Fluminense vs Al Hilal, 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Quarterfinals
· FIFA Club World CupHercules 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
 HIL |
FLU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Camping World Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 43,091
Line-Ups
Fluminense (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fábio (GK) |
| 3 | Thiago Silva  |
| 22 | Juan Freytes |
| 4 | Ignácio |
| 16 | Nonato |
| 8 | Martinelli |
| 5 | Facundo Bernal |
| 12 | Gabriel Fuentes |
| 2 | Samuel Xavier |
| 14 | Germán Cano |
| 21 | Jhon Arias |
Al Hilal (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 37 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 6 | Renan Lodi |
| 3 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 24 | Moteb Al-Harbi |
| 20 | João Cancelo |
| 28 | Mohamed Kanno |
| 16 | Nasser Al-Dawsari |
| 22 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 11 | Marcos Leonardo |
| 77 | Malcom |
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