Monterrey edges Esperance 3-2

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Monterrey took on Esperance to battle it out for fifth place. Both teams lost in the quarterfinals. And neither team looked good in the first 30 minutes until Yannick Ndjeng chased down a long pass and held off a couple of Monterrey defenders on his way to the goal.- Esperance led 1-0

It stayed that way until the 39th minute, the Esparance keeper saved one shot, then watched a follow up bounce off the bar. Hiram Mier finally finished off the play with a right-footed volley. - Monterrey ties the match, 1-all

Monterrey defender Hiram Mier (L) fouls Esperance forward Youssef Msakni (R) during
their FIFA Club World Cup fifth place play-off match at Toyota Stadium in Toyota on
December 14, 2011. Monterrey beat Esperance 3-2.

The Mexican side struck again when Aldo de Nigris got loose and glanced a header home. - Monterrey led 2-1 at the interval.

Two minutes after the restart, Esperance let de Nigris get the ball again, and he headed back across goal for Jesus Navala.- 3-1, Monterrey

The scoring ended in a clumsy way. Mier brought down Youssef Msakni and the referee awared a penalty. Esperances Khaled Mouelhi kicked in the penalty to make it 3-2, but Monterrey held on to win the fifth place game.

Monterrey defender Darvin Chavez (top) competes for the ball
with Esperance forward Khaled Mouelhi (bottom) during their
FIFA Club World Cup fifth place play-off match at Toyota
Stadium in Toyota on December 14, 2011. Monterrey beat
Esperance 3-2.

Editor:Zhang Dan |Source: CNTV.CN



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