Mauricio double does it for Red Diamonds

• Mauricio Antonio double earns fifth place for Urawa Red Diamonds
• Defender strikes opener from 30 yards for Asian champions
• VAR preference hands Wydada Casablanca satisfaction chastisement in 3-2 clash

AFC Champions League holders Urawa Red Diamonds hermetic fifth mark in a FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017, with a thumping prop from Mauricio Antonio, saying off Wydad Casablanca 3-2.

After dual parsimonious and moving encounters in a second round, both sides were now giveaway of nerves and opted for expanded and open approaches from a off – a preference that brought about an action-packed initial half. It was kick-started by a overwhelming strike by Urawa defender Mauricio, who picked out a tip dilemma from 30 yards.

It was a lead that lasted only 3 minutes, when Ismaeil El Haddad’s free-kick drifted over everybody in a Urawa box, including goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa. It was not something a sharp-witted Japanese fans had to dwell on long, though, as a sharp pierce orchestrated by Rafael Silva authorised Yosuke Kashiwagi to slip home during a distant post.

Had it not been for Nishikawa, Wydad could – and presumably should – have left in level, denied twice by a legs of a Saitama stopper. They returned from a mangle brightly too but, notwithstanding this, it was a Brazilian executive defender who was a thorn in their side again.

Less fatiguing than his first, a scrambled clearway found a No2 only inside a African champions’ area, and he emphatically lashed home his second of a night.

While Nishikawa was forced into another intelligent save, a conference with a video partner arbitrate handed a Moroccans a late penalty, duly converted by Red Hajhouj. Even so, a Japanese outfit were means to bind feat to finish their army in a United Arab Emirates on a high.

Article source: http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=279809/match=300398165/match-report.html