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Pachuca defeats Al Ahly in Club World Cup
Associated Press
2008 FIFA Club World Cup
| Playoff Round | |
| Thu., Dec. 11 | |
| Waitakere Utd 1-2 Adelaide Utd | Recap |
| Quarterfinals | |
| Sat., Dec. 13 | |
| Pachuca 4-2 Al Ahly | Recap |
| Sun., Dec. 14 | |
| Gamba Osaka 1-0 Adelaide Utd | Recap |
| Semifinals | |
| Wed., Dec. 17 | |
| Liga de Quito 2-0 Pachuca | Recap |
| Thu., Dec. 18 | |
| Man United 5-3 Gamba Osaka | |
| Fifth-Place Match | |
| Thurs., Dec. 18 | |
| Al Ahly 0-1 Adelaide Utd | |
| Third-Place Match | |
| Sun., Dec. 21 | |
| Pachuca 0-1 Gamba Osaka | Recap |
| Final | |
| Sun., Dec. 21 | |
| Liga de Quito 0-1 Man Utd | Recap |
| Club World Cup Front | On FSC | Photos | |
Pachuca, representing CONCACAF, appeared in trouble after goals by Mohamed Aboutrika and Flavio, but clawed its way back with second-half goals from Luis Montes and Christian Giminez before Damian Alverez sealed the victory 8 minutes into extra time.
Giminez added a late insurance goal, sending Pachuca into the semifinals Wednesday against South American champions Liga de Quito of Ecuador.
Montes began the comeback in the 47th minute by curling a free kick past goalkeeper Amir Abdelhamid, a feat repeated by Giminez in the 73rd minute to force extra time.
Alvarez scored the eventual winner by burying a loose ball from close range, and Giminez capped the comeback in the second half of extra time with a powerful shot that Abdelhamid had little chance to stop.
The tournament's next quarterfinal match pits Japan's Gamba Osaka and Australia's Adelaide United on Sunday in a rematch of the Asian Champions League Final.
Adelaide, which defeated New Zealand's Waitakere in the opening match, was blanked by Gamba 5-0 on aggregate in the continental championship. The winner of Sunday's match will meet European champions Manchester United in the semifinals.
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