FIFA Club World Cup

Fluminense vs Al Hilal, 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Quarterfinals

· FIFA Club World Cup
Fluminense
  • 40': Martinelli
  • 70': Hércules
FT
2 - 1
Al Hilal
  • 51': Marcos Leonardo

Hercules powers Fluminense past Al Hilal, into CWC semifinals

Brazil's Fluminense continued their fairytale run at the Club World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal to reach the semifinals.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Ignácio (Fluminense).
  • 1': Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Jhon Arias (Fluminense).
  • 7': Moteb Al Harbi (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Hand ball by Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 10': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal).
  • 10': Nonato (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 12': Corner,Fluminense. Conceded by Malcom.
  • 16': Foul by Facundo Bernal (Fluminense).
  • 16': Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Gabriel Fuentes (Fluminense).
  • 18': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Nonato (Fluminense) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jhon Arias following a fast break.
  • 21': Foul by Renan Lodi (Al-Hilal).
  • 21': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Renan Lodi (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Offside, Fluminense. Germán Cano is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Kanno.
  • 26': Corner,Al-Hilal. Conceded by Ignácio.
  • 28': Offside, Fluminense. Nonato is caught offside.
  • 29': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal).
  • 29': Martinelli (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Corner,Fluminense. Conceded by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 31': Delay in match (Fluminense).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Foul by Juan Pablo Freytes (Fluminense).
  • 36': Malcom (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Juan Pablo Freytes (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Malcom (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Arias.
  • 38': Corner,Fluminense. Conceded by Moteb Al Harbi.
  • 40': Goal! Fluminense 1, Al-Hilal 0. Martinelli (Fluminense) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Fuentes.
  • 42': Foul by Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 42': Martinelli (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Martinelli (Fluminense).
  • 43': Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 44': Martinelli (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Juan Pablo Freytes (Fluminense).
  • 45'+1': Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Fábio (Fluminense). Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Corner,Al-Hilal. Conceded by Fábio.
  • 45'+4': VAR Decision: No Penalty Al-Hilal.
  • 45'+7': Foul by Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 45'+7': Ignácio (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+7': Foul by Thiago Silva (Fluminense).
  • 45'+7': Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Fluminense 1, Al-Hilal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Fluminense 1, Al-Hilal 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Fluminense. Hércules replaces Martinelli.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Renan Lodi (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 47': Foul by Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal).
  • 47': Germán Cano (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal).
  • 47': Hércules (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Corner,Al-Hilal. Conceded by Gabriel Fuentes.
  • 50': Corner,Al-Hilal. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross.
  • 51': Goal! Fluminense 1, Al-Hilal 1. Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly following a corner.
  • 52': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal).
  • 52': Germán Cano (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Arias.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Hércules (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nonato.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Renan Lodi (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Fábio (Fluminense). Assisted by Marcos Leonardo.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 57': Foul by Germán Cano (Fluminense).
  • 57': Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Facundo Bernal (Fluminense) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Xavier.
  • 60': Delay in match (Al-Hilal).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Corner,Al-Hilal. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
  • 62': Corner,Al-Hilal. Conceded by Juan Pablo Freytes.
  • 62': Corner,Al-Hilal. Conceded by Samuel Xavier.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Moteb Al Harbi (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 64': Foul by Thiago Silva (Fluminense).
  • 64': Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Thiago Silva (Fluminense).
  • 66': Thiago Silva (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nasser Al Dawsari with a cross.
  • 67': Offside, Al-Hilal. Renan Lodi is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Fluminense. Everaldo replaces Germán Cano.
  • 68': Substitution, Fluminense. Lima replaces Nonato.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Hércules (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 70': Goal! Fluminense 2, Al-Hilal 1. Hércules (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Xavier with a headed pass.
  • 73': Offside, Fluminense. Everaldo is caught offside.
  • 75': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah replaces Mohamed Kanno.
  • 76': Delay in match (Al-Hilal).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal). Assisted by Jhon Arias with a cross.
  • 79': Corner,Fluminense. Conceded by Nasser Al Dawsari.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Everaldo (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jhon Arias with a cross following a corner.
  • 80': Hand ball by Moteb Al Harbi (Al-Hilal).
  • 81': Foul by Everaldo (Fluminense).
  • 81': Renan Lodi (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Xavier (Fluminense).
  • 83': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Kaio César replaces Nasser Al Dawsari.
  • 83': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Ali Al Bulayhi replaces Moteb Al Harbi.
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Substitution, Fluminense. Guga replaces Samuel Xavier because of an injury.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 88': Substitution, Fluminense. Thiago Santos replaces Facundo Bernal.
  • 89': Corner,Al-Hilal. Conceded by Juan Pablo Freytes.
  • 90': Foul by Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal).
  • 90': Gabriel Fuentes (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Thiago Santos (Fluminense).
  • 90'+2': Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Corner,Al-Hilal. Conceded by Thiago Santos.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Hamad Al Yami replaces João Cancelo.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Musab Al Juwayr replaces Malcom.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+4': Corner,Al-Hilal. Conceded by Jhon Arias.
  • 90'+5': Corner,Al-Hilal. Conceded by Jhon Arias.
  • 90'+6': Corner,Al-Hilal. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
  • 90'+7': Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 90'+7': Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Jhon Arias (Fluminense).
  • 90'+8': Hamad Al Yami (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+9': Attempt saved. Musab Al Juwayr (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Fábio (Fluminense). Assisted by Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah.
  • 90'+9': Delay in match because of an injury Fábio (Fluminense).
  • 90'+9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Fluminense 2, Al-Hilal 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Fluminense 2, Al-Hilal 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 13
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
12 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 3
57.5 Possession 42.5
15 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
383 Accurate Passes 282
432 Passes 332
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 3
31 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.3
35 Long Balls 36
17 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 6
19 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
12 Interceptions 12
12 Effective Clearances 34
12 Clearances 34

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Club World Cup

Venue: Camping World Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 43,091

Line-Ups

FLU Fluminense (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Fábio (GK)
3 Thiago Silva Yellow Card
22 Juan Freytes Yellow Card
4 Ignácio
16 Nonato
8 Martinelli
5 Facundo Bernal
12 Gabriel Fuentes
2 Samuel Xavier
14 Germán Cano
21 Jhon Arias
Fluminense Substitutes:
Guga, Lima, Ganso, Vitor Eudes, Keno, Kevin Serna, Everaldo, Thiago Santos, Rubén Lezcano, Paulo Baya, Joaquín Lavega, Manoel, Yeferson Soteldo, Hércules, Agustín Canobbio.

HIL Al Hilal (5-3-2)

No. Name
37 Yassine Bounou (GK)
8 Rúben Neves Yellow Card
6 Renan Lodi Yellow Card
3 Kalidou Koulibaly
24 Moteb Al-Harbi
20 João Cancelo
28 Mohamed Kanno
16 Nasser Al-Dawsari
22 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic Yellow Card
11 Marcos Leonardo
77 Malcom
Al Hilal Substitutes:
Abderrazak Hamdallah, Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Khalid Al-Ghannam, Ali Al-Bulayhi, Kaio, Abdulaziz Hadhood, Musab Al-Juwayr, Hamad Al-Yami, Ali Lajami, Khalifah Al-Dawsari, Ahmad Abu Rasen, Mohammed Al-Yami.

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