Match report

Al Ahly Triumphs Over Urawa, Secure FIFA Club World Cup Victory (4-2)

Urawa
Urawa
2–4
FT
Al Ahly
Al Ahly
Dec 22, 2023

Al Ahly secured their place in the history books by defeating Urawa in an exciting clash at the FIFA Club World Cup, with a final score of 4-2. Yasser Ibrahim and Percy Tau's early goals gave Al Ahly a strong lead, but J. Kanté and Alexander Scholz’s responses kept Urawa in contention until A. Maâloul’s late goal sealed victory for Al Ahly.

Key Facts

  • • Final score: Urawa 2–4 Al Ahly
  • • Yasser Ibrahim (19') and Percy Tau (25') scored early goals for Al Ahly
  • • J. Kanté (43') replied for Urawa, followed by Alexander Scholz’s penalty (54')
  • • A. Maâloul's late goal in the 90+8' minute sealed victory for Al Ahly

Lineups

Urawa

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 S. Nishikawa (G)
  • 2 H. Sakai (D)
  • 28 A. Scholz (D)
  • 5 M. Høibråten (D)
  • 15 T. Akimoto (D)
  • 3 A. Ito (M)
  • 19 K. Iwao (M)
  • 14 T. Sekine (M)
  • 25 K. Yasui (M)
  • 8 Y. Koizumi (M)
  • 11 J. Kanté (F)

Substitutes

  • 10 S. Nakajima
  • 9 B. Linssen
  • 17 A. Schalk
  • 26 T. Ogiwara
  • 30 S. Koroki
  • 27 E. Panya
  • 22 K. Shibato
  • 4 T. Iwanami
  • 16 A. Niekawa
  • 31 S. Yoshida
  • 66 A. Ohata
  • 21 T. Okubo

Al Ahly

Formation: 4-5-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Mohamed El Shenawy (G)
  • 30 Mohamed Hany (D)
  • 6 Yasser Ibrahim (D)
  • 24 Mohamed Abdelmonem (D)
  • 21 A. Maâloul (D)
  • 10 P. Tau (M)
  • 36 Ahmed Koka (M)
  • 13 Marwan Attia (M)
  • 22 Emam Ashour (M)
  • 14 Hussein El Shahat (M)
  • 7 Kahraba (F)

Substitutes

  • 29 Taher Mohamed
  • 28 Karim Fouad
  • 17 Amr El Soleya
  • 5 Rami Rabia
  • 31 Mostafa Shobeir
  • 8 Akram Tawfik
  • 2 Khaled Abdel Fattah
  • 15 A. Dieng
  • 16 Hamza Alaa
  • 19 Mohamed Magdi Kafsha
  • 33 Karim El Debes

Timeline

  1. Al Ahly
    19' Al Ahly Goal · Normal Goal
    Yasser Ibrahim
  2. Al Ahly
    25' Al Ahly Goal · Normal Goal
    Percy Tau · Assist: Ahmed Koka
  3. Urawa
    43' Urawa Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Kanté
  4. Urawa
    46' Urawa subst · Substitution 1
    Off: K. Iwao · On: S. Nakajima
  5. Urawa
    46' Urawa subst · Substitution 2
    Off: T. Sekine · On: B. Linssen
  6. Urawa
    52' Urawa Var · Penalty confirmed
    B. Linssen
  7. Urawa
    54' Urawa Goal · Penalty
    Alexander Scholz
  8. Urawa
    55' Urawa Card · Yellow Card
    B. Linssen

    Foul

  9. Al Ahly
    59' Al Ahly subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Kahraba · On: Taher Mohamed
  10. Al Ahly
    59' Al Ahly subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Hussein El Shahat · On: Karim Fouad
  11. Al Ahly
    60' Al Ahly Goal · Own Goal
    Y. Koizumi
  12. Urawa
    65' Urawa subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Y. Koizumi · On: A. Schalk
  13. Urawa
    65' Urawa subst · Substitution 4
    Off: H. Sakai · On: T. Ogiwara
  14. Urawa
    75' Urawa Card · Yellow Card
    J. Kanté

    Foul

  15. Urawa
    80' Urawa subst · Substitution 5
    Off: A. Ito · On: S. Koroki
  16. Al Ahly
    83' Al Ahly subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Marwan Attia · On: Amr El Soleya
  17. Al Ahly
    88' Al Ahly subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Percy Tau · On: Rami Rabia
  18. Al Ahly
    90'+5 Al Ahly Card · Yellow Card
    Mohamed El-Shenawy

    Time wasting

  19. Al Ahly
    90'+8 Al Ahly Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Maâloul

Match Stats

Stat Urawa Al Ahly
Fouls 10 5
Pass Accuracy 80% 86%
Offsides 0 4
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 10 15
Corners 5 3
Total Passes 456 506
Yellow Cards 2 2
Blocked Shots 3 3
Shots on Target 4 7
xG — —
Shots off Target 3 5
Possession 48% 52%
Accurate Passes 365 433
Shots Inside Box 8 7
Saves 4 2
Shots Outside Box 2 8

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Al Ahly took control early with two quick goals from Yasser Ibrahim and Percy Tau, setting a strong pace in the first half.
  • ▸ Urawa responded with J. Kanté's goal just before halftime, but Al Ahly's resilience was evident as they added another through A. Maâloul’s late strike.