By Wilson Florez
Dec 18, 2024, 1:52 PM EST
At the Lusail Stadium in Qatar, Real Madrid won the Intercontinental Cup after beating Tuzos del Pachuca 3-0. Kylian Mbappé, Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr. were the authors of the goals. The Spanish team only needed 4 shots on goal to win the trophy.
The first 10 minutes of the game were a lot of study and few approximations. In fact, the first dangerous attack was from Pachuca with a long-distance shot by Luis Rodríguez that Courtois deflected into the corner.
This trend was maintained during the 30 minutes of the first half. Real Madrid shook off the good start of the Mexican team, but he still couldn’t bother goalkeeper Carlos Moreno.
But in the 37th minute, in a great collective move, Real Madrid would take the lead on the scoreboard. In a succession of passes between Eduardo Camavinga, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jrended with the goal of Kylian Mbappé.
This was a strong blow for Pachuca. Los Tuzos conceded a goal in Real Madrid’s only shot on goal in the entire first half. Spanish effectiveness took its toll in the first half.
For the second half, Real Madrid’s effectiveness continued to tip the balance for the meringues. When Pachuca was trying to shake off the blow of the first goal, 53 minutes into the game the second shot on goal for Madrid and the second goal would come. Rodrygo made it 2-0 with a great shot with his right foot near the edge of the area.
With 2-0 down, Guillermo Almada tried to get his team to advance. Ángel Mena and Carlos Sánchez They entered with 15 minutes left with the intention of balancing the field, but without leaving many spaces in defense.
Six minutes before the end of regulation time, Oussama Idrissi committed a penalty on Lucas Vázquez. The Spanish full-back left the Moroccan out of position with a cut that caused the infringement.
This penalty was taken advantage of by Vinicius Jr. The Brazilian attacker converted the maximum penalty with a firm shot to the center. Goalkeeper Carlos Moreno got in the way of the shot, but the forcefulness of the shot was enough for the ball to continue its path.
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