FIFA Club World Cup

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Manchester City, 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, Semifinals

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  • 45'+1': Marius Hoibraten (OG)
  • 52': Mateo Kovacic
  • 59': Bernardo Silva

Manchester win to set up Club World Cup final with Fluminense

Manchester City outclassed Urawa Red Diamonds in a 3-0 victory in the King Abdullah Sports City stadium on Tuesday to set up a Club World Cup final showdown against Brazilian side Fluminense.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Ken Iwao (Urawa Red Diamonds).
  • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Foul by Takahiro Akimoto (Urawa Red Diamonds).
  • 5': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross.
  • 21': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ken Iwao.
  • 24': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
  • 24': Kaito Yasui (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Foul by Ken Iwao (Urawa Red Diamonds).
  • 25': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Offside, Manchester City. Jack Grealish is caught offside.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 28': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Takahiro Sekine.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 31': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Shusaku Nishikawa.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 36': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alexander Scholz.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 36': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Shusaku Nishikawa.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 41': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marius Høibråten.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Aké with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Own Goal by Marius Høibråten, Urawa Red Diamonds. Urawa Red Diamonds 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by Bernardo Silva.
  • 45'+3': Foul by José Kanté (Urawa Red Diamonds).
  • 45'+3': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Urawa Red Diamonds 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Urawa Red Diamonds 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. José Kanté (Urawa Red Diamonds) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoshio Koizumi.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 52': Goal! Urawa Red Diamonds 0, Manchester City 2. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
  • 54': Offside, Manchester City. Jack Grealish is caught offside.
  • 55': Foul by Kaito Yasui (Urawa Red Diamonds).
  • 55': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross.
  • 57': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. Alex Schalk replaces Tomoaki Okubo.
  • 57': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. Takuya Ogiwara replaces Atsuki Ito.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
  • 59': Goal! Urawa Red Diamonds 0, Manchester City 3. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 64': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. Bryan Linssen replaces José Kanté.
  • 64': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. Shoya Nakajima replaces Yoshio Koizumi.
  • 64': Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Bernardo Silva.
  • 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Julián Álvarez replaces Phil Foden.
  • 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol replaces Manuel Akanji.
  • 66': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by John Stones.
  • 68': Foul by Takuya Ogiwara (Urawa Red Diamonds).
  • 68': Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Foul by Bryan Linssen (Urawa Red Diamonds).
  • 69': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 73': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
  • 73': Takuya Ogiwara (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Takuya Ogiwara (Urawa Red Diamonds).
  • 73': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
  • 76': Offside, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb is caught offside.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Ken Iwao (Urawa Red Diamonds).
  • 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Kalvin Phillips replaces Rodri.
  • 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces John Stones.
  • 78': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. Kai Shibato replaces Ken Iwao because of an injury.
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Foul by Takahiro Sekine (Urawa Red Diamonds).
  • 79': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Kaito Yasui (Urawa Red Diamonds).
  • 81': Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
  • 83': Takuya Ogiwara (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Foul by Kai Shibato (Urawa Red Diamonds).
  • 84': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Takuya Ogiwara (Urawa Red Diamonds).
  • 86': Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 90': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alexander Scholz.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julián Álvarez following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Shoya Nakajima (Urawa Red Diamonds).
  • 90'+1': Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Takahiro Akimoto (Urawa Red Diamonds).
  • 90'+2': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Shoya Nakajima (Urawa Red Diamonds) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Linssen.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Urawa Red Diamonds 0, Manchester City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Urawa Red Diamonds 0, Manchester City 3.

Statistics

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3 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 7
73.9 Possession 26.1
25 SHOTS 2
9 ON GOAL 0
0.4 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
775 Accurate Passes 225
826 Passes 289
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 1
15 Crosses 8
0.3 Cross % 0.1
62 Long Balls 47
51 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.8 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 8
16 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 6
8 Effective Clearances 14
8 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Club World Cup

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 40,127

Line-Ups

URA Urawa Red Diamonds (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Shusaku Nishikawa (GK)
5 Marius Hoibraten
28 Alexander Scholz
15 Takahiro Akimoto
14 Takahiro Sekine
25 Kaito Yasui
19 Ken Iwao
3 Atsuki Ito
11 José Kanté
8 Yoshio Koizumi
21 Tomoaki Okubo

MNC Manchester City (3-5-2)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
25 Manuel Akanji Yellow Card
6 Nathan Aké
2 Kyle Walker
8 Mateo Kovacic
5 John Stones
16 Rodri
10 Jack Grealish
47 Phil Foden
20 Bernardo Silva
27 Matheus Nunes Yellow Card

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