In the last 1/8 final match of the World Club Championship, Dortmund's "Borussia" team faced "Monterrey" at the "Mercedes-Benz Stadium" in Atlanta. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In this game, it was determined which star would advance to the quarter-finals: the young talent, 19-year-old Jude Bellingham, or the experienced, 39-year-old Sergio Ramos?
However, in the 28th minute of the game, it became clear that Bellingham would not participate in the quarter-finals. He was automatically disqualified due to receiving a second yellow card during the tournament (not in this match).
Thus, the theoretical debate between the two Bellinghams was rendered moot. The winner of this match will play against Madrid's "Real" in the next round. In the early minutes of the game, "Monterrey" executed a corner kick from the right wing, but Deossa's long-range shot was caught by Kobel.
"Borussia" responded two minutes later. They organized the play in the style of "Bayern" from spring 2009.
Bensabeini passed to Adeyemi, who entered from the left wing. Seru sent the ball to Karim with a short pass, then made space for himself and placed the ball softly into the near corner of the goal.
The score was 1:0. "Monterrey" was not satisfied with this situation and tried to equalize. Zyle took a shot from the left, sending the ball to a difficult spot for goalkeeper Kobel.
Then Deossa took a long-range shot, but the goalkeeper successfully caught the ball. "Borussia" continued the game and intensified their attacks from the right wing.
Ryuerzon delivered a diagonal pass to Bellingham, but he fell on the field and was slightly pushed forward by Agirre. In another situation, Ryuerzon regained possession in his half and quickly passed to Adeyemi, who sent the ball to Giras.
Seru increased the score to 2:0 with a brilliant shot in the right corner of the box. After a shot from "Monterrey," Zyle cleared the ball far away, and Deossa took a powerful shot, but Kobel saved his goal again. Dortmund's Nmecha passed to Bellingham on the left wing.
Bellingham delivered a sharp pass to Giras, who directed the ball towards the goal under pressure from the defender. In the 34th minute, Seru missed another opportunity.
Gross provided a good pass to Adeyemi on the right wing, who sent the ball to Giras, but his shot hit the legs of defender Andrade. "Monterrey" responded with a quick counterattack, with Corona running against Ryuerzon on the left wing, supported by Zyle. In the following minutes, Andrade controlled the ball well, sometimes gifting it to Bellingham.
Through Zyle, Corona opened up well again, but another passing error occurred during the attempt to pass again. At the start of the second half, "Monterrey" showcased their strength.
Corona delivered a long pass from the left wing, the ball reached Agirre via a header, and Berterame placed it into the goal, reducing the score to 2:1. "Borussia" managed to bring the game back to their field. Giras had several opportunities for a hat-trick, but he could not act accurately.
In the 83rd minute, lightning struck near the stadium, but the game was not stopped as the "Mercedes-Benz Arena" has a roof. The game continued for two hours, and no extra time was required.
If Ramos had directed the ball into the left corner with his head from Agirre's pass in the first minute of stoppage time, the situation would have been different. Ultimately, the score was 2:1, and Dortmund's "Borussia" team advanced to the quarter-finals to face Madrid's "Real." Author: Kirill Ivantsov
