Monterrey surprisingly fell to Al-Ahly in the second round of the 2022 Club World Cup by the smallest difference. The reigning Concacaf Champions League champions were soundly beaten by the Confederation of African champions. The team led by Javier Aguirre was inoperative on offense and very fragile at the bottom. The Rayados curdled in this way a new failure in the international fair.
The Liga MX team started the duel with intensity and generated some options up front, but it was not precise in the definition. The Egyptian squad presented a very serious approach: standing well behind and with a swift and dangerous attack on the counterattack. The only goal of the match fell in the 53rd minute, after Mohamed Hany found a clearance from goalkeeper Esteban Andrada outside the area.
The right winger hit the ball perfectly and beat the Rayados goalkeeper. After the goal, the albiazul team tried to impress more dynamics, but ran into a real defensive wall from Al-Ahly.
According to the match statistics, Monterrey had 20 shots, but only two were directed at the goal. On the contrary, the Egyptian team finished nine times and four were on goal. Rayados had 64% possession of the ball, while their rivals barely had 36%.
The albiazules will now have to play the match for the fifth or sixth place in the Club World Cup. The duel will be played on February 9 at 7:30 a.m.
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