Karim Benzema And Eden Hazard On Target But Real Madrid Held After Retaken Club America Penalty

Karim Benzema scored a brilliant goal and Eden Hazard netted for the first time since January but it was not enough to see Real Madrid beat Club America.

Karim Benzema scored a brilliant goal and Eden Hazard netted for the first time since January but it was not enough to see Real Madrid beat Club America.

The Mexican side held Real to a 2-2 draw at San Francisco's Oracle Park after a late penalty was conceded by Vinicius Tobias and eventually converted by Alvaro Fidalgo.

Henry Martin had earlier given Club America a fifth-minute lead when Miguel Layun's mishit shot rolled into his path and he finished cooly from 10 yards.

CLUB AMERICA LEADS REAL MADRID IN THE FIFTH MINUTE 😳

Henry Martín with the finish! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/zfdfpxQ9OR

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 27, 2022

Club America led for just 17 minutes before Benzema leveled with a superb equalizer.

Benzema played one-twos with Toni Kroos and Marco Asensio before curling a low shot into the bottom corner from outside the penalty area.

Who other than Benzema? 🤩 🔥

A BEAUTIFUL strike to make it level for @realmadrid 🙌 pic.twitter.com/AoagWjDvZL

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Real Madrid no.9 Karim Benzema pictured celebrating after scoring a goal against Club America :: IMAGO/Marca

Benzema went close to adding another from long range but Real's second goal eventually came from the penalty spot.

Lucas Vazquez took a poor first touch but still managed to draw a foul out of Salvador Reyes.

Hazard stepped up and scored with a precise drive, even though keeper Oscar Jimenez dived the right way.

Do you agree with the decision for a PK here? pic.twitter.com/QMExmxcwvj

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 27, 2022

HAZARD BURIES THE PK TO GIVE @REALMADRID THE LEAD! 💪 pic.twitter.com/XVfGaA9rSG

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 27, 2022

Rodrygo had a chance to make it 3-1 but produced an embarrassing air shot.

Rodrygo will be thinking about this for awhile 😬 pic.twitter.com/Mzyb6Y4dZU

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Then came Club America's late leveler.

Former Real midfielder Fidalgo ran at Tobias and the teenage Brazilian lazily dangled a leg across his path to give away a clear penalty.

Fidalgo took the penalty himself, only to see his initial effort saved by Andriy Lunin.

But Lunin had been a long way off his line so the penalty needed to be retaken.

Lunin got his hand to Fidalgo's second attempt too but could not stop it sneaking past him.

Club América is rewarded a penalty for this foul pic.twitter.com/QmSpDGtjsc

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 27, 2022

¿Puede un portero estar más adelantado antes de que se lance un penalti? Lunin lo paró... pero hubo que repetirlo, claro https://t.co/dRPcj5iRxs pic.twitter.com/5inIqkKD0j

— MARCA (@marca) July 27, 2022