Fluminense book Club World Cup semi-final place with win over Al-Hilal
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Fluminense 2-1 Al-Hilal (Martinelli 40), Hercules (70); Leonardo (51)
Players observe minute's silence for Diogo Jota and Andre Silva
Brazil's Fluminense continued their fairytale run at the Club World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal on Friday in Orlando to book their place in the semi-finals.
The tournament underdogs struck first through Matheus Martinelli in the opening half before Al-Hilal hit back after the break when Marcos Leonardo found the net.
But Fluminense refused to be denied and regained their lead in the 70th minute through Hercules to secure a memorable win over Al-Hilal in the first meeting between the two clubs.