“Are right at Club World Cup”
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The blatant outsider Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia shocked the stamp ensemble from Manchester City around goal scorer Erling Haaland at the club World Cup in the USA in a gripping round of round of 16. The team from Riad defeated the clearly favored team of coach Pep Guardiola on Monday evening (local time) in Orlando with 4: 3 (2: 2, 0: 1) after extra time. “It is really a shame, we were so well positioned,” said the disappointed Guardiola later, who spoke of a “difficult game”.
The outstanding attacker Marcos Leonardo became the match winner with his second goal in the 112nd minute. Phil Foden (104.) had previously been able to compensate for the 3-2 lead of Al-Hilal by Kalidou Koulibaly (94.). The Camping World Stadium was bubbling, the spectators were enthusiastic.
In the regular season, Bernardo Silva (9th) and Haaland (55th) met 2-2 for MAN City. Marcos Leonardo (46th) and Malcom (52nd) turned the up to then one -sided game in just seven minutes. Goalkeeper Bono had kept the outsider in the game until half -time. The Moroccan held up splendidly several times, including the former DFB captain İlkay Gündoğan (29).
“We wanted to show our skills against one of the best teams in the world,” said Koulibaly, who, like many Al-Hilal professionals, used to play in Europe, in England for Chelsea. “We wanted to show that Al-Hilal has a lot of talent and that we are right at the club World Cup.” It is a big day for Saudi football.
Al-Hilal’s victory was also the work of the new trainer Simone Inzaghi, who was switched to Saudi Arabia after the 0: 5 with Inter Milan in the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain. The 49-year-old Italian surprisingly does not meet his ex-club in the quarter-finals, but to fluminense. The Brazilians had defeated Inter hours earlier.
Inter Milan is eliminated against fluminense at club World Cup
For the Nerazzurri, the club World Cup in the USA has also ended with a bitter disappointment. The Champions League finalist lost 0: 2 (0: 1) in the round of 16. Germán Cano (3rd) and Hércules (90.+3) scored the hits for the Brazilian team from Rio de Janeiro at temperatures of well over 30 degrees in Charlotte.
The inter-players of coach Cristian Chivu seemed tired at the heat in the stadium at the beginning of the game. Already in the 3. minute, the South Americans used an inattentiveness of the Italian defense in front of only 20,030 spectators. The Argentinier Cano headed the ball from the legs 1-0 to the former Bundesliga goalkeeper Yann Sommer. In the 39th minute, the Fluminense players cheered again – but too early. Central defender Ignácio was offside in his supposed header in the arena, which is more than 75,000 spectators.
Shortly before the break whistle there was a small tumult on the lawn. Inters Henrikh Mkhitaryan wanted to make a throw-in on the sidelines, but flumin sea coach Renato Gaúcho gave way to the former Dortmund. Mkhitaryan then clashed with the coach and some flumin mense players. Referee Ivan Barton showed Renato Gaúcho the yellow card because of the unsportsmanlike.
In the second half, too, the Brazilians first had more off the game. Inter-keeper Sommer was just able to steer a remarkable shot from Jhon Arias around the post in the 62nd minute. At the end of the game, Inter came dangerously a few times in front of the Fluminense-Tor. Striker Lautaro Martínez (82nd) only hit the post for the Champions League finalists. Hércules made the victory for the Brazilians perfect in added time.
