Urawa Red Diamonds vs Al Hilal, 2022 AFC Champions League, Finals

Urawa coach Skorza sacrifices principals to claim Asian title

Urawa Red Diamonds coach Maciej Skorza admitted he had to sacrifice his football principals to secure their third Asian Champions League title with

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Foul by Michael (Al-Hilal).
• 2': Takahiro Akimoto (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 3': Foul by Ali Al Bulayhi (Al-Hilal).
• 3': Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 5': Attempt blocked. Odion Ighalo (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Abdullah Al Hamdan.
• 5': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Alexander Scholz.
• 5': Delay in match because of an injury Shusaku Nishikawa (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 11': Foul by Abdullah Otayf (Al-Hilal).
• 11': Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 16': Hand ball by Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 21': Attempt saved. Michael (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by André Carrillo.
• 22': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Takahiro Sekine.
• 22': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Takahiro Akimoto.
• 23': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Marius Høibråten.
• 24': Attempt blocked. Takahiro Sekine (Urawa Red Diamonds) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shinzo Koroki.
• 24': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by Abdullah Otayf.
• 28': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by Jang Hyun-Soo.
• 30': Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai with a cross.
• 32': Foul by Mohammed Al Burayk (Al-Hilal).
• 32': Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 35': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kanno (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Abdullah Otayf.
• 36': André Carrillo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 36': Foul by Tomoaki Okubo (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 36': Tomoaki Okubo (Urawa Red Diamonds) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 37': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.
• 38': Attempt blocked. Michael (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
• 38': Foul by Michael (Al-Hilal).
• 38': Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 42': Attempt saved. André Carrillo (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kanno.
• 42': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Shusaku Nishikawa.
• 43': Foul by Marius Høibråten (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 43': Mohammed Kanno (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 45': Offside, Urawa Red Diamonds. Atsuki Ito tries a through ball, but Shinzo Koroki is caught offside.
• 45'+1': Ali Al Bulayhi (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+1': Foul by Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Urawa Red Diamonds 0, Al-Hilal 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Urawa Red Diamonds 0, Al-Hilal 0.
• 48': Foul by Mohammed Kanno (Al-Hilal).
• 48': Yoshio Koizumi (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 48': Own Goal by André Carrillo, Al-Hilal. Urawa Red Diamonds 1, Al-Hilal 0.
• 50': Foul by Takahiro Akimoto (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 50': Michael (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 51': Foul by Jang Hyun-Soo (Al-Hilal).
• 51': Yoshio Koizumi (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 57': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by Abdullah Al Hamdan.
• 58': Foul by Odion Ighalo (Al-Hilal).
• 58': Marius Høibråten (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 58': Attempt blocked. Atsuki Ito (Urawa Red Diamonds) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 58': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by Abdullah Al Hamdan.
• 60': Foul by Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 60': Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 62': André Carrillo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 62': Foul by Tomoaki Okubo (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 67': Ali Al Bulayhi (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 67': Foul by Takahiro Sekine (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 68': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Saleh Al Shehri replaces Abdullah Al Hamdan.
• 68': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Nasser Al Dawsari replaces Abdullah Otayf.
• 71': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Takahiro Akimoto.
• 72': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. José Kanté replaces Shinzo Koroki.
• 72': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. Kaito Yasui replaces Yoshio Koizumi.
• 73': Attempt blocked. Odion Ighalo (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael.
• 74': Attempt missed. Tomoaki Okubo (Urawa Red Diamonds) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by José Kanté following a fast break.
• 76': Attempt missed. Atsuki Ito (Urawa Red Diamonds) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Takahiro Sekine.
• 80': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Hamad Al Yami replaces Mohammed Al Burayk.
• 84': André Carrillo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 84': Foul by Takahiro Sekine (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 86': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. Kai Shibato replaces Atsuki Ito.
• 86': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. Takuya Ogiwara replaces Takahiro Sekine.
• 86': Attempt blocked. Odion Ighalo (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Carrillo with a cross.
• 87': Attempt missed. Kaito Yasui (Urawa Red Diamonds) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by José Kanté.
• 87': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Musab Al Juwayr replaces Mohammed Kanno.
• 87': Attempt missed. Michael (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hamad Al Yami.
• 88': Ali Al Bulayhi (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card.
• 88': Foul by José Kanté (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 88': Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 89': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.
• 90': Attempt blocked. André Carrillo (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Musab Al Juwayr.
• 90'+1': Attempt saved. Odion Ighalo (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Al Bulayhi.
• 90'+1': Foul by Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
• 90'+1': Tomoaki Okubo (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, Urawa Red Diamonds 1, Al-Hilal 0.
• 0': Match ends, Urawa Red Diamonds 1, Al-Hilal 0.