In the third place at the Club World Cup in Qatar, Palmeiras, who had just lost to Tigres de México, could not and said goodbye with his bare hands. After the goalless draw in regular time, they fell to penalties (3-2).
The biggest success in the penalty kicks (3-2) gave him the third place in the World Cup of Al Ahly’s clubs, against Palmeiras, on Thursday, after finishing the ninety minutes with a goalless draw. No one scored in the consolation match between the two losers in the semifinals who were left out of the title for which the Mexicans Tigres and Bayern Munich will bid.
From eleven meters, Palmeiras was more wrong. He missed three of the five shots he fired. Roni, Luiz Adriano and Felipe Melo failed, scoring the last. Al Ahly scored another. Bard Banoun, Mohamed Hany and Junior Ajayi scored. He was unsuccessful during the game. The Brazilian team could not impose its best technique in front of the enthusiasm and impetus of their rival, who approached the opposite area with more frequency and danger.
The South American team could not prevail in the center of the field and accused the intermittency of men like Raphael Veiga, Felipe Melo or Roni. Al Ahly managed to score in the half hour through Amr El Soulia, but his shot went past the goal.
Before the break, the Egyptian team had a good chance in the boots of Mohamed Magdi, who also went to sea. The South African team Pitso John Mosimane controlled his rival well. Palmeiras gathered in the final stretch. The triple change established by the Portuguese Abel Ferreira gave freshness to the Brazilian team, which noticed the presence on the field of Gustavo Scarpa, Danilo and Gabriel Menino. He managed to win with a shot from Patric De Paula Carreiro, but his shot hit a post.