FIFA Club World Cup

Al Hilal vs Chelsea 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, Semifinals

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  • 32': Romelu Lukaku

Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku nets winner to beat Al Hilal and reach Club World Cup final

Chelsea earned a 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal at on Wednesday to book their place in the final of the Club World Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 32': Goal! Al-Hilal 0, Chelsea 1. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Jorginho.
  • 66': Gustavo Cuéllar (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Hakim Ziyech.
  • 81': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Substitution, Al-Hilal. André Carrillo replaces Salem Al Dawsari.
  • 82': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Michael replaces Matheus Pereira.
  • 84': Ali Al Bulayhi (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Substitution, Chelsea. Malang Sarr replaces Marcos Alonso.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Club World Cup

Venue: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 19,175

Statistics

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14 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 2
9 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 4
53.5 Possession 46.5
15 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
402 Accurate Passes 333
478 Passes 420
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 3
18 Crosses 9
0.3 Cross % 0.3
40 Long Balls 51
22 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 7
8 Effective Clearances 19
8 Clearances 19

Line-Ups

HIL Al Hilal (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf (GK)
5 Ali Al-Bulayhi Yellow Card
20 Jang Hyun-Soo
6 Gustavo Cuéllar Yellow Card
12 Yasser Al-Shahrani
2 Mohammed Al-Burayk
15 Matheus Pereira
28 Mohamed Kanno
29 Salem Al-Dawsari
17 Moussa Marega
9 Odion Ighalo

CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
6 Thiago Silva
2 Antonio Rüdiger
4 Andreas Christensen
8 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
5 Jorginho
3 Marcos Alonso
28 César Azpilicueta
9 Romelu Lukaku
29 Kai Havertz
22 Hakim Ziyech

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