Fluminense beat Al Ahly to reach Club World cup final

Fluminese are the first team through to the final of the FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia.

The Brazilian side, who are the champions of South America beat Al Ahly from Egypt, the African champions 2-0 in the first of the semi-finals two nil on Monday.

Jhon Arias and John Kennedy scored in the second half to give the Brazilian side a hard-fought win at King Abdullah Sports City.

The Copa Libertadores champions will face the winners of Manchester City’s semi-final against Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds on Tuesday in Friday’s final in Jeddah.

Fluminense broke the deadlock thanks to former Real Madrid fullback Marcelo, who nutmegged a defender, hitting the ball through his legs, to get into the box before being fouled from behind.

“I always try to do something different (the nutmeg). I’ve always tried in my whole career,” Marcelo told Brazilian TV Globo.

“At that moment, the game was in a deadlock. I didn’t even think about a nutmeg, it happened, I thought about dribbling to get inside the area.

“So I managed to get in front of him and he fouled me… It wasn’t thought out, it came on the spot and it was nice.”

Africa’s champions Al-Ahly wasted several opportunities, using the speed of Kahraba and Percy Tau to launch quick counters.

It’s the fourth time that Ahly have lost in the semi-finals and their striker Taher Muhammad admits they didn’t take their chances when they came.

“We played very well in the first half but we missed a lot of chances. If we had scored one or two goals, it was going to change the game completely but it’s football, it’s part of the game.

“If you don’t take your chances this is what happens.”- Mohammed said.

Story By: Princeton Wiredu