Abu Treika leads Al-Ahly to CWC bronze

TOKYO (GoPharaohs.com) - Al-Ahly star player Mohamed Abu Treika led his team to a 2-1 win over North American champions Club America of Mexico. Abu Treika scored both of Al-Ahly’s goals, one in the first half to take the lead for Al-Ahly then another late in the second half to break the tie and win the third place title for Al-Ahly and Africa.

Al-Ahly starting lineup

• 19 - Amir Abd El-Hamid (GK)
• 2 - Islam El-Shater
• 3 - Tarek El-Saeed
• 4 - Emad El-Nahhas
• 6 - Wael Gomaa
• 7 - Shady Mohamed
• 9 - Emad Meteb
• 13 - Hossam Ashour
• 17 - Mohamed Shawky
• 22 - Mohamed Abu Trieka
• 23 - Flavio

Club America starting lineup

• 1 - Guillermo Ochoa (GK)
• 3 - Jose Antonio Castro
• 4 - Oscar Rojas
• 5 - Duilio Davino (C)
• 8 - Matias Vuoso
• 9 - Salvador Cabanas
• 11 - Fabiano Pereira
• 13 - Juan Mosqueda
• 16 - Ricardo Rojas
• 20 - Alejandro Arguello
• 23 - Nelson Cuevas

Referee

Jerome Damon (South Africa)

First half summary

• 3′ - Tarek El-Saeed crosses to Meteb who was closely guarded by America defender. Results in a corner.
• 4′ - Beautiful give-and-go between Meteb and Flavio, but Flavio’s shot deflected before it could reach its target.
• - Abu Trieka doing a good job of getting the ball from midfield to Meteb & Flavio
• Al-Ahly holding on to the ball more in the first 15 minutes. America faster paced on the attack when they get the ball.
• - Al-Ahly goalkeeper pulls what seems to be groin in the 15th minute, but continues after brief treatment
• - Posession shifting more in favor of America after play continues. America faster on the attack. America’s through passes extremely dangerous.
• 17′ - Dangerous through-pass by America inside the Ahly 18 yard box but Al-Ahly’s defense did a good job of closing out the angles on the America striker who was unable to get a good shot out
• 19′ - Another dangerous pass straight into the heart of the advancing Ahly defense. Should have been an easy ball for Amir Abd El-Hamid who did not come out in time to claim it. Cleared in last second by Ahly defense before the America striker could put his foot into it.
• - Salvador Cabanas seems to always be involved in many of America’s dangerous attacks on Al-Ahly
• - Towards the middle of the first half, Al-Ahly’s finishing is sloppy, posession is exchanged evenly, America making more of their opportunities on goal than Al-Ahly
• 35′ - Al-Ahly counter attack. Abu Treika passes it to Flavio, who powers it just wide of the America goal
• 38′ - Cross to Flavio who tips it to Treika, but shoots wide of goal from 18 yards
• 40′ - Great spin move by Flavio as he was receiving a pass to shake off defender, but the defender fouled him and received a yellow card.
• 42′ - Treika takes the resulting free kick and places it beautifully around the wall and to the right of the America goalkeeper to put Ahly ahead by one before the half is over

Second half summary

• America starting strong searching for early equalizer, pressuring Ahly and keeping them in their third of the pitch
• 48′ - Strong shot from America straight into Amir Abd El-Hamid’s hands
• 53′ - El-Shater receives yellow for foul by sidelines
• 53′ - America striker outruns Al-Ahly defender, shoots, but saved by Abd El-Hamid
• Al-Ahly’s final touch in front of goal not accurate
• 56′ - America cross on right side deflected off Ahly defender, goes just above Abd El-Hamid and above the upright
• 58′ - Blanco, who came in in the second half, beat Tamer El-Nahas on the right side and crossed it to Cabanas who, unchallanged, headed the ball into the goal to score the equalizer
• 63′ - Abu Treka receives yellow for diving
• 64′ - Hassan Mostafa in for H. Ashour
• 65′ - Blanco unloads a powerful shot from outside 18 yards straight into Abd El-Hamid’s hands
• 66′ - Ahmed Sedik in for Eslam El-Shater, Lopez in for Vuoso
• 50/50 posession in the 71st minute. America playing faster paced game.
• 74′ - Mohamed Sedik in for Emad Meteb
• 76′ - Lopez receives a through-pass, beats El-Nahas, puts a foot into it but Abd El-Hamid saves
• 79′ - Abu Treika from midfield plays a world-class give-and-go with Flavio which puts Treika behind all of America’s defense. Treika slides to place it to the right of the keeper and puts Al-Ahly ahead.
• 85′ - #22 Mendosa in for #16 Rojas
• America pressuring Al-Ahly, who are fiercly defending
• 91′ - Tarek El-Saeed receives a yellow card for delay of game
• 92′ - Al-Ahly counter attack, America defense wide open, Abu Treika places the ball just wide of the goalie