AFC Champions League Elite

FT Saturday, May 3, 2025
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Alinma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City · 58,281 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
2
5
Saves
0
52.1
Possession
47.9
7
SHOTS
17
0
ON GOAL
7
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
308
Accurate Passes
292
391
Passes
357
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
12
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.5
55
Long Balls
51
21
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
1
16
Effective Tackles
12
22
Tackles
23
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
6
13
Effective Clearances
30
13
Clearances
30

Lineups

AHL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 3Roger IbañezCD-L
  3. 28Merih DemiralCD-R
  4. 77Ezgjan AlioskiLB
  5. 27Ali MajrashiRB
  6. 10Roberto FirminoAM
  7. 30Ziyad Al-JohaniLM
  8. 79Franck KessiéRM
  9. 99Ivan ToneyF
  10. 13GalenoAM-L
  11. 7Riyad MahrezAM-R

KAW · 4-4-2

  1. 98Louis YamaguchiG
  2. 35Yuichi MaruyamaCD-L
  3. 2Kota TakaiCD-R
  4. 13Sota MiuraLB
  5. 5Asahi SasakiRB
  6. 19So KawaharaCM-L
  7. 77Yuki YamamotoCM-R
  8. 23MarcinhoLM
  9. 41Akihiro IenagaRM
  10. 9ErisonCF-L
  11. 14Yasuto WakisakaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 42' Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Sai van Wermeskerken replaces Sota Miura because of an injury.
  4. 44' Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  5. 45' Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Shin Yamada replaces Erison.
  6. 65' Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Yuto Ozeki replaces Yuki Yamamoto.
  7. 65' Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Tatsuya Ito replaces Akihiro Ienaga.
  8. 74' Substitution, Al-Ahli. Feras Al Brikan replaces Roberto Firmino.
  9. 74' Substitution, Al-Ahli. Gabri Veiga replaces Galeno.
  10. 84' Substitution, Kawasaki Frontale. Hinata Yamauchi replaces So Kawahara.
  11. 85' Ziyad Al Johani (Al-Ahli) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 85' Substitution, Al-Ahli. Alexsander replaces Ziyad Al Johani.
  13. 90'+1' Édouard Mendy (Al-Ahli) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+5' Substitution, Al-Ahli. Fahad Al Rashidi replaces Riyad Mahrez.

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