The Portuguese came alive to fire
the European champions to their
second Club World Cup crown in
three years, though their spirited
opponents more than held their own
Cristiano Ronaldo rose to Real
Madrid’s rescue with a hat-trick to
fire them past Kashima Antlers 4-2
after extra time in the final to clinch
the 2016 Club World Cup title on
Saturday.
The writing looked on the wall when
the European champions took the
lead against the J.League title
winners – the first Japanese club to
appear in the last two – as Karim
Benzema opened the scoring.
However, Antlers struck back twice
through Gaku Shibasaki, who
volleyed in the equaliser before the
break before showing fantastic skill
to put his side ahead in the 52nd
minute.
Zinedine Zidane’s men found a way
back through Ronaldo’s penalty on
the hour mark, though, after Shuto
Yamamoto scythed down Lucas
Vazquez in the box.
And it was the newly-crowned
Ballon d’Or winner’s decisive double
in extra time that finally broke all
resistance and be crowned world
champions for the second time in
three years.
The trophy is Madrid’s second Club
World Cup success and the fifth
time they have been crowned world
champions, with head coach
Zinedine Zidane celebrating his
third trophy of the calendar year.
Kashima had won three matches en
route to the final and they produced
a superb performance, testing
Madrid to the limit in front of a
passionate crowd.
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VIDEO: Real Madrid 4 – 2
Kashima Antlers [Club World
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