Result Pachuca 1 – 2 Salzburg, Wednesday 18 June 2025, FIFA Club World Cup, Group stage

FIFA Club World Cup

Result Pachuca 1 – 2 Salzburg, Wednesday 18 June 2025, FIFA Club World Cup, Group stage

Unfortunate news for Pachuca, the reigning Concacaf champions, as they fell to Red Bull Salzburg in the FIFA Club World Cup Group H match on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The winning goal was scored by substitute Karim Onisiwo, who netted a header in the 76th minute, securing a 2-1 victory for RB Salzburg.

Oscar Gloukh’s strike from outside the penalty area in the 42nd minute set the tone for the Austrian team, which climbed to the top of the group after Real Madrid and Al-Hilal played to a draw in their tournament opener.

Match delay …

The match experienced a significant delay of about 90 minutes early in the second half due to severe weather conditions, but Pachuca’s Bryan González managed to equalize with a free kick in the 56th minute, just moments after playing resumed. The ball found its way in at the near post after curving over the defensive wall.

Unfortunately for Pachuca, that was the only goal that got past 18-year-old Salzburg goalkeeper Christian Zawieschitzky, who was making his senior debut.

For the opening goal, Gloukh received a pass from Valentin Sulzbacher on the left side of the penalty area, maneuvered around lunging defender Pedro Pedraza to his right foot, and then sent his shot beyond Carlos Moreno’s reach into the far right corner.

Prior to Gloukh’s goal, Zawieschitzky had already denied Pachuca’s Salomón Rondón twice and Elias Montiel, keeping the score level for his team.

Just two minutes after the break, the Salzburg goalkeeper was quick to deny Alexei Dominguez at his near post, and he maintained his composure to stop Rondón again after the veteran Venezuelan connected with Kenedy’s early cross.

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Pachuca was involved in Club Leon’s exit from the tournament because both clubs are owned by Pachuca Group, violating FIFA’s multi-club ownership regulations. The ownership decided to keep Pachuca in the tournament, while Club Leon was substituted by Los Angeles FC, and now they are set to begin their match against the Austrian team RB Salzburg.

Match Officials

CF Pachuca – FC Salzburg
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG
Assistant Referee 1: Mokrane Gourari ALG
Assistant Referee 2: Abbes Zerhouni ALG
Fourth Official: Ibrahim Mutaz LYB
VAR: Hamza El Fariq MAR
AVAR: Mahmoud Ashour EGY
SVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL

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