VIDEO: Ahli crash out in CWC opener

Ahli eliminated from World Cup by China’s Guangzhou…

كتب : Omar Zaazou

السبت، 14 ديسمبر 2013 - 20:09
Ahli were condemned to a 2-0 defeat in their Club World Cup opener against Guangzhou Evergrande, leaving the African champions only to vie for the competition's fifth place.

Two second-half goals from Brazilian striker Elkeson and Argentinian midfielder Dario Conca were enough to down the out-of-sorts Ahli, who did little to overcome their trailing.

Ahli now miss out on a much-anticipated clash against European champions Bayern Munich, as the Reds will compete for the fifth place with the loser of the match between Moroccan hosts Raja and Mexico's Monterrey four days later.

Treika exit, poor defending

After Guangzhou hitman Elkeson saw a header go wide in as early as the first minute, the miss of the match belonged to Mohamed Abou-Treika, who shockingly headed wide with the goal at his mercy five minutes later.