In a match full of emotions, unexpected twists and moments of very high tension, Fluminense He managed to impose 2-1 to Al Hilal and got into the semifinals of the Club World Cup. The Brazilian team showed character and personality to respond in the most delicate moments, in a duel that will remain in the memory of the fans.
The first half already anticipated the drama. Martinelli He opened the scoring with a goal, an individual action that took brightness to his technical conditions. Fluminense was able to expand the advantage, but Bono appeared to save Al Hilal with a spectacular intervention against Germán Cano, in a hand in hand that could have been definitive. Shortly after, the Saudi team believed to have the opportunity to tie from eleven meters after a controversial fall by Marcos Leonardo in the area, but the VAR rectified the decision of the referee and the penalty was annulled, unleashing the celebration of the tricolor fans.
In the second part, Fluminense coach surprised with an unexpected change: Martinelli came out to give way to Hercules, a more defensive midfielder. However, the Hilal took advantage of the impulse and found the draw thanks to aim of Marcos Leonardo, which finished accurately after a good collective play.
Fluminense did not lower her arms. The game went back and forth, with cards and tactical changes that influenced the rhythm. Freytes was warned and the semifinal will be lost due to accumulation, as did Martinelli, who saw the yellow after his goal. Thiago Silva was also sanctioned after reincorporating an earlier action.
The changes were decisive again. Everaldo and Lima entered Cano and Nonato, and shortly after the decisive moment would come: Hercules, the man who had entered to balance, found a ball on the front and took out a shoe that sneaked into the network. Goal and delirium in the Brazilian bank.
The Hilal tried until the end. Kaio César replaced Al-Dawsari and Guga He entered by Samuel Xavier, although this change weakened the right wing of Fluminense in Defense. Neves was admonished by cutting a hazardous sources, and the referee added 7 minutes of heart attack, in which Freytes reappeared in the second stick to avoid the tie, sending the ball to corner in a play that could change everything.
With the final whistle, Fluminense celebrated a very worked victory, marked by his ability to suffer and respond in the key moments. The tricolor advances to the semifinals of the Club World Cup, where he will seek to continue making history.