Hussein Elshahat’s superb, 30th-minute strike proved enough for Al Ahly SC to beat Al Duhail SC and secure a FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™ semi-final against Bayern Munich.
The hosts started brightly, but the African champions got into their rhythm after ten minutes and began to dominate. Their reward came on the half-hour when Walter Bwalya pressured Bassam Hisham into a defensive mistake. The ball broke to Hussein Elshahat, who arrowed a low drive into the bottom corner from just outside the penalty area.
Bwalya thought he had doubled the lead shortly later after he broke the offside trap, but his effort was ruled out for offside.
Al Duhail threatened to equalize just after the hour. Edmilson Junior broke free down the left and fizzed in a cross. Michael Olunga did well to react to it, but Mohamed Elshenawy’s handling was up to the task.
The Qatari outfit continued to probe for an equalizer, but the Egyptians held on for the victory. Al Ahly will now face Bayern at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on 8 February.
Source and cover image credit: FIFA
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