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December 10, 2012, Monday
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ARGENTINE forward Cesar Delgado scored twice for Mexico's Monterrey in a 3-1 win over South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai yesterday to set up a Club World Cup semifinal against European champion Chelsea.
African champion al-Ahly beat Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 in blizzard-like conditions in the second quarterfinal and will face Brazil's Corinthians in the last four.
Slick-passing Monterrey dominated Asian Champions League winner Ulsan in snow-sprinkled Toyota and showed enough to suggest it will be no pushover for Chelsea.
"If we can play like we did today against Chelsea we will have a chance," Monterrey coach Victor Vucetich told reporters.
Jesus Corona opened the scoring after nine minutes, finishing a superb three-man move from close range before his back-heel fell for Delgado to tap home in the 77th minute.
Delgado smashed in his second seven minutes later to kill off the game, in which Hawk-Eye's goal-line technology was being used for the first time, although Ulsan grabbed a late consolation through Lee Keun-ho.
Talismanic striker
Ahly's talismanic striker Mohamed Aboutrika, now in the twilight of his career, drilled home the winner 12 minutes into the second half to send the Egyptians through.
They play Brazil's Corinthians, holder of the Libertadores Cup, in the tournament's first semifinal on Wednesday.
Chelsea, under pressure to lift the trophy in Japan after becoming the first holder to exit the Champions League at the group stage, faces Monterrey in Yokohama a day later.
Elsayed Hamdi put the Egyptians ahead in the 15th, only for Hisato Sato to equalize with a fierce right-foot drive with snow falling heavily in Toyota.
J-League champion Hiroshima lost goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa after three minutes, stretchered off with blood stains on his jersey after catching a knee in the face.
Ahly captain Hossam Ghaly was then carried off with a knee injury with conditions rapidly deteriorating to be replaced by Aboutrika, famous in his home country for scoring the goal that won Egypt the 2008 African Cup of Nations.
African champion al-Ahly beat Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 in blizzard-like conditions in the second quarterfinal and will face Brazil's Corinthians in the last four.
Slick-passing Monterrey dominated Asian Champions League winner Ulsan in snow-sprinkled Toyota and showed enough to suggest it will be no pushover for Chelsea.
"If we can play like we did today against Chelsea we will have a chance," Monterrey coach Victor Vucetich told reporters.
Jesus Corona opened the scoring after nine minutes, finishing a superb three-man move from close range before his back-heel fell for Delgado to tap home in the 77th minute.
Delgado smashed in his second seven minutes later to kill off the game, in which Hawk-Eye's goal-line technology was being used for the first time, although Ulsan grabbed a late consolation through Lee Keun-ho.
Talismanic striker
Ahly's talismanic striker Mohamed Aboutrika, now in the twilight of his career, drilled home the winner 12 minutes into the second half to send the Egyptians through.
They play Brazil's Corinthians, holder of the Libertadores Cup, in the tournament's first semifinal on Wednesday.
Chelsea, under pressure to lift the trophy in Japan after becoming the first holder to exit the Champions League at the group stage, faces Monterrey in Yokohama a day later.
Elsayed Hamdi put the Egyptians ahead in the 15th, only for Hisato Sato to equalize with a fierce right-foot drive with snow falling heavily in Toyota.
J-League champion Hiroshima lost goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa after three minutes, stretchered off with blood stains on his jersey after catching a knee in the face.
Ahly captain Hossam Ghaly was then carried off with a knee injury with conditions rapidly deteriorating to be replaced by Aboutrika, famous in his home country for scoring the goal that won Egypt the 2008 African Cup of Nations.
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