On Tuesday evening in Qatar, the first semi-final of the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup was played.
The South American champions "Flamengo" from Brazil faced "Al-Hilal" from Saudi Arabia. After a back-and-forth battle, the Brazilians emerged victorious with a score of 3:1.
"Al-Hilal" took the lead in the beginning of the first half, but "Flamengo" responded in the second half of the match.
In the 49th minute, Giorgian De Arrascaeta equalized, and Bruno Henrique turned the score in favor of his team. The final blow came in the 82nd minute when the opponent scored an own goal.
"Flamengo" will face the winner of the "Liverpool" - "Monterrey" pair in the fight for the trophy. The latter will play their semi-final on Wednesday at 19:30 local time.
The tournament final will take place next Saturday.
Result:
"Flamengo" 3 - 1 "Al-Hilal" 18' [0 - 1] S. Al Dawsari 49' [1 - 1] G. De Arrascaeta 78' [2 - 1] B. Henrique 82' [3 - 1] A. Albulayhi (own goal) 83' A. Carrillo ("Al-Hilal") sent off the field
