{"id":13515,"date":"2022-02-07T16:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/?p=13515"},"modified":"2022-02-07T15:24:23","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T15:24:23","slug":"al-hilal-to-face-chelsea-in-club-world-cup-semis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/al-hilal-to-face-chelsea-in-club-world-cup-semis","title":{"rendered":"Al Hilal to face Chelsea in Club World Cup semis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Asian champions Al Hilal thrashed Al Jazira 6-1 in the second round of the Club World Cup at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, booking themselves a semi-final date with Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazira opened the scoring in the 14th minute when Abdoulaye Diaby turned in a cross from just outside the six-yard box, but Al Hilal struck twice before the break, through former Premier League players Odion Ighalo and Matheus Pereira.<\/p>\n<p>The equaliser came when Al Hilal midfielder Mohamed Kanno danced into the box and floated a lob that was deflected into the path of striker Ighalo who headed home from point-blank range.<\/p>\n<p>Four minutes later, Pereira received Salem Al-Dawsari&#8217;s back-heel pass, turned and fired into the bottom corner to put the Saudi Arabian side ahead.<\/p>\n<p>The third goal came when Pereira&#8217;s cross from a corner found Kanno who got ahead of his marker to head the ball in.<\/p>\n<p>Moussa Marega then played in Al-Dawsari, who rounded the keeper to direct the ball into an empty net.<\/p>\n<p>Marega made it five when a corner kick pinballed around the box before falling at his feet and leaving only the goalkeeper to beat. 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