Shanghai and Urawa share a spoils

• Urawa claims changed divided pull and goal 
• Hulk opens scoring, claims ninth idea of a AFC campaign 
• Yosuke Kashiwagi’s leveller leaves contest open

2007 winners Urawa Red Diamonds warranted a pivotal divided pull in their 2017 AFC Champions League semi-final initial leg during Shanghai SIPG on Wednesday. Yosuke Kashiwagi’s idea on 28 mins cancelled out Hulk’s fatiguing opener from range, ensuring Urawa enter a second leg on home dirt with an divided goal. 

Having any claimed a home feat during a span of organisation theatre meetings, a dual sides entered their third confront of this debate assured of adding a win to their tally. Brazilian brazen Hulk put a hosts in front inside fifteen minutes, joining with compatriot Oscar, before unleashing a thunderbolt shot into a behind of a net for his ninth idea of a continental debate – stability his record of scoring in each start in this year’s competition. 

Steered on by a home crowd, Shanghai continued to press brazen as they sought to double a lead. Elkeson cut into a area and found space to glow an bid from an strident angle though was denied by a goalkeeper.

Having weathered early pressure, a visitors began to claim control. Their efforts paid dividends as they grabbed a equaliser twelve mins after when Shinzo Koroki cut behind a round for Yosuke Kashiwagi to container home on a half-volley.

Shanghai upped a dash before half-time with Wu Lei pouncing on a clearway to conduct only wide. Oscar twice misfired while Hulk flashed a free-kick into a keeper’s arms as a dual sides finished a initial duration sealed during 1-1.

The visitors began a second half looking some-more comfortable, progressing their liquid flitting and weaving their approach forward. It was a hosts that looked some-more dangerous with their quick counter-attacks, however. Odil Ahmedov saw his bid fly far-reaching and Wu Lei stung a keeper’s palm with a close-range shot before Oscar rattled a woodwork with a free-kick.

Shanghai piled on a vigour during a shutting stages as they desperately sought to revive their lead. Urawa, for their part, hold organisation and kept their opponents during brook as they go into a second leg on 18 Oct on terms with an divided idea to their name. 

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