Al-Ahli lose at home to Pyramids, knocked out of the Intercontinental Cup | OneFootball

Al-Ahli made an early exit from the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. On Tuesday, the team lost to Egypt’s Pyramids 3-1 at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Toney scored for the home side, while Mayele (3) found the net for the Egyptians.

Situation in the competition

With this result, Al-Ahli loses the Africa-Asia-Pacific Cup and is eliminated from the competition. Pyramids, who had already beaten Auckland City from Australia in the first round, secure a spot in the Challenger Cup.

The African team will face the winner of the Americas Derby (Libertadores champion vs. Cruz Azul from Mexico) in the next stage, scheduled for December 13. Whoever wins the Challenger Cup will take on PSG, the Champions League winner, in the grand final of the Intercontinental Cup.

Match summary

🟢 AL-AHLI 1 X 3 PYRAMIDS 🔵

Competition: FIFA Intercontinental Cup (Africa-Asia-Pacific Cup)  Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Date: September 23, 2025 (Tuesday)  Time: 3:00 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

First half

Pyramids opened the scoring at the 20th minute of the first half. After regaining possession in midfield, Touré advanced through the center and played Mayele in at the edge of the box. The number nine shook off his marker and fired a low shot across goal to beat goalkeeper Mendy.

At the 43rd minute, number 10 Enzo Millot received the ball from Mahrez and was brought down by defender Galal. Ivan Toney struck into the left corner of the goal, leveling the score in Jeddah.

Second half

Pyramids went ahead again at the 18th minute of the second half, but the goal was ruled out for offside. After a mistake by the Saudi team in playing out from the back, Mayele received a pass with an open goal. However, the striker was slightly ahead of the defense and the play was invalidated.

The number nine, however, needed only eight more minutes to punish the home side again. Goalkeeper El-Shenawy launched Zalaka down the right. The midfielder sprinted to keep the ball in play and crossed first-time to Mayele, who redirected it with his right foot into the back of the net.

Inspired, the Congolese striker put the game to bed in the 29th minute. Mayele latched onto a long ball from defense, outpaced his marker, and shot as Mendy came out, who saved the initial attempt. The player finished off the rebound and scored his third goal of the match.

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