After a 2-2 regulation draw which was followed by 30 scoreless overtime minutes, Caio Lucas Fernandes, Tsukasa Shiotani, Bandar Al-Ahbabi, Amer Abdulrahman, and Rayan Yaslam (who scored the winning goal then celebrated afterward with coach Zoran Mamic as seen above) all converted their spot kicks as Al-Ain, representing the host nation, knocked off Argentina's River Plate (representing CONCACAF) 5-4 in the penalty-kick shootout to wrap up Tuesday's opening game of the FIFA Club World Cup's semifinal round at Al Ain's Hazza bin Zayed Stadium.
Al-Ain will play the winner of Wednesday's contest between defending titlists Real Madrid and Japan's Kashima Antlers in Saturday's championship match.
Getty Images photo by Michael Regan via FIFA website
Earlier Tuesday at the same stadium, after a 1-1 regulation draw, with overtime dispensed with, Ali Machani, Khalil Chemmam, Taha Khenissi, Sameh Derbali, Fousseny Coulibaly, and Chemseddine Dhaouadi converted their spot kicks as nine-man Esperance de Tunis (Tunisia, representing Africa) outlasted Chivas of Guadalajara (Mexico, representing CONCACAF) 6-5 in the penalty-kick shootout to capture fifth place in the tournament.
That's the Tunisian club's Taha Knenissi celebrating his team's victory following the shootout.
Getty Images photo by Francois Nel
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