Al Ahly 0-0 Palmeiras (3-2 pens): Melo miss costly as CAF champs finish third

Palmeiras endured more penalty pain as Al Ahly’s 3-2 shootout success after a goalless draw clinched third place at the Club World Cup. Andre-Pierre Gignac’s semi-final spot-kick had sent Tigres UANL through to the final at the expense of the Copa Libertadores winners and the margins were even finer in Thursday’s play-off. A dismal stalemate […]