León vs Urawa Red Diamonds, 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, Second Round

Urawa Red Diamonds beat León to set up Man City CWC semifinal

Substitute Alex Schalk scored a 78th-minute winner as Urawa Red Diamonds beat Leon 1-0 on Friday, to progress to the semi-final of the Club World Cup, where they will meet Manchester City.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Attempt saved. Tomoaki Okubo (Urawa Red Diamonds) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Kanté.
• 2': Attempt blocked. Atsuki Ito (Urawa Red Diamonds) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
• 2': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by William Tesillo.
• 3': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by José Alvarado.
• 4': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by Adonis Frías.
• 5': Foul by Iván Moreno (León).
• 5': Takahiro Akimoto (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 6': Foul by Fidel Ambríz (León).
• 6': José Kanté (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 7': Attempt missed. Fidel Ambríz (León) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Mena.
• 8': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by Osvaldo Rodríguez.
• 12': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by William Tesillo.
• 14': Foul by Ángel Mena (León).
• 14': Yoshio Koizumi (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 18': Attempt saved. Tomoaki Okubo (Urawa Red Diamonds) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yoshio Koizumi with a through ball.
• 19': Foul by Osvaldo Rodríguez (León).
• 19': Takahiro Sekine (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 22': Attempt missed. Atsuki Ito (Urawa Red Diamonds) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexander Scholz.
• 25': Attempt saved. Federico Viñas (León) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Mena.
• 27': Attempt missed. José Kanté (Urawa Red Diamonds) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left. Assisted by Kaito Yasui.
• 28': Offside, León. Ángel Mena is caught offside.
• 30': Foul by Tomoaki Okubo (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 30': William Tesillo (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 32': Attempt blocked. José Alvarado (León) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fidel Ambríz.
• 32': Corner, León. Conceded by Marius Høibråten.
• 33': Attempt missed. José Alvarado (León) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
• 34': Federico Viñas (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 34': Foul by Takahiro Akimoto (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 34': Foul by Federico Viñas (León).
• 34': Takahiro Sekine (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 35': Federico Viñas (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 35': Foul by Alexander Scholz (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 37': Attempt missed. Lucas Romero (León) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by William Tesillo.
• 38': Offside, León. Ángel Mena is caught offside.
• 39': Attempt saved. José Kanté (Urawa Red Diamonds) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 39': Foul by Takahiro Akimoto (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 39': Ángel Mena (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 40': Corner, León. Conceded by Takahiro Akimoto.
• 41': Fidel Ambríz (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 41': Foul by Atsuki Ito (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 42': Hand ball by Stiven Barreiro (León).
• 44': Foul by Ángel Mena (León).
• 44': Ken Iwao (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 44': Foul by Atsuki Ito (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 44': José Alvarado (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+1': Foul by Tomoaki Okubo (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 45'+1': José Alvarado (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 45'+1': Tomoaki Okubo (Urawa Red Diamonds) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 45'+1': Offside, León. Stiven Barreiro is caught offside.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, León 0, Urawa Red Diamonds 0.
• 45': Second Half begins León 0, Urawa Red Diamonds 0.
• 47': Foul by Iván Moreno (León).
• 47': Takahiro Akimoto (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 51': Foul by William Tesillo (León).
• 51': Tomoaki Okubo (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 51': William Tesillo (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 51': Delay in match because of an injury Tomoaki Okubo (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 53': Foul by Adonis Frías (León).
• 53': José Kanté (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 54': Attempt missed. Atsuki Ito (Urawa Red Diamonds) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
• 55': Federico Viñas (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 55': Foul by Marius Høibråten (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 56': Attempt missed. Federico Viñas (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Mena with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 58': Offside, Urawa Red Diamonds. Atsuki Ito is caught offside.
• 60': Atsuki Ito (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 60': Foul by José Alvarado (León).
• 62': Delay in match because of an injury Takahiro Sekine (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 63': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. Takuya Ogiwara replaces Takahiro Sekine because of an injury.
• 66': Offside, León. Ángel Mena is caught offside.
• 71': Foul by Stiven Barreiro (León).
• 71': José Kanté (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 72': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by Federico Viñas.
• 73': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. Shoya Nakajima replaces Atsuki Ito.
• 73': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. Alex Schalk replaces Tomoaki Okubo because of an injury.
• 76': Delay in match because of an injury José Alvarado (León).
• 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 76': Alexander Scholz (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 76': Foul by Federico Viñas (León).
• 77': Federico Viñas (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 78': Goal! León 0, Urawa Red Diamonds 1. Alex Schalk (Urawa Red Diamonds) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Kanté.
• 80': Delay in match because of an injury Takahiro Akimoto (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 81': Substitution, Urawa Red Diamonds. Hiroki Sakai replaces Takahiro Akimoto because of an injury.
• 83': Substitution, León. Omar Fernández replaces Fidel Ambríz.
• 83': Substitution, León. Elías Hernández replaces Osvaldo Rodríguez.
• 83': Substitution, León. Nicolás López replaces Ángel Mena.
• 83': Alex Schalk (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 83': Foul by William Tesillo (León).
• 84': Second yellow card to William Tesillo (León) for a bad foul.
• 86': Attempt blocked. Alex Schalk (Urawa Red Diamonds) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 86': Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by Nicolás López.
• 87': Substitution, León. David Ramírez replaces Iván Moreno.
• 89': Attempt saved. Alex Schalk (Urawa Red Diamonds) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Kanté.
• 90': Foul by Lucas Romero (León).
• 90': Shoya Nakajima (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90': Substitution, León. Sebastián Santos replaces José Alvarado.
• 90'+2': Foul by José Kanté (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 90'+2': Stiven Barreiro (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Adonis Frías (León) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stiven Barreiro.
• 90'+5': Corner, León. Conceded by Alex Schalk.
• 90'+5': Foul by Shoya Nakajima (Urawa Red Diamonds).
• 90'+5': Lucas Romero (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Federico Viñas (León) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elías Hernández.
• 90'+8': Attempt missed. Federico Viñas (León) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross.
• 90'+8': Second Half ends, León 0, Urawa Red Diamonds 1.
• 0': Match ends, León 0, Urawa Red Diamonds 1.