Club World Cup: Al-Sadd lose 3-2 to Monterrey in the second round

Al-Sadd suffered a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Mexican side Monterrey in the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 second round game which was played at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Saturday.

Monterrey took the lead through Leonel Vangioni in the 23rd minute before doubling their advantage just before halftime through Rogelio Funes Mori. Al-Sadd pulled a goal back through Baghdad Bounedjah in the 66th minute, only for Carlos Rodriguez to strike for Monterrey in the 77th minute to make it 3-1. Abdelkarim Hassan netted a second goal for Al-Sadd in the 89th minute but it wouldn’t be enough as time ran out.

The result means that Al-Sadd will now face Esperance of Tunisia in the fifth/sixth place play-off on Tuesday.

MATCH DETAILS

Al-Sadd x Monterrey (FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 Second Round)

Venue:

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

Lineups:

Al-Sadd – Saad Al-Dosari (Meshaal Barsham), Pedro Miguel, Abdelkarim Hassan, Boualem Khoukhi, Salem Al-Hajri (Jung Woo-young), Tarek Salman, Gabi, Nam Tae-hee, Hassan Al-Haydos, Baghdad Bounedjah, Akram Afif

Monterrey – M. Barovero
L. Vangioni, N. Sánchez, S. Medina, C. Montes (J. Basanta), R. Pizarro (Miguel Layun), J. Gallardo, J. Gónzalez, D. Pabón (M. Meza), R. Funes Mori, C. Rodríguez

Result:

Monterrey won 3-2

Goals:

Leonel Vangioni 23′
Rogelio Funes Mori 45+1′
Baghdad Bounedjah 66′
Carlos Rodriguez 77′
Abdelkarim Hassan 89′

Bookings:

Baghdad Bounedjah 32′
Boualem Khoukhi 37′
Pedro Miguel 41′
Jonathan Gonzalez 55′
Nicolas Sanchez 61′
Tarek Salman 75′

Referees:

Main referee: O. Hațegan (Romania)
Assistant referee: O. Șovre (Romania)
Assistant referee: S. Gheorghe (Romania)
Fourth official: K. Zitouni (Tahiti)