Al Hilal vs Chelsea 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, Semifinals

Al Hilal

FT
0 - 1

Chelsea

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

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

Line-Ups

Al Hilal (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
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

Substitutes:

Saleh Al-Shehri, Musab Al-Juwayr, Al Mufarrij, Saud Abdulhamid, Michael Delgado, Hamad Altuhayfan, Abdullah Al-Jadani, André Carrillo, Mohammed Al-Owais, Mohammed Jahfali, Abdulrahman Al-Obaid.

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

Substitutes:

Marcus Bettinelli, Saúl Ñíguez, Ross Barkley, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Malang Sarr, Édouard Mendy, Mason Mount, N'Golo Kanté, Trevoh Chalobah, Kenedy, Christian Pulisic, Timo Werner.