Tout Puissant Mazembe

The African champion made a successful entry into Qatar for this new edition of Club World Cup. And Pitsi MOSIMANE players now have a great challenge on the agenda: competing with the European champion.

The second match on the opening day of the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020, was between Al Duhail SC, representative of the host country and Al Ahly SC, winner of the CAF Champions League. At Al Rayyan's Education City Stadium, Egyptians were the winners of this contest between Arab teams to win the right to face Bayern Munich in the semi-finals.

Overpowered throughout the first period, Sabri LAMOUCHI's men gave in at the half-hour mark on a defensive error by Bassam HISHAM, which was exploited by Hussein ELSHAHAT to trick Salah ZAKARIA to the ground (30', 0-1). Walter BWALYA even thought of doubling the lead before the break, but the Congolese striker, former FC Corbeaux and Lubumbashi Sport, was finally deprived of the break goal by the intervention of the VAR (38').

Having their backs to the wall, the locals balanced the game as they returned from thelocker rooms and made more and more effort as the clock ticked. But despite their efforts, superior ball possession and a total of seven shots on target, Mehdi BENATIA's team-mates were unable to deceive Mohamed ELSHENAWY's vigilance. On their side, the Cairo giants only had one shot on target, but it was enough to give them a chance of a dream semi-final against Bayern Munich.