Nigeria’s Junior Ajayi spot kick was what separated African champions Al Ahly and Brazilian giants Palmeiras as the Egyptian side claimed the third-place playoff of the Club World Cup in a penalty shootout yesterday.
After a goalless 90 minutes, the game went straight to penalties and Al Ahly captain Mohamed El-Shenawy saved the final spot-kick from former Juventus midfielder Felipe Melo to seal a 3-2 shoot-out victory.
Ajayi, who was a second half substitute took the final kick for Al Ahly beat the goalkeeper to end the tie.
It was a bitter defeat for South American champions Palmeiras, who won the Copa Libertadores at the end of January by beating Santos 1-0 in the final.
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