Al-Ahly of Egypt achieved a valuable victory over American Seattle 1-0, and snatched the pass card to face Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, which is currently being held in Morocco.
And the match seemed to be on its way to extra time, when Mohamed Magdy (Qafsha) fired a wonderful shot that bounced off the crossbar and was pushed away by the defense of the American team, which is participating in the tournament for the first time, to return to the Al-Ahly player to shoot it and collide with one of the defenders into the goal two minutes before the end.
D88' The first goal for Al-Ahly via Afsha
Al-Ahly of Egypt 1 Ă— 0 Seattle Sounders of America
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Thus, Al-Ahly, who participates in the tournament as the runner-up of the African champion, Wydad, who hosts the tournament, advances to the semi-finals for the third time in a row.
Al-Ahly will play against Real Madrid, the European champions, next Wednesday evening.
🔚 Al-Ahly of Egypt surpasses Seattle and qualifies for the semi-finals to face Real Madrid 🏆
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Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia had defeated Wydad in a penalty shootout earlier, after the end of the match, with a 1-1 draw, and the Saudi club, the holder of the AFC Champions League, qualified to face Brazilian Flamengo next Tuesday.