With home advantage, Seattle Sounders entered the game quite confidently and played evenly with PSG. In the 18th minute, striker Jesus Ferreira took advantage of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma's mistake to unleash a dangerous shot, but unfortunately the ball flew over the bar.
That was also Seattle's most notable chance of the first half.
Seattle Sounders played evenly in the first few minutes of the match
On the opposite side, PSG gradually took control of the game. They held the ball firmly, mainly coordinating in midfield.
In the 35th minute, after a chaotic situation in front of Seattle's penalty area, Vitinha fired a shot from a distance that hit Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's back and flew into the Seattle Sounders net, opening the score 1-0 for PSG.
Vitinha doesn't believe teammate Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored with... his back
"Every goal is a goal!", TNT Sports Football commented happily about Kvaratskhelia's lucky goal, which according to statistics from the FIFA Club World Cup homepage, was the 100th goal in the history of this tournament.
The PSG striker also became the first Georgian player to score at a FIFA World Cup or FIFA Club World Cup.
PSG broke the deadlock thanks to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's goal
In the second half, Seattle pushed forward to find an equalizer but left many gaps in the defense. In the 66th minute, from a perfect counter-attack, substitute Bradley Barcola made a delicate pass for right-back Achraf Hakimi to run down and finish diagonally to increase the score to 2-0.
Defender Achraf Hakimi has a knack for scoring for PSG
In the remaining minutes, PSG actively slowed down the pace of the match. Seattle tried to find an honorary goal but failed.
The 2-0 score remained until the end of the match, helping the Paris capital team win both matches in the group stage, top Group B and win a ticket to the knockout round.
Coach Luis Enrique said after the match that he was satisfied with the performance of the young players, while admitting that the artificial turf in the US had greatly affected the playing style:
"The ball bounced erratically, making it difficult for the players to control. But we adapted well and got the expected result."
PSG won 2-0 and took the top spot and the ticket to the next round.
PSG won Group B and secured a ticket to the FIFA Club World Cup Round of 16. Botafogo finished second and secured the remaining ticket to the next round despite the Brazilian team losing 0-1 to Atletico Madrid in the same match.
All three teams have 6 points but Atletico Madrid are eliminated because of worse sub-index (-1, compared to +5 for PSG and +1 for Botafogo).
Atletico Madrid was eliminated bitterly
According to the FIFA Club World Cup draw results, PSG will face the second place team in Group A (Palmeiras, Inter Miami, Porto or Al Ahly) in the round of 16.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/psg-thang-nhan-nha-seattle-sounders-atletico-madrid-bi-loai-vi-kem-ban-thang-196250624064115283.htm
Comment (0)