Khawicha Quaraskshakhelia scored in the first half, Achraf Hakimi hit the second and Paris St.-Germain secured his place in the final 16 of the FIFA Club World Cup with a 2–0 win over Seattle sounders on Monday afternoon.
Gianluigi Donnarumma placed his second clean sheet of tournament in front of sounders home supporters, shut down his group B campaign to save as PSG (2-1-0, 6 digits) and rebounded Botfogo with a 1-0 defeat on Thursday.
They will face the first or second place finisher in the second round match with Group A, which will be in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday or in Atlanta, Georgia in a second round match on Sunday.
Seattle (0-3-0, 0 points) became the second MLS team to end after LAFC exiting ES Tunis in Group D after losing 1-0 in Group D on Thursday. Inter Miami, who is guaranteed to proceed with a draw against Palmiraras on Thursday in Group A, may end as the next opponent of PSG.
Hakimi’s goal came to a sharp counter moments one after one of the best opportunities of the sounders. Eventually, Bradley Barcola did a slom to the penalty area from the left, then took out the Hakimi in the opposite direction of the box.
Hakimi had time to touch a composition before firing in a vigorous finish about 10 yards.
As expected, PSG had most of the initial opportunities. Desire Dau’s effort forced Stephen Free to a huge air savings in the 12th minute.
But the sounders found some success in high pressing and took almost a shock after turning on the PSG on the edge of their own box in about the 19th minute – only to fire their hurry attempts at a high level of the target for Jesus Ferreira.
And was lucky with his 35th minute success of Paris. Vitinha’s initial strike from the edge of the penalty area through traffic appears wide from the correct post. Instead, it attacked the back of Quaraskalia, honestly redirected it before Free.
Twice PSG doubled its lead in almost the other. After a promising attack on the left, the 56th -minute attempt of about 10 yards of the Daue was blocked by the vast huge intervention of Nauhou. Four minutes later, Joao Nevs saw Hakimi’s outing service from the right side of the left post.
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