Al Ahly 0.
0': Match ends, Fluminense 2, Al Ahly 0.

Statistics

AHL		FLU
15	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	6
34.8	Possession	65.2
20	SHOTS	14
6	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
272	Accurate Passes	606
350	Passes	676
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	3
14	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.2
48	Long Balls	30
18	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
8	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	2
19	Tackles	11
0.5	Tackle %	0.2
12	Interceptions	8
12	Effective Clearances	18
12	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Club World Cup

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 34,986

Line-Ups

Fluminense (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Fábio (GK)
30	Felipe Melo
33	Nino
12	Marcelo
2	Samuel Xavier
10	Ganso
8	Martinelli
7	André
14	Germán Cano
11	Keno
21	Jhon Arias

Fluminense Substitutes:

Lima, Diogo Barbosa, Pedro Rangel, Vitor Eudes, Yony González, David Braz, Alexsander, John Kennedy, Thiago Santos, Marlon, Guga, Danielzinho.

Al Ahly (4-5-1)

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

Al Ahly Substitutes:

Karim El Debes, Rami Hisham Rabia, Aliou Dieng, Khaled Abdelfattah, Karim Fouad, Ahmed Koka, Mohamed Magdy, Taher Mohamed, Hamza Alaa, Mostafa Shobeir, Amr Al Sulaya.

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