He Al Hilal Italian Simone Inzaghi He gave the bell this Monday by winning 4-3 in the extension against the Manchester City of Pep Guardiola In the World Stadium Camping in Orlando to advance to the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup, in which it will be measured with the Fluminense.
A double of Marcos Leonardo And the goals of Malcoma former Barcelona, and Kalidou koulibaly caused an earthquake in the Club World Cup. He Cityone of the first candidates for game quality, after passing with the plenary Al Hilal He gave everything and took a historical victory.
Al Hilal players celebrate their historic classification in style
The Saudi team, which put 25 million dollars annually at the Simone Inzaghi table, the coach who led Inter two to the finals of the Champions League, will play on July 4 in this stadium a quarter of a final against Fluminense with the possibility of prolonging his dream. In the stands of the World Stadium campsite, full of Saudi fans, several fans ended up moving by the Ronda pass.
Because Al Hilal was an absolute surprise against a City that came from overwhelming Juventus to close a phase of immaculate groups with nine points and thirteen goals in favor. And because the beginning of the game seemed to leave another comfortable victory on track.
Tijjani Reijnders, Bernardo and Gundagan moved the ball with quality and Doku and Savinho shook the defense of Al Hilal with their spark and change of rhythm.
Savinho was a torment for the left lane of Al Hilal. Almost all the dangers created by the City were born from him in a first half that ended 1-0 only thanks to the monumental performance of Yassine Bono.
It was a confused action in the penalty area, in which the al Hilal protested by a possible touch with the City's hand, when Bernardo took advantage of a rebound to send the ball to the bottom of the meshes. As soon as nine minutes had passed and Guardiola's pressure had already taken the Saudi team to the limit, little accustomed to that type of rhythm.
Inzaghi raised a party of defensive suffering and rapid counterattacks, entrusted to a rapid trident formed by Al Dawsari, Malcom and Marcos Leonardo. And his team even managed to create situations of potential danger, but the defense of the City knew how to solve them in time.
Guardiola's front was able to score many more goals in the first half, but Bono was the protagonist with spectacular stops for some headers of Rubén Dias and Erling Haaland, a curved shot by Doku, in addition to a miracle against Savinho. The Brazilian tried to haggle him, but the goal managed to narrow his left arm, already lying to the ground, and denied him the second goal.
Hilal endures and hits
Those interventions kept al Hilal alive. And the Inzaghi team took advantage. Because he had a spectacular resumption beginning. Marcos Leonardo equaled as a head as soon as he jumps to the field and, in 52, a backlash took Malcom to a hand in hand with Ederson. The Brazilian, former Barcelona, crossed the shot and gave the Saudi team advantage.
Al Hilal fans at the World Stadium campsite were noticed and the Inzaghi approach, with two very close lines and Marcos Leonardo as the only offensive reference, put in serious hurry to the City.
It was Haaland's merit, on his first opportunity in the second half, if the City avoided major problems. The Norwegian matched 2-2 in 55 and cut for a moment the great moment of al Hilal.
Although it was a matter of centimeters if the English were saved from the third within a few seconds to tie. Malcom received a great vertical pass from Cancelo and was shot down in the penalty area, but had come out in millimetric position offside.
The City pushed with everything and touched the goal with a header from Manuel Akanji saved under sticks in 84. Rubén days and Haaland also had opportunities, although the last one went to the Hilal. Marcos Leonardo, in 96, delayed the shot and wasted it, but the extension was already a victory for the Saudi team.
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He played with courage on the Hilal, and in a stopped ball action he hit again. After four minutes, Neves hung a perfect center that Koulibaly took the opportunity to overcome Ederson. Guardiola was again against the wall.
He took Phil Foden out of his resources, shortly after giving way to Cherki. And this duo created the 3-3 goal. Center of former Lyon for the English jewel, which finished off and equalized with the left -handed.
3 – Manchester City: Ederson; Nunes (Akanji, M.53), Rubén Días, Josko Gvardol (Ake, M.53), Ait Nouri; Gundogan (Rodri, M.53; Foden, M.100), Bernardo Silva, Reijnders (Cherki, M.91); Doku, Savinho Y Haaland (Marmoush, M.91).
4 – Al Hilal: Bono; Cancelo (Al Yami, M.88), Moteb Al-Harbi (Al Bulayhi, M.88), Koulibaly, Renan Lodi; Neves, Milinkovic-Savic, Nasser Al Dawsari (Al Juway, M.106); Mohamed Kanno (Lajami, M.83), Malcom (Kaio César, M.64) Y Marcos Leonardo (Al Ghannam, M.116).
Goals: 1-0, M.9: Bernardo; 1-1, M.46: Marcos Leonardo; 1-2, M.52: Malcom; 2-2, M.55: Haaland; 2-3, M.94: Koulibaly; 3-3, M.103: Foden; 3-4, M.113: Marcos Leonardo.
Arbitrator: Jesús Valenzuela (come). He showed yellow card to Gvardiol (m.27), Nunes (m.39), of the City, and Marcos Leonardo (m.113), from Al Hilal.
Incidents: Match corresponding to the round of 16 of the FIFA Club World Cup played at the World Stadium Camping in Orlando (Florida) against 42,311 spectators.
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They had barely 180 seconds and the City He seemed to have wind in favor. But it wasn't the day. He Al Hilal He had strength to get another opportunity and this time Marcos Leonardo He did not forgive her. He completed his double, took off his shirt and took the to Hilal to the quarterfinals.
