Game over
The referee whistles the end of the game, Al-Ahly wins the match.
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— Al Ahly SC 🇬🇧 (@AlAhlyEnglish) December 22, 2023
90'
4 minutes of compensation are added.
85'
Shot stopped high and through the center of the goal. Alexander Scholz (Urawa Red Diamonds) right footed shot from very close range.
80'
Al-Ahly offside. Ali Maâloul tried a through ball, but Karim Fouad was offside.
75'
Missed penalty! Ali Maâloul (Al-Ahly) missed a unique opportunity to score, left footed shot saved to the low left.
72'
Penalty committed by Takuya Ogiwara (Urawa Red Diamonds) after a foul inside the area.
70'
Shot saved by the Al Ahly goalkeeper (Mohamed El-Shenawy). Marius Høibråten (Urawa Red Diamonds) header from the center of the box.
65'
Bryan Linssen (Urawa Red Diamonds) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
60'
GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLL!!! Own goal by Yoshio Koizumi, Urawa Red Diamonds.
Urawa Red Diamonds 2, Al-Ahly 3.
54'
GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLL!!! Alexander Scholz (Urawa Red Diamonds) converted the penalty with a right footed shot to the center of the goal.
51'
Play has been suspended due to a hit on Mohamed El Shenawy (Al-Ahly).
46'
The second half begins, both teams want the victory.
Halftime
The teams go to half-time and the score stands at Urawa Reds 1-2 Al-Ahly.
45'
4 minutes of compensation are added.
43'
GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLL!!! José Kanté (Urawa Red Diamonds) left footed shot from the center of the box.
40'
Strong pressure from Urawa Red Diamonds, they look to score their first goal and get closer to tying the match.
35'
Shot blocked. José Kanté (Urawa Red Diamonds) right footed shot from outside the box.
30'
Total control of Al Ahly who want to go ahead with all the possible advantage.
25'
GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLL!!! Shot inside the area by Percy Tau for Al Ahly's second.
25'
After the goal, Urawa Reds went forward looking for an equalizer.
19'
GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLL!!! Yasser Ibrahim appears and scores the first of the game.
10'
Better is Urawa Reds who are looking for the first of the game to go ahead on the scoreboard.
5'
Good start to the game with both teams looking to take control of the ball.
0'
The game begins.
About to start
We are just a few minutes away from the start of the presentation of the match and the previous FIFA protocols.
Urawa Reds roster!
These are the Urawa Reds starters for today's game:
♦️Starting Ⅺ♦️
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🗓️12/22(Fri)
🕠17:30/🕦23:30(Japan time)
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Al Ahly roster!
These are the eleven that start for Al-Ahly for today's match:
Our Starting XI to face Urawa Reds🦅#YallaYaAhly pic.twitter.com/ssKBJ4876R
— Al Ahly SC 🇬🇧 (@AlAhlyEnglish) December 22, 2023
Referee
Tori Penso will be the central referee between Urawa Reds vs Al-Ahly for this game of the 2023 Club World Cup.
Urawa Reds appeared!
The Urawa Reds players are already at the stadium for today's match:
Team Arrival🚌#ClubWC 3rd Place
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Here is Al Ahly!
The Al-Ahly team is already at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium for today's game:
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— النادي الأهلي (@AlAhly) December 22, 2023
First time
This is the first time that both teams have met in a match, Urawa Reds are the favorites but Al Ahly will not be easy to beat.
Head to head
A close match awaits us between both teams, here we share the results of the comparison between both teams.
Here we go!
We are just under an hour away from the start of the Urawa Reds vs Al-Ahly match at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium. Both teams will go out in search of victory. Who will make it tonight? Follow our coverage on VAVEL.
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Al-Ahly's last roster!
This is the team's latest roster: Mohamed El-Shenawy, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Yasser Ibrahim, Ali Maâloul, Mohamed Hany, Emam Ashour, Akram Tawfik, Marwan Attia, Hussein El-Shahat, Percy Tau and Kahraba.
Percy Tau, player to watch!
The Al-Ahly forward arrives as one of the important references of the team and as one of the best scorers and assists who must help the results begin to be generated. He has managed to contribute 5 goals and 2 assists in the current season with the Cairo team. What Percy Tau must focus on is having greater consistency on the field of play and combining better with his new teammates like Emam Ashour to create a scary offense and maintain the good rhythm of the season.
How does Al-Ahly arrive?
Al-Ahly arrives after completing the 2022-2023 season as the champion of the CAF Champions League and adding its eleventh title in this competition, in addition to the triplet of the area being league and cup champions in Egypt, the team finished with 83 points in the league with a record of 25 wins, 8 draws and 1 loss. Some interesting players in this squad are Percy Tau, Mohamed El-Shenawy, Yasser Ibrahim, Emam Ashour, Kahraba and Taher Mohamed. Al-Ahly has a great depth in its squad and it has begun to give the expected results. The start of this campaign was positive by adding in its first games against Al-Raed and Al-Ettifaq. For this season the team made many moves with important additions, so it is expected that they will fight for the Egyptian Premier League title and seek a place in the CAF Champions League. The current champion of the African continent will want to fight to finish among the best in the Club World Cup and will want the bronze medal. They come to this game after eliminating Al-Ittihad and falling to Fluminense.
Last Urawa Reds roster!
This is the team's latest roster: Shusaku Nishikawa, Marius Hoibraten, Alexander Scholz, Takahiro Akimoto, Takahiro Sekine, Kaito Yasui, Ken Iwao, Atsuki Ito, José Kanté, Yoshio Koizumi and Tomoaki Okubo.
José Kanté, player to watch!
The Urawa Reds forward will seek to continue being a fundamental piece of the team, he is one of the orchestrators of the offensive and comes to this duel after having started the championship in a great way with 9 goals and 2 assists, being the leader in the offensive Urawa. The most important thing for him is that the club begins to have greater consistency on the field of play and connects better with players like Alexander Scholz and Atsuki Ito to form a lethal forward line.
How does the Urawa Reds get here?
The Urawa Reds team enters the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, to face Al-Ahly and win the bronze medal of the 2023 Club World Cup. They arrive as the current champions of the AFC Champions League and the Japan Cup . The Japanese team is in fourth place in the J1 League with a record of 15 wins, 12 draws and 7 losses to reach 57 points. Urawa Reds will seek to take advantage of the duel to continue climbing positions in search of beginning to separate themselves from their competitors for the title and get closer to the league championship. Their latest results were a pair of victories against Consadole Sapporo by a landslide and Wuhan Three Towns. This season, the team maintained a good base led by José Kanté Atsuki Ito, Takahiro Sekine, Alexander Scholz and Shinzo Koroki. The current champion of the Asian continent arrives after eliminating León and losing to Manchester City, so they will want a victory to close the tournament well.
Where is the game?
The Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium located in the city of Jeddah will be the venue for this duel between two teams seeking to continue their path in the 2023 Club World Cup. This stadium has a capacity for 27,000 fans and was inaugurated in 1970.
Welcome!
Good morning to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the blog commentary of the Urawa Reds vs Al-Ahly match, corresponding to the Third Place Game of the 2023 Club World Cup. The match will take place at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, at 9:30 am.