Bizarre red card helps Cruz Azul book prize date with Real Madrid

The Ivory Coast referee's decision to send off a second Wanderers player amid baffling scenes helped to ensure the Mexicans the fixture of a lifetime By Kris Voakes at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah

It took a late penalty and then a baffling sending-off for a first yellow card offence to help them on their way, but Cruz Azul came from the brink of despair to book a semi-final date with Real Madrid in the Club World Cup