Result puts the Saudi Arabia team on the path of Fluminense; match between Saudis and Fluminense, for the quarterfinals, occurs this Friday, the 4th, at 16h (Brasilia)
The game between and was marked as one of those amazing. This is because, the English team, which entered the field as a big favorite, was eliminated on Tuesday (1), Monday night (30), in the United States, by the Saudi team, in a game of 7 goals. Both teams starred in one of the tournament’s best matches, with different strategies, which took the duel for extra time at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.
Manchester even came out ahead, opened the scoring early in the first half. At 10 minutes, Aït-Nouri received in the area. The kick came out wrong, but fell to Bernardo Silva to open the scoring. There was a complaint of the Saudis, because the ball touched the arm, collected, from the side. Referee Jesús Valenzuela validated the goal. City just didn’t do it anymore because of the Moroccan goalkeeper Bono. On the way back to the final stage, Al-Hila needed seven minutes to draw and turn the match. In the first, Malcom’s merit, who carried the ball from the right and opened to Cancelo. The Portuguese crossed, the ball countered and fell to Marcos Leonardo equal. Without City assimilating the draw, Al-Hilal returned to try the ball on the back of the defenders. In contrast, Cancelo released Malcom, who scored another Brazilian goal and became the game.
The result made City Guardiola’s City seek the result. They did it. The hitherto erased goal Haaland came in a knock and rebound after corner, but not enough to avoid extension. In a corner kick, Rúben Neves crossed the head of Koulibaly. Defender Senegalese, who was making a brilliant defensive display, sent to Ederson’s goal.
Guardiola chose Phil Foden to change the game. The Briton entered the place of Rodrigo, increasing his presence in the area. Cherki then crossed toward Foden himself, who tied 3-3. Overwhelmed, athletes from both teams could no longer demonstrate intensity. Marcos Leonardo felt cramps, but continued on the field. He was chosen by his fate to kick, already fallen, the ball folded by Ederson in head of Milinkovic-Savic to the bottom of the nets.
The historical result puts the Saudi Arabia team on the path of Fluminense in the quarterfinals. The match between Saudis and Fluminense, in the quarterfinals, takes place this Friday, the 4th, at 16h (Brasília), also at Camping World Stadium. The winner faces those who pass between Palmeiras and Chelsea, who play the same day, but at 10 pm at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Sarah Paula
