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
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
Venue: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 19,175
Statistics
 CHE |
HIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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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