YOKOHAMA ¨C Real Madrid scored injury-time goals in each half to set up a Club World Cup final showdown with J. League champions Kashima Antlers after a 2-0 win over Mexico¡¯s Club America on Thursday.
Eleven-time European champions Madrid went into the match riding the wave of a club-record 35-game unbeaten run, but newly crowned world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo and his superstar teammates largely failed to sparkle in a flat performance at Nissan Stadium.
French striker Karim Benzema gave Madrid the lead with a first-time shot just seconds before halftime, but the Spaniards could not add any more until Ronaldo struck in the 93rd minute to seal their place in Sunday¡¯s final against surprise package Kashima.
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