
Al Hilal vs Chelsea 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, Semifinals
Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku nets winner to beat Al Hilal and reach Club World Cup final
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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
Venue: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 19,175
Statistics
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HIL![]() |
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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 |
Al Hilal (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Abdullah Al-Mayouf (GK) |
5 | Ali Al-Bulayhi ![]() |
20 | Jang Hyun-Soo |
6 | Gustavo Cuéllar ![]() |
12 | Yasser Al-Shahrani |
2 | Mohammed Al-Burayk |
15 | Matheus Pereira |
28 | Mohamed Kanno |
29 | Salem Al-Dawsari |
17 | Moussa Marega |
9 | Odion Ighalo |
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
6 | Thiago Silva |
2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
4 | Andreas Christensen |
8 | Mateo Kovacic ![]() |
5 | Jorginho |
3 | Marcos Alonso |
28 | César Azpilicueta |
9 | Romelu Lukaku |
29 | Kai Havertz |
22 | Hakim Ziyech |
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