Urawa draw at Al Hilal in Champions League final first leg FMTNews FMTSports
HONG KONG: Urawa Red Diamonds claimed a 1-1 draw with Al Hilal at Riyadh’s King Fahd International Stadium yesterday to secure a slim advantage over the defending champions ahead of the second leg of the Asian Champions League final next weekend.
Urawa’s hopes were enhanced further when Al Dawsari was sent off with three minutes remaining after he kicked out at Ken Iwao while the pair lay on the turf following an earlier tussle.The clubs are meeting in the Asian Champions League final for the third time in six years and, despite Al Dawsari’s impending absence, the tie is evenly poised going into next week’s decider.
The Saudi Arabia international pounced at the far post after Brazilian winger Michael had evaded left back Takahiro Akimoto to drive a low centre across the face of goal. Urawa had carried little threat in the opening 45 minutes but levelled the scores eight minutes into the second half through an opportunistic Koroki strike.
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