An own goal by Al Hilal's Andre Carrillo early in the second half gave Urawa their third Asian title in front of almost 55,000 home fans in Saitama. theSun theSundaily AlHilal Urawa AsianChampionsLeague ACL
Urawa Red Diamonds players celebrate with the trophy after their victory against Al-Hilal in the second leg of the AFC Champions League final at Saitama Stadium in Saitama on May 6, 2023. AFPPIX: Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds won the Asian Champions League after beating Saudi Arabian defending champions Al Hilal 1-0 in Saturday's final second leg for a 2-1 aggregate win.
The Japanese side had to withstand fierce first-half pressure from Al Hilal, who were looking to win a record fifth continental title and a third in four seasons. “But in the second half we started to push them back and although we didn’t have so many chances, we made it count when we did.” Al Hilal manager Ramon Diaz made three changes from the first leg, dropping Malian striker Moussa Marega and bringing in experienced Peruvian Carrillo, while Urawa were unchanged.
Urawa came even closer to opening the scoring against the run of play when Shinzo Koroki, who scored his team's goal in the first leg, hit the bar with a flying volley on the half-hour mark.
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