Fluminense vs Al Ahly LIVE! Club World Cup final place at stake as ...
Updated 18/12/2023 at 19:28 GMT
67'
Marcelo controlled a long cross-field ball beautifully and then nutmegged Tau before cutting across the forward's path and falling to the ground. VAR will check it. Difficult to overturn a decision either way you would think.
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The Egyptian forward cuts in from the right and guides an effort just inside the far post but Fabio pushes the effort away to his left, denying Kahraba an effort to notch a rebound.
MELO MAKES CRUCIAL DEFENSIVE CLEARANCE
Kahraba was waiting behind him to head home a cross from the left flank.
MARCELO CUTS IN FROM THE RIGHT AND SHOOTS
It deflects off the head of Yasser and out for a corner.
EL SHAHAT PLAYS IN KAHRABA
But his effort is comfortably saved Fabio diving to his left.
CANO INCHES AWAY WITH A ROCKET
He had time to line a shot up just inside the right hands side of the penalty area and it flew just wide of the far post.
KENO DRIBBLES DOWN THE LEFT FLANK
But Yasser comes across to shut the attack down.
2nd Half
45'
FLUMINENSE GET THE SECOND HALF UNDERWAY...
End of 1st Half
HALF TIME
Fluminense were the width of the post away from scoring twice, but Al Ahly have had their chances as well.
45'
MARTINELLI GOES INTO THE BOOK
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He is punished for elbowing Ashour as he came in to challenge him. Their didn't seem a great deal in it.
Yellow card
Martinelli
Fluminense
KENO SHOOTS FROM 25 YARDS OUT
But his effort is high and wide.
El Shahat again threatens running inside the left hand side of the penalty area, but as he cuts in looking for a shot he is rebuffed by Andre's presence.
35'
El Shahat raced into the left hand side of the area and after his effort was blocked it flew into the air and was then headed goalwards by Kahraba, admittedly quite close to the goalkeeper, but Fabio instinctively parried the ball away and then the revound was sent over by Tau.
A DANGEROUS BALL ACROSS FLU'S AREA
El Shahat again the man threatening a goal after Tau's pull-back but no one could get on the end of his fired-in ball across the six-yard box.
EL SHAHAT THROUGH ON GOAL ON BREAKAWAY
Fluminense over-committed from a corner and El Shahat ran to the edge of the box but his effort is blocked by Andre.
24'
ARIAS HITS THE POST AGAIN!
A well-worked corner saw a low ball from Ganso played to him at the near post 12 yards from goal and the Al Ahly keeper could only look on in hope as it hit the post once more. It got a slight deflection off Attia which may have saved a goal.
ARIAS GOES TO GROUND IN THE BOX
He pushed the ball past Abdel Monem but the big defender stood his ground and put it out for a corner.
19'
The corner was swung in by Malool and flicked on by Abdel Monem but Kahraba could not get to the ball to guide home from close range at the back post as Xavier made a great defensive clearance.
Tau was through on goal in the right hand side of the penalty area and about to shoot with his left foot when the defender flew into a tackle putting the ball behind.
AUDACIOUS EFFORT FROM EL SHAHAT
He saw Fabio off his line and tried to chip him first time from 40 yards but was high over the bar.
