Adelaide United coach Aurelio Vidmar said that he fears Ahli's pace on the counter attacks when the two teams meet in the Club World Cup fifth/sixth place game on Thursday.

"Ahli are very quick and dangerous on the counter attacks. We will have to be alert at the back because any mistake can cost us the game," Vidmar said in a press conference attended by FilGoal.com.

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After losing to Asian champions Gamba Osaka 1-0 in the second stage, Vidmar's Adelaide will be hoping to finish their World Cup participation by beating the Cairo giants.

"Ahli are a big team with massive history, and we are honored to be facing them.

"They were better than Pachuca, but they couldn’t capitalize on the chances they had when they were 2-0 up," added Vidmar.

Adelaide will enter the clash without skipper Travis Dodd and defender Sasa Ognenovski and Fabian Barbiero, who are all out with injuries.