Al Jazira 1-2 Real Madrid: Real survive scare to reach Club World Cup final By Robert O'Connor
Last Updated: 13/12/17 7:08pm
Real Madrid survived a scare to come from behind and advance to the Club World Cup final with a 2-1 win against Al Jazira in Abu Dhabi.
Having dominated the first half, the European champions went 1-0 down following a shock goal from Brazilian forward Romarinho five minutes before half-time, after being denied time and time again by an inspired performance from Al Jazira goalkeeper Ali Khaseif Housani.
Cristiano Ronaldo equalised early in the second half but, as the chances came and went, it took the introduction of Gareth Bale to find Real's winner (81), slotting past substitute goalkeeper Khaled Al Senaani just seconds after leaving the bench.
Real will progress to face Gremio in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, while Al Jazira bow out with pride.
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