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Al-Ittihad 3-0 Auckland City - FIFA Club World Cup: N'Golo Kante nets absolute screamer, with fans claiming ex-Chelsea star 'still doesn't know how to celebrate'... as Karim Benzema also scores to help the Saudi side advance to the second round

N'golo Kante's stunning right-footed strike helped Al-Ittihad defeat Auckland City 3-0 in Jeddah on Tuesday night to advance to the second round of the FIFA Club World Cup.

It was Auckland's record-breaking 11th appearance in the tournament, but they have crashed out, with Al-Ittihad now advancing to take on Al Ahly.

Romarinho put the Saudi champions a goal up after 29 minutes, with Zakaria Al Hawsawi, playing his team-mate in to the penalty area with a lovely pass.

Kante doubled their lead just five minutes later, latching onto a rebound on the edge of the box, before belting his right foot through the ball, sending it flying into the bottom-right corner of the net.