Full time: Palmeiras 2-0 Ahly
Scorers: Abou Ali (o.g.) 49, Flaco Lopez 59
Yellow cards:
R. Veiga, A. Giay, Piquerez, Richard Rios (Palmeiras)
Hamdy Fathy, Yahia Attiyat Allah, Marwan Attia (Ahly)
Lineups:
Palmeiras: Weverton - Agustin Giay, Gustavo Gomez, Joaquin Piquerez, Murilo - Anibal Moreno (Emiliano Martinez 68), Richard Rios, Raphael Veiga (Mauricio 46) - Vitor Roque (Jose Manuel Lopez 46), Facundo Torres (Paulinho 77), Estevao (Vanderlan 77)
Ahly: Mohamed El Shennawy - Mohamed Hany, Achraf Dari (Ahmed Ramadan 62), Yasser Ibrahim, Yahia Attiyat Allah - Marwan Attia (Hussein El Shahat 88), Hamdy Fathy (Mohamed 'Afsha' Magdi 62), Mohamed Ben Romdhane - Ahmed Sayed Zizo, Wessam Abou Ali (Nejc Gradisar 62), Mahmoud Trezeguet Hassan (Achraf Bencharki 62)
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90+6' Referee Anthony Taylor signals the end of the match with his final whistle.
90+5' Richard Rios picks up a yellow card.
90' Six minutes added. The fourth official signals extra time at the end of the game.
90' Rising star Estêvão, who is set to join Chelsea for $37 million after the tournament, named the man of the match!
88' Ahly's winger El-Shahat replaces Yahia Attiyat Allah
86' Afsha, a substitute, shoots from outside the area, but Palmeiras keeper Weverton makes a solid save and controls the ball.
79' Marwan Attia of Ahly picks up a yellow card and is suspended for the next game against Porto.
77' Palmeiras's Paulinho replaces Facundo Torres, and Vanderlan is introduced as a substitute for Estevao
75' Palmeiras's Piquerez has received a yellow card.
70' Palmeiras's Facundo Torres misses with an attempt on goal.
68' Palmeiras' Emiliano Martinez replaces Moreno.
63' As the match resumed, Ahly coach made four substitutions, introducing Mohamed 'Afsha' Magdi, Achraf Bencharki, Nejc Gradisar, and Ahmed Ramadan in place of Hamdi Fathy, Trezeguet, Abou Ali, and Achraf Dari.
21:00 With the weather delay over, both teams and fans are back in position as the match nears its restart.
20:58 The match is set to resume in few minutes.
20:29 Weather Delay! Due to the threat of lightning, the players have left the field and play has been temporarily suspended.
59' Substitute Jose Manuel Lopez coolly finishes off a brilliant counter-attack launched from an Ahly free kick.
59' GOAL For Palmeiras!!!
55' Ahly’s keeper El-Shennawy pulled off a brilliant save to deny a free kick effort.
49' Ahly striker Wessam Abou Ali inadvertently scored an own goal, deflecting a header into his own net from inside the area.
49' GOAL for Palmeiras!!
47' (Palmeiras) Jose Manuel Lopez and Mauricio replace Vitor Roque and Raphael Veiga respectively.
46' The Second half is underway!!
45+6' Halftime
48' Yahia Attiyat Allah has received a yellow card.
45' Six minutes added. The fourth official signals extra time at the end of the first half.
43' Agustin Giay has received a yellow card.
43' Ahly Ahly missed two scoring chances in the span of a minute through Trezeguet and Abou Ali!
42' Hamdi Fathy has received a yellow card.
38' Referee Anthony Taylor changed his decision to a yellow card instead of a red after consulting VAR.!!!
37' R. VEIGA (Palmeiras) is sent off!
34' Palmeiras causes pressure on Ahly's defence!
26' Ahly's Wessam Abou Ali is down and play has been interrupted for a few moments.
18' Palmeiras's Estevao breaks free at MetLife Stadium. But the strike goes wide of the post!
17' A free kick to Palmeiras just outside Ahly area.
10' Ahly keep pressure on Palmeiras as winger Trezeguet makes the difference up front!!
6' Ahly surge into the attack but Wessam Abou Ali’s header is off-target.
5' Ahly take a free-kick from outside the area went into a corner.
0' The match is underway!!
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18:20 Ahly and Palmerias players are warming up now on the pitch.
17:50 Ahly coach Riveiro introduces new-signing Ahmed 'Zizo' Sayed at the expense of injured midfielder Emam Ashour, while Yahia Attiyat Allah replaces Ahmed Kouka.
15:30 Coached by Abel Ferreira, Palmeiras boast playmaker Raphael Veiga, defensive stalwart Gustavo Gómez, and teenage sensation Estêvão—already set for a €37 million move to Chelsea after the tournament.
14:30 Ahly were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Inter Miami in their opener on Sunday, and now face a Palmeiras team that impressed in their own 0-0 draw against FC Porto a day later.
13:30 Coach Jose Riveiro will have to do without three key players as Taher Mohamed, Emam Ashour and Ahmed Kouka have been ruled out with injuries.
12:00 Ahly need to beat Palmeiras to edge closer to a historic qualification into the second stage.
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Venue: MetLife Stadium, New Jersey (USA)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
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