Club World Cup Report (2023/2024): Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds book Man City semi-final
 Posted on : Dec 16, 2023, 11:11AM   15 total views  Category : Sports
Club World Cup Report (2023/2024): León 0 - 1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Alex Schalk scores for Urawa Red Diamonds

Red Diamonds' match winner Alex Schalk scored the winning goal for Ross County in the 2015-16 Scottish League Cup final

 

Urawa Red Diamonds edged past Leon in the Fifa Club World Cup to book a semi-final meeting with Manchester City.

 

Dutch forward Alex Schalk scored the winner for the Asian champions, five minutes after being introduced as a second-half substitute.

 

Leon captain William Tesillo was dismissed after picking up a second yellow card late on for the Mexican side, who faded after a bright start.

 

Japan's Urawa take on European champions City on Tuesday.

 

In Friday's other second-round match African champions Al Ahly won 3-1 against a star-studded Al-Ittihad side that included Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante and Fabinho. They will now play Brazil's Fluminense in the other semi-final, on Monday.

 

Benzema missed an opportunity to level for Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad before the break when his penalty was saved by Mohamed El Shenawy, after a spot-kick from Ali Maaloul had put Egypt's Al Ahly ahead.

 

Second-half goals from Hussein El Shahat and Emam Ashour gave Al Ahly a 3-0 lead.

 

The only disappointment of the evening for Al Ahly was Anthony Modeste's late dismissal before Benzema scrambled home a stoppage-time consolation.

 

-- Courtesy of BBC Sport

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