Mexico's Monterrey team ranked third in the FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar by beating Saudi Arabia Al Hilal with a penalty shoot-out result 4-3 today, Saturday in the match for third place.
The original time ended with a 2-2 draw by both teams, to be awarded the penalty shoot-out that Monterrey settled in his favor.
Brazilian Carlos Eduardo advanced with a goal for Al Hilal (35), then Arturo Gonzalez tied for Monterrey (55), before Maximiliano Meza added the second goal for Monterrey (60), but the French substitute Baftimbi Gomez equalized for Al Hilal (66).
Monterrey - who is running for the tournament for the fourth time in its history - had started his career in the tournament with a precious 3-2 victory over the Qatari Al Sadd in the second round of the tournament.
As for the "leader", he started his career in the championship with a precious victory with a clean goal over Esperance in the second round of the tournament, while he lost his second match in the tournament against Brazilian Flamingo 1-3 in the semi-finals after he advanced with a clean goal in the first half.
Al-Hilal squandered a valuable opportunity that would have become the third Arab team to win the third place in the Club World Cup after Al-Ahly in 2006 and the Qatari Dam in 2011.