Thanks to all of you.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
END OF MATCH: AL AHLY TO THE CLUB WORLD CUP SEMIFINALS
This was Al Ahly's goal
90'
The referee has added four minutes of extra time;
GOOOAAALLL
Afsha scores the first for Al Ahly, who picked up his first rebound after a shot off the crossbar to put the Egyptian side ahead;
84'
Cristian Roldá n was marked and Leyva entered in his place;
83'
Alexander Roldan failed to finish the cross;
77'
Final stretch of the match and the tie continues, if the match ends in a draw, it will be decided in extra time;
71'
Ali Maaloul's back pass, but it was cleared by the rival backline and there was a corner in favor of Al Ahly;
69'
A clear chance for the Egyptian team with Afsha's shot inside the box, which went just wide of the post;
67'
First change in the Seattle Sounders, Joao Paulo enters in place of Atencio
62'
Triple change at Al Ahly to energize the team
58'
Percy Tau, the attacker of the Egyptian team gets the first card of the match;
51'
Joshua Atencio's shot was saved by the rival goalkeeper without problems.
46'
The second half started with no changes in either team;
END OF THE FIRST PART
45'
The referee has added two minutes of extra time;
39'
Corner kick that Ragen finished off, but the ball crashed into a defender;
35'
A mistake in the start of the Egyptian team, which ended with Rusnak's shot, but it went wide;
30'
Half an hour into the match and it's still a scoreless draw in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup.
20'
Córner for the American team with Albert Rusnak's cross, which was cleared by the rival backline;
13'
Lodeiro's shot went wide;
5'
Good arrival of Kahraba, but the U.S. team's defense managed to clear the ball;
1'
The match has started, the ball is already rolling;
XI Al Ahly
Mohamed El-Shennawy
Mohamed Hany, Mohamed Abdel-Moneim, Mahmoud Metawlly, Ali Ma’aloul
Aliou Dieng, Amr El-Sulya, Hamdy Fathi
Percy Tau, Taher Mohamed Taher, Kahraba
XI Seattle Sounders
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Ahly have managed to keep a clean sheet in six of their last seven official matches.
Real Madrid awaits in the semifinals
The winner of this match will face reigning European champions Real Madrid next Wednesday for a place in the final.
Seattle Sounders participates for the first time in this Club World Cup
This will be the first time the U.S. team will be competing in this competition and will be fighting to reach the semifinal round. The reigning CONCACAF champions are the only one of the eight participants making their debut in this competition.
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What time is Seattle Sounders vs Al Ahly in Club World Cup?
This is the kick-off time of the match in several countries:
Argentina: 1:00 PM
Bolivia: 12:00 PM
Brazil: 1:00 PM
Chile: 1:00 PM
Colombia: 11:00 AM
Ecuador: 11:00 AM
United States (ET): 12:00 PM
Spain: 6:00 PM
Mexico: 11:00 AM
Paraguay: 1:00 PM
Peru: 11:00 AM in
Uruguay: 2:00 PM
Watch out for this player at Ah Ahly
Mohamed Sherif has scored a total of six goals this season. The 26-year-old striker is on a roll, having scored four goals in the last three matches and was also instrumental in Ahly's qualification to the quarterfinals with his goal.
Watch out for this player at Seattle Sounders
Raúl Ruidiaz, a 32-year-old striker and international with the Peruvian national team. He has scored a total of 12 goals and two assists this past season. The last time he scored was precisely in the last match his club won;
How is Al Ahly coming along?
The Egyptian team and reigning African champions had to defeat New Zealand club Auckland City 3-0 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals. They currently lead their national league with 37 points, six points ahead of the second-placed team.
How are the Seattle Sounders coming along?
They have just played two friendlies where they drew 0-0 against Wolfsberger and lost 2-3 against Hammarby. They have now gone six consecutive matches without a win and have not won since September 11, when they beat Austin FC 3-0. The reigning CONCACAF champions finished last season in first place in MLS with 41 points.
Background
This will be the first time Seattle Sounders and Al Ahly have met in history. It is also the first time the Seattle Sounders will face an Egyptian opponent and the first time Ahly will face an American team.
Venue: The match will be played at the Ibn Batouta Stadium, a stadium located in Tangier, Morocco, which was built in 2011 and has a capacity of 45,000 spectators.
Preview of the match
Seattle Sounders and Al Ahly will meet in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup where they will seek to qualify for the semifinals;
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