Club World Cup: Al Ain UAE qualifies against Esperance Tunisia

Al Ain UAE has qualified for the second round of the Club World Cup after defeating Team Newington of New Zealand.

The result ended with penalties after the end of the initial and extended time with a draw of three goals for each team.

In front of 15,000 spectators at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Tim Wellington opened the scoring in the 11th minute with the goal of Argentine Mario Parcia.

Four minutes later, the UAE team took the lead when Aron Klapham scored the second goal, and the New Zealand team seemed to have solved the problem in the 44th minute when Mario Alich scored the third goal.

But the eye managed to change the score quickly after a minute, scoring his first goal against the Japanese Tsusaka Sheutani, before the end of the first half.

The United Arab Emirates team returned to the match with two second-half goals, scored by Mali Tongo Dombia and Sweden's Marcus Berg.

The penalty shootout was Khalid Issa, who managed to attack two of Wellington's players.

After the match, Al-Ain coach Zoran Mamic confirmed that his team had made a solid match after the start shock.

Tim Wellington coach José Figueroa was proud of what the players had done, claiming that the first goal before the break was the most important impact of the team's downfall and his control of the team. eyes in the second half.

Al Ain will meet next Saturday the champions of Africa, Esperance Tunis.

The winner will face a semifinal semifinal with South American champion River Plate in an interview on the 18th of this month.