Spot-on Esperance edge Chivas for fifth at Club World Cup
ES Tunis' forward Mohammed Youcef Belaili celebrates after scoring a penalty kick during their fifth place match of the 2018 Fifa Club World Cup against CD Guadalajara at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on December 18, 2018. PHOTO | GIUSEPPE CACACE |
What you need to know:
- Copa Libertadores winners River Plate meet UAE champions Al Ain later Tuesday in the first semi-final.
- Real Madrid set to take on Kashima Antlers in the other last-four clash on Wednesday.
AL-AIN, UAE
African champions Esperance defeated Mexico's Chivas 6-5 on penalties to claim fifth place at the Club World Cup following a 1-1 draw in the United Arab Emirates.
Walter Sandoval converted an early penalty to give CONCACAF champions Chivas the lead, but Tunisian side Esperance levelled before half-time through a Mohammed Belaili spot-kick.
Copa Libertadores winners River Plate meet UAE champions Al Ain later Tuesday in the first semi-final, with Real Madrid set to take on Kashima Antlers in the other last-four clash on Wednesday.
