In the early morning of February 8, Beijing time, the first match of the Club World Cup semifinals was contested, and South American champion Flamengo met Asian champion Riyadh Crescent. After 90 minutes of intense matching, Riyadh Crescent defeated 10-man Flamengo 3-2, becoming the third Asian team to reach the final of the Club World Cup.
Just four minutes into the first half, Bieto tripped in the box and the referee awarded Riyadh Crescent a penalty and Dawasaari hit the penalty to make it 1-0.
In the 20th minute, Flamengo equalised the scoreline, with Matt Uzzinho providing an assist and Pedro scoring a shot from inside the box to put the two sides back on the same level 1-1.
In injury time in the first half, Gersun received a second yellow card for a foul in the penalty area, and Dawasaari hit another penalty to give Riyadh Crescent a 2-1 lead into the break.
Dawasaari provided an assist in the 70th minute and Bieto scored from a tight angle to extend Riyadh Crescent's 3-1 lead.
In injury time, Pedro scored twice in front of goal to make it 2-3 for Flamengo.
After 90 minutes, Riyadh Crescent defeated Flamengo 3-2 to reach the Club World Cup final, awaiting the winner between Real Madrid and Cairo National. Riyadh Crescent became the third Asian team to reach the final of the Club World Cup after Kashima Antlers and Ain.
Flamengo starting line-up: Santos, Andreas Pereira, Elton, David Luiz, Matt Uzzinho, Ribeiro, Maia, Barbosa, Caeta, Gersson, Pedro
Riyadh Crescent starting line-up: Mayov, Dausari, Blaishi, Jang Hyun-so, Abdelhamid , Dawasaari, Carrillo, Cuillar, Ighalo, Marega and Bietto