Urawa bind sheet to UAE

• Urawa better Al Hilal in AFC Champions League final second leg
• Newly-crowned Asian kings book berth during Club World Cup
• J-League side will start UAE 2017 debate on 9 December in Abu Dhabi 

Rafael da Silva bagged an 88th-minute leader for Urawa Red Diamonds to sign a 1-0 feat over ten-man Al Hilal in a AFC Champions League final second leg and book the J-League side’s place during a FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017.

The Brazilian forward’s howling strike gave Urawa a 2-1 feat on total after final week’s initial leg finished in a draw. It is a Japanese side’s second AFC Champions League pretension after initial tasting continental success in 2007.

In front of a conspicuous atmosphere during a Saitama Stadium 2002, with a home support producing copiousness of colour and noise, hosts Urawa put a visitors underneath early pressure.

Al Hilal suffered an early shock when Kazuki Nagasawa benefited from a defensive fumble and latched onto a ball, though his bid in a opening notation went wide.

FT: @REDSOFFICIAL 1 – 0 @Alhilal_FC

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— #ACLFinal (@TheAFCCL) November 25, 2017

Takafumi Hori’s side continued to put Al Hilal on a backfoot in a early stages, with Rafael da Silva contrast goalkeeper Abdullah Almayouf while Nagasawa launched a left-footed strike from a corner of a ‘D’.

As a initial half progressed, however, a visitors started to grow into a game. Salem Al Dawsari showed good technique to reason off a plea though dismissed narrowly over on 26 minutes, before carrying an bid deflected narrowly far-reaching 5 mins before a break. Uruguayan Nicolas Milesi worked himself into a dangerous position for a Saudi Arabian side though lopsided his bid far-reaching of a post.

In a second half, Milesi had a good possibility to mangle a deadlock on 58 minutes, though his bid from inside a area was held by goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa.

Almayouf constructed a noble double save on 72 mins after a dangerous Yosuke Kashiwagi free-kick to keep his side in a tie though a visitors suffered a blow 5 mins after when they were reduced to 10 men, with Al Dawsari being shown a second yellow card.

Urawa eventually pennyless a deadlock on 88 mins when Brazilian brazen Rafael da Silva found a net in character with a howling right-footed strike, most to a pleasure of a red-clad home support.

Urawa will flog off their Club World Cup debate in Abu Dhabi on 9 December. They will face a leader of a initial turn diversion between 2016/17 Arabian Gulf League champions Al Jazira and OFC Champions League winners Auckland City. 

Article source: http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2017/m=11/news=urawa-clinch-ticket-to-uae-2921127.html