Al Ahli vs Kawasaki Frontale, 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite, Final

Al Ahli beat Kawasaki Frontale for 1st AFC Champions League title

Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli beat Japan's Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 to win the Asian Champions League Elite title for the first time at a raucous King Abdullah Sports City Stadium.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Foul by Erison (Kawasaki Frontale).
• 1': Ziyad Al Johani (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 5': Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Franck Kessie.
• 5': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Louis Yamaguchi.
• 6': Attempt missed. Ibañez (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross following a corner.
• 6': Attempt saved. Ziyad Al Johani (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ibañez.
• 6': Erison (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 6': Foul by Ziyad Al Johani (Al-Ahli).
• 6': Delay in match because of an injury Kota Takai (Kawasaki Frontale).
• 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 9': Foul by Ali Majrashi (Al-Ahli).
• 9': Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 10': Foul by Yuichi Maruyama (Kawasaki Frontale).
• 10': Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 11': Attempt blocked. Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuki Yamamoto.
• 11': Attempt missed. Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
• 17': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Galeno.
• 18': Attempt missed. Ezgjan Alioski (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ibañez.
• 18': Attempt missed. Ibañez (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Galeno.
• 20': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Asahi Sasaki.
• 20': Delay in match because of an injury Asahi Sasaki (Kawasaki Frontale).
• 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 21': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross following a corner.
• 22': Attempt saved. Galeno (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
• 22': Delay in match because of an injury Ibañez (Al-Ahli).
• 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 29': Erison (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 29': Foul by Ibañez (Al-Ahli).
• 30': Foul by Erison (Kawasaki Frontale).
• 30': Ibañez (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 31': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Al-Ahli).
• 31': Sota Miura (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 33': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Galeno with a headed pass.
• 35': Goal! Al-Ahli 1, Kawasaki Frontale 0. Galeno (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
• 38': Attempt blocked. Galeno (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
• 39': Delay in match because of an injury Sota Miura (Kawasaki Frontale).
• 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 42': Goal! Al-Ahli 2, Kawasaki Frontale 0. Franck Kessie (Al-Ahli) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino with a cross.
• 42': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Sai van Wermeskerken replaces Sota Miura because of an injury.
• 43': Hand ball by Erison (Kawasaki Frontale).
• 44': Hand ball by Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli).
• 44': Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
• 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
• 45'+1': Attempt missed. Yasuto Wakizaka (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
• 45'+3': Foul by Yuki Yamamoto (Kawasaki Frontale).
• 45'+3': Riyad Mahrez (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 45'+3': Offside, Al-Ahli. Merih Demiral is caught offside.
• 45'+5': First Half ends, Al-Ahli 2, Kawasaki Frontale 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Al-Ahli 2, Kawasaki Frontale 0.
• 45': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Shin Yamada replaces Erison.
• 46': Foul by Sai van Wermeskerken (Kawasaki Frontale).
• 46': Roberto Firmino (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 48': Offside, Al-Ahli. Ivan Toney is caught offside.
• 52': Foul by Ibañez (Al-Ahli).
• 52': Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 54': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
• 54': Offside, Kawasaki Frontale. Marcinho is caught offside.
• 56': Asahi Sasaki (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 56': Foul by Galeno (Al-Ahli).
• 57': Attempt missed. Sai van Wermeskerken (Kawasaki Frontale) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yasuto Wakizaka with a cross.
• 60': Foul by Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale).
• 60': Galeno (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 61': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Franck Kessie.
• 64': Attempt missed. Ezgjan Alioski (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
• 65': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Yuto Ozeki replaces Yuki Yamamoto.
• 65': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Tatsuya Ito replaces Akihiro Ienaga.
• 66': Corner, Kawasaki Frontale. Conceded by Ezgjan Alioski.
• 69': Delay in match because of an injury Ali Majrashi (Al-Ahli).
• 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 71': Foul by Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli).
• 71': Kota Takai (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 72': Foul by Kota Takai (Kawasaki Frontale).
• 72': Galeno (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 74': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Feras Al Brikan replaces Roberto Firmino.
• 74': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Gabri Veiga replaces Galeno.
• 76': Attempt missed. Tatsuya Ito (Kawasaki Frontale) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yuto Ozeki.
• 78': Corner, Kawasaki Frontale. Conceded by Franck Kessie.
• 78': Attempt missed. Tatsuya Ito (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left following a corner.
• 79': Delay in match because of an injury Ibañez (Al-Ahli).
• 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 81': Attempt saved. Gabri Veiga (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
• 81': Foul by Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale).
• 81': Ziyad Al Johani (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 82': Foul by Feras Al Brikan (Al-Ahli).
• 82': Sai van Wermeskerken (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 84': Foul by Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli).
• 84': Kota Takai (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 84': Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Hinata Yamauchi replaces So Kawahara.
• 85': Ziyad Al Johani (Al-Ahli) is shown the yellow card.
• 85': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Alexsander replaces Ziyad Al Johani.
• 86': Foul by Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale).
• 86': Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 88': Foul by Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli).
• 88': Kota Takai (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 89': Corner, Kawasaki Frontale. Conceded by Ibañez.
• 89': Attempt missed. Sai van Wermeskerken (Kawasaki Frontale) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
• 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
• 90'+1': Foul by Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale).
• 90'+1': Ibañez (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+1': Édouard Mendy (Al-Ahli) is shown the yellow card.
• 90'+3': Foul by Franck Kessie (Al-Ahli).
• 90'+3': Hinata Yamauchi (Kawasaki Frontale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+5': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Fahad Al Rashidi replaces Riyad Mahrez.
• 90'+6': Attempt missed. Gabri Veiga (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexsander.
• 90'+6': Second Half ends, Al-Ahli 2, Kawasaki Frontale 0.
• 0': Match ends, Al-Ahli 2, Kawasaki Frontale 0.