Sanfrecce Hiroshima

2.61

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  7

  0

  2.00

  Shusaku Nishikawa

  Seriously injured his left cheek in an early play and taken off the pitch .

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  2

  0

  3.00

  Hiroki Mizumoto

  Proactively participated in the attack and helped to set up the tying goal, also shined in 1-on-1 defending.

• 
  0

  3

  2.50

  Kazuhiko Chiba

  Was great in passing and sending long balls, but played poorly on defence and didn't cover the space behind him well.

• 
  0

  2

  2.50

  Ryota Moriwaki

  Substituted off at half-time.

• 
  2

  0

  2.50

  Toshihiro Aoyama

  Wasn't afraid of holding the ball and acting as a playmaker but his influence slowly declined.

• 
  0

  6

  2.50

  Koji Morisaki

  Made several mistakes in the first half but grew into the game and contributed to the Sanfrecce attack.

• 
  2

  0

  2.50

  Kazuyuki Morisaki

  Helped press against Al Ahly with his passing and did much to cut off their counter-attacks.

• 
  2

  1

  3.00

  Mihael Mikić

  Didn't get a chance to run with the ball but often beat out the defenders to win it on the side.

• 
  0

  2

  3.00

  Kohei Shimizu

  Was often put into a position of having to win fierce struggles on the ball. Disappeared at times but generally won his battles.

• 
  0

  5

  3.00

  Yojiro Takahagi

  Struggled at times w/ narrow space but as the match went on set up several combination plays and sent many great passes to Sato.

• 
  4

  2

  3.00

  Hisato Sato

  Showed skill and cleverness in his first-half goal, but his team-mates relied on him too much in the second half and he missed several great scoring opportunities.

Substitutions

• 
  1

  2

  2.50

  Takuya Masuda

  Was put in a tough spot but avoided too many huge mistakes and contributed to Sanfrecce's style with his passing.

• 
  1

  2

  2.50

  Seok-Ho Hwang

  Worked hard on the physical end and did what he had to do.

• 
  2

  0

  2.00

  Satoru Yamagishi

  Unable to make an impact as a late sub .

Al Ahly

2.61

• 
  9

  0

  3.00

  ekramy

  Was responsible for Sanfrecce's lone goal, but played at a good level in the rest of time and saved many chances.

• 
  12

  1

  3.50

  Wael Gomaa

  Starred at defence as he kept Hisato Sato from wreaking havoc.

• 
  7

  4

  1.50

  Ahmed Shedid

  Poor effort caused weakness on the team's left side, which Sanfrecce striker Mihael Mikic often took advantage of.

• 
  7

  3

  1.50

  mohammad naguib

  After injuring his back in training, had one of his worst-ever outings for the club.

• 
  11

  1

  3.50

  Ahmed Fathy

  With two assists and many more well-placed crosses, Fathy was the cornerstone of his side's attack.

• 
  9

  3

  1.00

  Waleed Soliman Flop of the Match

  Disappeared for much of the game and was Al-Ahly's worst player of the match.

• 
  7

  2

  2.50

  Hossam Ghaly

  Did well in controlling the center of the pitch; Al-Ahly was worse for the wear after he left following his injury on the half-hour.

• 
  2

  2

  3.00

  Abdullah Said

  Had a tactical role in the game when he switched to a defensive midfielder position in the wake of Ghaly's injury.

• 
  9

  1

  2.50

  ashour

  An average performance from the midfielder.

• 
  9

  6

  2.50

  Gedo

  Played competently but didn't pressure the Sanfrecce goal.

• 
  12

  1

  4.00

  Al-Sayed Hamdy Top of the Match

  Scored the opening goal and gave a glittering performance in his first-ever Club World Cup.

Substitutions

• 
  7

  4

  2.00

  Mohamed Barakat

  Unable to make an impact as a late sub .

• 
  13

  5

  4.00

  Mohammed Abu Trika

  Changed the entire match by scoring as a second-half substitute and becoming one of the tournament's top scorers.

• 
  6

  1

  2.00

  Mahmoud Hassan

  Unable to make an impact as a late sub .