The stars of the Al-Hilal team refused to settle the AFC Champions League final in their favor early, after wasting several realized opportunities, so that the first-leg meeting that brought them together with their Japanese guest Urawa ended in a positive draw with a goal for each of them, in the confrontation that brought them together at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.
The match witnessed absolute crescent control, and its star, Salem Al-Dossary, was able to score the Japanese net after only 13 minutes, after a wonderful effort from Michel Delgado, who played it with a cross, followed by Al-Dosari and put it into the Japanese net, and Odion Ighalo refused to score the second goal, after the ball reached him by mistake. From the Japanese defense, but Ighalo was late in shooting. Al-Hilal continued its pressure amid the decline of Urawa players.
At the start of the second half, Urawa players took advantage of a defensive lapse, after Ali Al-Bulayhi returned the ball to goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Mayouf from the middle of Al-Hilal stadium, to hit the post, and returned to Urawa striker Shinzo Koroki, who put it in the empty Al-Hilal goal, equalizing Urawa (D: 53). And there was a clear opportunity for Moses Marega, who hit it on the floor, which passed next to the post. Before the end of the match, Al-Hilal player Salem Al-Dossary got a direct red card, after hitting the Urawa player (86 minus), so Al-Hilal completed the match minus a player, and the result of the match did not change until the Omani referee Ahmed Al-Kaf announced the end of the match in a tie with a goal for each of them, to postpone the decision The Asian title to the return meeting that will be held next Saturday at Saitama Stadium in Japan. Al-Hilal needs to win or tie by more than one goal for a goal to settle the title in his favour, but in the event of a loss or a negative tie, the Asian title will go to the Japanese Urawa team.
