Club World Cup still goalless: key takeaways from Al Ahly vs Inter Miami | OneFootball

The anticipated Club World Cup kicked off this Saturday with the match between Al Ahly of Egypt and Inter Miami, who were practically hosts at the Hard Rock Stadium.

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The match was intense and entertaining, but ended goalless. To a large extent, the two goalkeepers were the main culprits. Óscar Ustari, Inter Miami's goalkeeper, shut out the herons in the first half, when the team led by Javier Mascherano suffered the most from the opponent's attacks.

On the other hand, the Egyptian goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy kept Al Ahly in the game in the second half, when Inter Miami grew and was able to dominate the game, although without gaining the advantage.

This was the best of the inaugural match of the Club World Cup between Al Ahly and Inter Miami.

The star of the day

There were several standouts in the match. Al Ahly's attack was led by Trézéguet in the first half, one of the most unbalancing in attack, and by goalkeeper El Shenawy in the second half.

But the star of the match was Oscar Ustari, the goalkeeper of Inter Miami, who held up in the first half against the onslaught of the Egyptian team, which seemed about to take the lead, and even saved a penalty.

The surprise of the day

Lionel Messi played a good game, especially in the second half, as Inter Miami hardly attacked in the first half. The surprise for much of the audience at the Hard Rock Stadium was a free kick that the Argentine star took near the end of the match. He hit it outside the barrier and grazed the post to hit the outside of the net, creating the optical illusion that many in the stadium celebrated thinking it was a goal.

The disappointment of the day

The disappointment is that we will have to wait until tomorrow's games to see the first goal of the Club World Cup 2025.

This Sunday, Bayern Munich opens the day against Auckland City, and later there are other great matches: PSG vs. Atlético de Madrid; Palmeiras vs. Porto and Botafogo vs. Seattle Sounders.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

📸 ROBERTO SCHMIDT - AFP or licensors