Firmino Wins ACLE With Al-Ahli At The Top Of Asia! Kawasaki Fight Well But Lost

Firmino Wins ACLE With Al-Ahli At The Top Of Asia! Kawasaki Fight Well But Lost

Blog Article

Al Ahli, who has brilliant star players such as Roberto Firmino, Ivan Toney and Edouard Mendy, reached the top of Asia at his home stadium.
Al-Ahli (Saudi Arabia) won the 2024-2025 AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE) final at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Monday (Korea time) by beating Kawasaki Frontale 2-0. It is the first time in the team's history that the team has won the championship.
Al-Ahli is one of the four strongest teams in Saudi Arabia that has made full investment. In the 2023-2024 season, which was the first time since the Saudi PIF poured money into the country's league, the Saudi team unexpectedly failed to reach the final. This season, the final stage method was introduced in Jeddah from the quarterfinals to the final, and Al-Ahli won the championship after Saudi Arabia advanced to the quarterfinals by three teams.
The runner-up Kawasaki was the last team in East Asia. It beat Cristiano Ronaldo's Alnasr in the semifinals, becoming the only team from a foreign country to catch a Saudi Arabian team. However, the team showed great performance in the final.
Kawasaki resisted well from the beginning of the game. In the fifth minute of the first half, Al-Ahli striker Ivan Toney broke through Takai Kota and fired a threatening right-footed shot to draw a good defense, and Al-Ahli seemed to push ahead unilaterally. Kawasaki, however, did not give up much of a crisis after calmly defending the ball and building up.
Rather, in the 11th minute of the first half, Kawasaki's "Ace," winger Marcinho, went to the door with a sudden breakthrough after a wonderful first touch and missed the goal.
Kawasaki barely stopped Al-Ahli's wild attack in the 18th minute of the first half, and defender Ibajez's curled shot, which caught the ball flowing out, was slightly missed.
Then, once Kawasaki made only one wrong play, Al-Ahli scored. In the 35th minute of the first half, Kawasaki's defense tried to pressure the ball with an unreasonable dribble and lost the ball, which led to Galenu's shot. The wrapped shot was sucked into an unstoppable trajectory as it brushed Kawasaki's defense.
Al Ahli's concentrated attack, which did not miss the momentary gap, also contributed to the second goal. When Kawasaki's injury caused temporary disruption, Al Ahli, who noticed the disruption on the left-back's side, intensified his attack on the right side. Midfielder Frank Kesier finished with a header as ace Roberto Firmino fell to the right, rushing to the gate.
Kawasaki did not back down in the second half. Considering the opponent team's individual skills and the team's away game, the team displayed excellent performance. However, the team failed to pass and shoot. Ito's left-footed shot in the 31st minute of the second half was quite threatening, but it was a good opportunity to miss it. 메이저놀이터
In addition to winning, Al-Ahli produced best goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and best player Firmino. Kawasaki won the Fair Play Award as well as the runner-up.
Al-Ahli is the only team that made it to the quarterfinals at this year's championship based in Jeddah. The venue of the final match was originally Al-Ahli's home stadium. Big fans of Al-Ahli's historic club filled most of the stadium and cheered for themselves, staying for a long time even after the game, enjoying awards ceremonies and self-congratulatory times among themselves.