Pachuca, in the semi-final of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, won on penalties against the African champions Al-Ahly and qualified for the final against Real Madrid. All this while waiting for the Club World Cup in the summer…
FIFA Intercontinental Cup, Pachuca flies to the final
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Very tense challenge, at Stadium 974 in Qatar, the semi-final of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup between the PachucaMexican club, and Al-Ahly, reigning champion of the African Champions League. A blocked match, indeed very blocked, which was only decided on penalties where the Central Americans triumphed and, in the final, will challenge Carlo’s Real Madrid Ancelotti for the trophy.
⌚️ MF | 🌪️ PACHUCA 0(6)-0(5) Al-Ahly 🦅
¡SE ACABÓ! After a heartfelt penalty we impose ourselves and WE GO FOR THE INTERCONTINENTAL COPA.
Just 8 shots on target between the two teams in the 120 minutes that then led to the penalty shootout. A match characterized by tension and the fear of losing which rewarded the Mexican club only in penalties. From the spot, the most popular Salomon Rondon and Borja Baston, Pachuca players immediately made mistakes unlike the two opposing penalty takers, who were very cold and capable of giving Al-Ahly a 2-0 lead in the lottery. A match that therefore seems to be aimed for the Egyptians who, however, after having also converted the third penalty kick, suffer a sensational blackout and miss both the fourth and fifth spot kicks. Fatal for the team Koller the errors of Kahraba And Kamal which lead the match to shoot to the bitter end. Two rounds with goals for both teams until reaching the eighth round from eleven meters. Fabel Gil he is cold and beats the opposing goalkeeper, while Abdelfattah His chance fails and condemns Al-Ahly to defeat.
It will therefore be Pachuca who will challenge Real Madrid in the Intercontinental final scheduled for Wednesday 18 December at 6.00 pm Italian time for what seems like a practically prohibitive match for the Central Americans against the giant Blanco who, however, have not started in the best way this season in various competitions. The theater of the competition will be Lusail Stadiumone of the most prestigious and high-level facilities in Qatar, the last country to host the Football World Cup in 2022.
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