Lionel Messi was denied on a long shot in extra time and Inter Miami and Egypt바카라s Al Ahly settled for a scoreless draw in the opening game of the Club World Cup on Saturday night.
Argentina바카라s eight-time Ballon d바카라Or winner kicked a long, curling shot from the right side that was tipped by diving goalkeeper Mohamed Elshenawy and brushed off the crossbar in the 96th minute front of a crowd of more than 60,000 at Hard Rock Stadium. Messi also shaved the post with a free kick in the 60th minute in the second half.
Miami had its own good fortune, surviving a first half onslaught by 12-time African champion Al Ahly, with goalkeeper Oscar Ustari saving a penalty from Trezeguet just before the break.
KEY MOMENT
Miami had to rely on veteran Argentine goalkeeper Ustari to keep the game level in the first half, with the 38-year-old pulling off a number of saves as Al Ahly dominated the chances. He produced a crucial double save just before halftime 바카라 blocking Trezeguet바카라s 43rd-minute penalty and then getting up quickly to deny the forward again on the rebound.
TAKEAWAYS
A draw leaves both teams with a battle to advance from Group A with tougher tests likely to come against Brazilian giant Palmeiras and Porto from Portugal. The top two advance to the round of 16.
Miami can be encouraged by its performance in the second half after being dominated in the first half. Inter Miami had the better chances after the break, with Messi바카라s free kick and curling long shot both hitting the woodwork.
WHAT THEY SAID
바카라It was a good party for football. It바카라s a new competition and the chance to play teams we don바카라t play normally in our league, so it can be very good for us. You can prove what we can do.바카라 바카라 Javier Mascherano, Inter Miami coach.
바카라I바카라m disappointed with the result. We could have taken all three points. We respect Inter Miami and their big-name players, but we could바카라ve finished the game in the first half by scoring three or four goals.바카라 -- Wessam Abou Ali, Ah Ahly forward.
