Ahly’s Wessam Abou Ali and secured a 2-0 win on a shot by José López before thunderstorms stalled play in the Club World Cup match at Met Life Stadium.

Brazil’s Palmeiras scored twice in the space of 10 second-half minutes to beat Al Ahly of Egypt 2-0 in their Group A Club World Cup clash which was halted for 50 minutes because of fears over stormy weather at the MetLife Stadium on Thursday.

Palmeiras will face Al Ahly on Thursday for Matchday 2 at the Club World Cup after both teams drew their opening match of the tournament over the weekend. While the Egyptian champions drew 1-1 against Lionel Messi's Inter Miami,