Brazillian side Flamengo snagged the bronze medal of the Club World Cup after overcoming Egyptian side Al Ahly 4-2 at the Stade de Tanger, Morocco.
Goals by: Abdelkader 38, 60 / Barbosa 11, 84, Pedro 77, 90+1
Yellow cards:
Abdel Monem, Hamdi Fathi, Mohamed Hani, Hussien El Shahat (Ahly)
Arrascaeta (Flamengo)
Red cards:
Khaled Abdelfattah (Ahly)
Gabriel Barbosa netted two penalties for the Brazilian side, while his strike partner Pedro also struck twice in Tangier, Morocco.
Ahmed Abdelkader had netted a brace for Ahly to give them the lead but after defender Ali Maaloul missed a penalty, Khaled Abdelfattah’s red card in the 69th minute tilted the game in Flamengo’s favour and they won emphatically.
Ahly started the tournament in style with an easy 3-0 win against Auckland City of New Zealand before defeating US side Seattle Sounders 1-0 in the quarters to set up a historic date with Real Madrid in semifinals.
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Despite losing 4-1 in the semis on Wednesday, Ahly produced a convincing performance against the European champions.
Meanwhile, Flamengo opened their Club World Cup campaign with 3-2 loss to Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal in the semi-final on Tuesday.
Spanish giants Real Madrid face Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the final in Rabat later on Saturday.
