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Key moments
END OF MATCH
In a first-half show Al-ittihad beat Auckland City and are through to the next round of the Club World Cup!
Benzema struck from the edge of the box, but into the middle of the goal, into Tracey's hands.
Double substitution for Auckland City: Murati and Gray out for Mitchell and Kilkolly in. At Al-Ittihad, Hawsawi and Al-Ghamdi came off for Al-Sahafi and Bamsaud.
Substitutions for Al-Ittihad: Kanté and Coronado out for Al-Amiri and Al-Farhan.
Al Hawsawi received the pass on the left and crossed with a deflection, but Tracey parried it away!
Coronado got his shot away, but Tracey saved it!
Substitution for Auckland City: Manickum and Ilich out for Tong and Tade.
Substitution at Al-Ittihad: Romarinho out, Jota in.
Substitution for Auckland: Gibert out, Lee in.
Coronado received a pass in the box and hit it hard, but the goalkeeper saved and the ball fell to Romarinho, who tried to play it in, but to no avail. Possession for Al-Ittihad.
Benzema took off on the right, broke into the box, dribbled past the defenders and hit a powerful shot, but Tracey parried it away!
SECOND HALF STARTS
Gillion gets his first touch on the ball and it's off to the second half!
Teams returning
The players return to the pitch for the start of the second half!
END OF FIRST HALF
Al-Ittihad went on to beat Auckland City at home and book their place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup!
GOAL FOR AL-ITTIHAD
AND THE MAN SCORED! From a pass on the right, Kanté laid it off to Al Shanqeeti, who delivered a low cross for Benzema to tap in and send the ball into the back of the net!
GOAL FOR AL-ITTIHAD
From another cross into the box, Tracey got up and punched the ball away, leaving it for Kanté to punch the ball high into the left-hand corner to make it 2-1!
Romarinho, on the edge of the box, hit a fierce shot into the left corner, but Tracey picked it up and put it out for a corner, which was taken on the edge of the box for Romarinho to hit, but over the top of the defender.
GOAL FOR AL-ITTIHAD
Al Hawsawi received a pass on the left and delivered a low cross to the edge of the box, where Romarinho hit the ball into the right corner with a deflection to open the scoring!
Benzema played a pass on the right to Al Shanqeeti, who hit a cross and sent it just wide of the goal!
Benzema got the ball on the edge of the box after a mistake by the defense, took out the defender and hit the ball into the right corner, but into Tracey's hands.
Al Hawsawi crossed, the ball passed and was left for Benzema, who shot over the goal.
Kanté received the pass on the right, crossed low and the defense deflected, with the ball left for Coronado, alone on the penalty spot, to shoot, but he sent the ball too far from the goal!
Romarinho hit the ball hard from outside the area and sent it over the goal, with danger!
HERE WE GO
Benzema gets the first touch on the ball and it's off to the start of the first half!
Teams on the pitch!
After a World Cup opening show, the players from Al-Ittihad and Auckland City take to the field to kick off the match!
Auckland City lined-up!
Al-Ittihad lined-up!
Welcome!
And now we open the broadcast of the first match of the 2023 Club World Cup! The ball rolls later today for Al-Ittihad and Auckland City!
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