Urawa acquire profitable divided draw
- Urawa Red Diamonds acquire divided pull in initial leg
- Japanese side took early lead before Al Hilal equalised
- Second leg: Saturday 25 Nov in Saitama, Japan
Al Hilal and Urawa Red Diamonds played to a 1-1 pull in a initial leg of this year’s AFC Champions League final, notwithstanding a Saudi Arabian bar winning Saturday’s foe in Riyadh.
It was a Japanese bar that took a lead only 7 mins into a foe during a King Fahd International Stadium. Rafael da Silva done an satirical run down a right side before promulgation a low cranky towards Al Hilal’s six-yard box. Salman Al Faraj’s attempted clearway was intercepted by a Brazilian, who duly converted from tighten range.
Despite descending behind, a home side tranquil record and combined several chances to turn a match. Their efforts were rewarded on 37 mins when Omar Kharbin scored his tenth idea of a competition, distinguished a close-range bid by a legs of Urawa goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa.
The Saudi bar remained widespread after a break, though their Far East visitors valid formidable to mangle down again, as Nishikawa done several critical saves to acquire a equitable divided outcome for Urawa.
It leaves matters good staid for a wilful second leg, as Urawa horde Al Hilal during Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama, Japan, on Saturday 25 November, with Red Diamonds holding a divided idea advantage.
The 2017 AFC Champions League leader will join horde bar Al Jazira as Asia’s member during a FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017, that takes place from 6 to 16 December.
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