Urawa corner Shanghai to set adult Al Hilal meeting

• Urawa swell to AFC Champions League final
• Rafael Silva header in second-leg proves a difference
• J-League side to accommodate Al Hilal in Asian final for a Club World Cup berth

Urawa Red Diamonds modernized to a AFC Champions League final after a 1-0 feat over Shanghai SIPG during a Saitama Stadium on Wednesday.

Brazilian brazen Rafael Silva bagged a usually idea of a confront on 11 minutes, most to a pleasure of a red-clad home crowd, sealing a 2-1 total win for a J.League side.

Having warranted an divided pull and idea in a initial leg, hosts Urawa entered a lapse diversion meaningful they would swell with a scoreless draw. Instead of sitting back, however, Takafumi Hori’s side opted to take a diversion to a visitors, dire tough from a outset. Their diversion devise paid dividends, with Silva putting a home side forward early on with a glancing header.

The opener sparked a home group into aggressive waves as a initial half progressed, with Yosuke Kashiwagi’s dangerous dilemma flog causing massacre in a area before Yuki Muto saw his header go narrowly wide.

Shanghai’s best event in a opening duration came 5 mins before a mangle when Hulk smartly crossed for an unmarked Odil Ahmedov, usually to see his bid go true during goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa.

Knowing they indispensable dual goals to progress, a visitors upped a dash after a restart. But it was 2007 Champions League winners Urawa who came tighten to anticipating a net after a mangle when defender Tomoaki Makino rattled a crossbar with a thumping header.

Shanghai searched for an equaliser and scarcely easy relation when Hulk’s low shot was parried away, before Elkeson’s close-range bid was blocked. But, in a end, it was Urawa who hold on to keep their lead intact.

Urawa will now face Al Hilal in a AFC Champions League final after a Saudi Arabian side available a 6-2 total feat over Iranian outfit Persepolis on Tuesday. The final will be played over dual legs with a initial holding place on 18 November. The leader of a AFC Champions League will book their place during a FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017. 

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