In the first big surprise of the Club World Cup, Real Madrid, with the debut of Xabi Alonso As DT, he could not start with his right foot and tied 1-1 in front of the To the Hilal of Saudi Arabia, in a meeting corresponding to the first date of Group H.
The game was played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, under a suffocating climate, and left sensations found for both teams. The Spanish team took advantage at 26 minutes of the first half thanks to a goal from Gonzalo, in a collective play that showed the usual hierarchy of “meringue”. However, on the closure of the first stage, the To the hilal, that had for the first time as a coach to Simone Inzaghi -Salient of the Inter Milan- He got equality from twelve steps: Ruben Neves changed penalty for goal and decreed the final 1-1.
The match was even, with domain passages distributed. Real Madrid had some chances to put an advantage again, but failed to specify them, while the Asian team was solid and tidy, managing to rescue a valuable point against one of the great candidates for the title.
At 43 of the complement, Facundo Tello, Argentine referee, charged at the request of the VAR a penalty in favor of the White House. Mohammed al Qahtani defended a rebound in the large area and swing to defender Francisco García. Federico Valverde took over seconds later, but his weak auction It was contained by Yassine Bounou, who also saved his team several times.
With this result, Group H is open after the first date. On the next day, Real Madrid will be measured against Pachuca de México, while Al Hilal will face Red Bull Salzburg. Both encounters will be decisive for classification aspirations to the round of 16.
Source: Ambito
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