AlAhly of Egypt achieves third place in the World Club Championship
Al-Ahly of Egypt won the third place and won the bronze medal in the FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar.
Al-Ahly defeated Brazilian Palmeiras 3-2 on penalties this evening, Thursday. After a tie in normal time, negative, without goals.
After the goalless draw, the two teams resorted to penalties, as Badr Bannon, Mohamed Hani and Junior Ajay scored for Al-Ahly, and Amr Al-Soleya and Marwan Mohsen lost. According to what was stated in "Sputnik".
For Palmeiras, Gustavo Scarpa and Gustavo Gomez scored, and lost Rooney, Luiz Adriano and Felipe Melo.
This is the second time in Al-Ahly's history that they won the bronze in the Club World Cup after 2006.
Al-Ahly began its tournament by defeating Qatar’s Al-Duhail with a goal without a response. He was defeated in the semi-finals by Bayern Munich, with two goals to none.
Although the match counts as a draw because it ended in penalties. But this is the first time that Al-Ahly has surpassed any Brazilian competitor in a friendly or official match