Palmeiras beat Al Ahly at Club World Club after weather delay
Brazil's Palmeiras scored twice in the space of 10 second-half minutes to beat Al Ahly of Egypt 2-0 in their Group A Club World Cup clash at MetLife Stadium on Thursday.
The win puts Palmeiras on four points, two ahead of Porto and Inter Miami, who faced off later that night.
English referee Anthony Taylor took the two teams off the field while spectators were told by the public address announcer to leave their seats and seek shelter under the stadium concourse because of a "severe weather threat".
The precaution came despite no obvious signs of any storm and after 30 minutes, spectators were told they could return to their seats. The game eventually restarted after a 50-minute delay, with Palmeiras keeping up their second-half dominance.
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Palmeiras beat Al Ahly at Club World Club after weather delay
Brazil's Palmeiras scored twice in the space of 10 second-half minutes to beat Al Ahly of Egypt 2-0 in their Group A Club World Cup clash at MetLife Stadium on Thursday. The win puts Palmeiras on four points, two ahead of Porto and Inter Miami, who faced off later that night. English referee Anthony Taylor took the two teams off the field while spectators were told by the public address announcer to leave their seats and seek shelter under the stadium concourse because of a "severe weather threat". The precaution came despite no obvious signs of any storm and after 30 minutes, spectators were told they could return to their seats. The game eventually restarted after a 50-minute delay, with Palmeiras keeping up their second-half dominance.
