Al Sadd defeated by Esperance in Club World Cup
The expulsion of Abdelkarim Hasan Fadlalla before the half-hour mark, who prevented a goal with his hand, ended the Qatari representative's chances, who at that time was already losing 0-2 with goals from Hamdou El Houni and Anice Badri, who later also scored the third from the penalty spot.
The match was decided at the half-hour mark even though Baghdad Bounedjah reduced the distance in the 32nd minute, also with a shot from the penalty spot, just like Hamdou El Houni did in the 42nd minute.
After halftime, Hassan Al Haidos narrowed the gap to make the scoreline more respectable, which was later widened by the Tunisian team with goals from Hamdou El Houmi and Sameh Derbali in the final stretch of the match.
Al Sadd ended their participation in the tournament with their victory in the first-round match against Hienghene Sport from New Caledonia and their loss to Monterrey (3-2), which eliminated them from the semifinals and led them to compete for fifth place, which was taken by Esperance, who lost to Al Hilal Saudi, Flamengo's opponent in the semifinals.
Match details:
2 - Al Sadd: Meshaal Barsham, Hamid Ismail (Pedro Miguel, m.46), Boualem Khoukhi, Tarek Salman, Abdelkarim Hasan Fadlalla, Woo-Young Jung, Gabi (Salem Al Hajri, m.58), Hassan Al Haidos, Ali Assadalla, Akram Afif (Hashim Ali, m.78), and Baghdad Bounedjah.
6 - Esperance: Moez Ben Cherifia, Sameh Derbali, Abdelkader Bedrane, Khelil Chammam, Ilyes Chetti, Fousseny Coulibaly, Anice Badri, Kwame Bonsu (Raed Fadaa, m.82), Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Raouf Benguit, m.57), Hamdou El Houni, and Ibrahim Ouattara (Taha Yassine Khenissi, m.72).
Goals: 0-1, m.6: Hamdou El Houni; 0-2, m.13: Anice Badri; 0-3, m.26: Anice Badri, penalty; 1-3, m.32: Baghdad Bounedjah, penalty; 1-4, m.42: Hamdou El Houni; 2-4, m.49: Hassan Al Haidos, penalty; 2-5, m.74: Hamdou El Houmi; 2-6, m.87: Sameh Derbali.
Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (TAH). Abdelkarim Hasan Fadlalla was sent off for preventing a goal with his hand.
Match Information: 5th-placed match of the Club World Cup held at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.