Al Hilal draw Real Madrid at Club World Cup as Bounou saves stoppage-time penalty
The Club World Cup is producing high drama, as Al Hilal pulled off a shock draw with Real Madrid thanks to heroics from a familiar face.
Longtime La Liga goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saved a VAR-awarded penalty in stoppage time to keep the score 1-1 and secure a point for his Saudi-based club on Wednesday.
Real took a first-half lead through 21-year-old Goncalo Garcia but Ruben Neves converted a penalty for Al Hilal before halftime and neither team could score in the second half at Hard Rock Stadium.
The stoppage-time deadlock looked set to be broken when Mohammed Hamad Al Qahtani's careless flailing arm in the 18 caught chasing Fran Garcia in the face.
VAR saw the foul, as replays saw Al Qahtani look back for Garcia before swinging his arm toward the player.
That's when Bounou, the Quebec-born Moroccan international read Fede Valverde's penalty low and to his right, making the save.
Yassine 'Bono' Bounou saves Real Madrid penalty at Club World Cup (video)
90+1' THIS IS INSANE! Penalty to @realmadrid, Valverde from the spot and Bono SAVES IT! We are still level in Miami! 😮
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