Ahly 0-0 Pachuca
Penalties: Ahly 5-6 CF Pachuca
Khaled Abdel-Fattah hits the post.
Gil scores Pachuca !
Tau scores for Ahly !
Gonzalez scores for CF Pachuca
El Sulaya scores for Ahly !
Montiel scores for Pachuca !
Omar Kamal misses!
Deossa scores for Pachuca !
Kahraba misses his shot !
Idrissi scores for Pachuca !
Attia scores for Ahly !
Cabral scores for Pachuca !
Rabia scores for Ahly !
Gil blasts the ball over the bar !
Afsha scores for Ahly !
El Shenawy saves Rondon's penalty !
Lineups:
Ahly: Mohamed El-Shennawy - Omar Kamal, Rami Rabia, Yasser Ibrahim, Yahya Attiat-Allah (Khaled Abdel-Fattah 90+2) - Marwan Attia, Akram Tawfik (Amr El Sulaya 99), Emam Ashour - Hussein El Shahat (Mohamed Afsha 7), Taher Mohamed (Percy Tau 90+2), Wessam Abou Ali (Mahmoud Kahraba 78)
CF Pachuca: Carlos Moreno Luna - Bryan Gonzalez,Gustavo Cabral, Luis Rodriguez, Andres Micolta - Pedro Pedraza (Gil 109), Arturo Gonzalez (Nelson Deossa 46), Alan Bautista (Angel Mena 56, Borja Baston 120), Elias Montiel - Oussama Idrissi, Salomon Rondon
120' End of regular time. We're going into penalties.
120' Afsha sends a powerful shot but it just goes over the bar.
118' Tau latches onto a long ball from Rabia but Montiel intercepts it.
115' Corner to Ahly, El Sulaya tris to chip the ball but the defence clears it.
113' The two teams are extra cautious now.
110' Long pass to Tau in the box but the keeper holds it.
106' 2nd ET is underway
105+2' End of 1st ET
105' Tau sends Kahraba clear but he cannot beat the keeper from inside the box.
105' INCREDIBLE !
102' Afsha has an attempt on target but it goes into the hands of the keeper.
100' Yellow card for Rodriguez
99' El Sulaya replaces injured Akram Tawfik.
97' Omar Kamal makes a brilliant tackle to deny Mena in front of goal.
94' Ashour tries to find Kahraba in the box but the keeper saves the ball.
1ET is underway
90+8 End of 90 minutes.
90+6 Yellow card for Mena.
90+4 Long pass to Ashour but he can't control the ball.
90' Ref shows 8 minutes of injury time.
86' Powerful shot by Afsha but it goes next to the post.
82' El Shenawy saves Idrissa's shot.
80' Akram receives treatment.
77' Yellow card for Ashour.
76' Ahly are back on defence.
73' Ashour crosses into the box but Abou Ali can't reach it.
70' Afsha is introduced into the game. Emam Ashour will move to the wing.
69' Through ball to Abou Ali but the last defender clears it.
66' Corner to CF Pachuca, Shenawy holds the ball.
63' Abou Ali tries to steal the ball from the last defender but it goes into a throw in.
57' WHAT A CHANCE FOR AHLY ! Attiat-Allah fires from the edge of the box but it goes just over the bar.
53' Deossa has an attempt on target but it goes wide.
50' Powerful shot by Tawfik but it goes wide.
46' Second half is underway
45+5 Half time
45+3' Ashour has an attempt on target but it goes wide.
45+2' El Shahat exchanges passes with Abou Ali but the danger is cleared.
45' Ref shows 6 minutes of injury time.
44' A cross from Taher inside the box but the keeper punches it clear.
41' Taher is receiving treatment.
38' Yellow card for Bautista
36' WHAT A CHANCE FOR AHLY ! An unmarked Taher misses the goal from inside the box.
30' Ashour has an attempt on target but it goes into the hands of the keeper.
29' Yellow card for Gonzalez.
28' Kamal finds Ashour in the area but the latter fails to control the ball.
25' Idrissi sends a powerful shot but it goes over the bar.
22' Brilliant effort by Idrissi but Rondon's follow up goes wide.
19' Tawfik has an attempt on target but it goes into the hands of the keeper.
15' A cross from El Shahat but Abou Ali's header goes wide.
12' First chance for Ahly ! Taher attempts a long range shot but the keeper saves it.
8' Ashour attempts a through ball to El Shahat but it goes into a goal kick.
6' Ahly is trying to control the game in the opening stages.
3' Omar Kamal has picked a knock.
0' Match is underway
18:15 Players are warming up
17:50 Coach Marcel Koller opts for his usual lineup but with just one change as he included Omar Kamal in the right-back position.
16:45 Live from Doha
16:00 If Ahly managed to pass Pachuca successfully, they will face Spanish giants Real Madrid in the final. The Egyptian team lost 4-1 to Real in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup semifinal.
15:00 "We have the experience for these matches, but we must deliver a strong performance on the pitch," Koller said during the pre-match press conference on Friday. "We’re up against a strong opponent, as seen in their previous game. Experience alone won’t guarantee victory," he added.
14:30 Ahly coach Marcel Koller remained cautious ahead of tonight's game despite of the vast experience of his club in previous FIFA Club World Cups.
14:00 The twelve-time African champions Ahly will be seeking revenge from their 2008 FIFA Club World Cup quarterfinal loss to Pachuca, where the Mexican club overturned a 2-0 deficit to win 4-2 in extra time.
13:00 The Cairo giants reached the semifinal after a dominant 3-0 victory over Asian champions Al-Ain in October, claiming the African-Asian-Pacific Cup title.
12:00 With one eye on facing Real Madrid in FIFA Intercontinental Cup final, Egypt's Ahly will have no other choice but to win when they face Pachuca of Mexico in the semifinal at Stadium 974 in Qatar on Saturday,
Venue: Stadium 974 (ad-Dōha (Doha))
Referee: Alireza Faghani
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