Monterrey earn Liverpool tie with CWC win over Al Sadd

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DOHA (Reuters) - A stunning long-range shot from Leonel Vangioni and an awful mistake by Gabi set CONCACAF champions Monterrey on their way to a 3-2 win over Al Sadd on Saturday and a place in the Club World Cup semi-finals against European champions Liverpool.

The Mexican side, who had to survive a second-half fightback by their opponents, were rewarded with a tie against England's Premier League leaders, who have a bye to the last four, on Wednesday.

The stadium was only around half-full, a similar problem to that which dogged the recent world athletics championships held in Qatar, which will also host the 2022 World Cup. Al Sadd, coached by former Barcelona and Spain midfielder Xavi Hernandez, had more possession but Monterrey increased their lead in first-half stoppage time after an extraordinary misjudgement by Gabi, the host team's most experienced player.

Asian Footballer of the Year Akram Afif wasted a glorious chance to pull one back for the hosts by side-footing over the bar when unmarked but Baghdad Bounedjah did claw one back after getting in front of a defender to head in after 66 minutes.

 

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