Tournament details | |
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Dates | 7 March – 14 November 2007 |
Teams | 27 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Urawa Red Diamonds (1st title) |
Runners-up | Sepahan |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 92 |
Goals scored | 230 (2.5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Mota (7 goals) |
Best player(s) | Yuichiro Nagai |
Fair play award | Urawa Red Diamonds |
← 2006 2008 → |
The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title.
Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds became champions for the first time, beating Sepahan of Iran and becoming the fourth Japanese club to win the Asian championship, and qualified for the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.
A total of 28 clubs were divided into 7 groups of four, based on region i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs were drawn in groups E to G, while the rest were grouped in groups A to D. Each club played double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs received 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, 0pts for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:
The seven group winners along with the defending champion advanced to the quarter-finals.
All eight clubs were randomly matched; however, the only restriction was that the clubs from the same country could not face each other in the quarter-finals. The games were conducted in 2 legs, home and away, and the aggregate score decided the match winner. If the aggregate score couldn't produce a winner, "away goals rule" was used. If still tied, clubs played extra time, where "away goals rule" still applied. If still tied, the game went to penalties.
After their admission into the AFC, Australia were granted two entries. Because of this, both Thailand and Vietnam were restricted to entering just one club, with a second club from each country playing in the AFC Cup.
The draw took place in Kuala Lumpur on 22 December, allocating teams into seven groups. In February, the AFC disqualified Esteghlal Tehran from Group B for failing to register their players in time.[ citation needed ]
Group matches were scheduled to be played over match days on 7 March 21 March 11 April 25 April 9 and 23 May 2007.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 |
![]() | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 2 |
Al-Arabi ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Muslim Mubarak ![]() |
Al-Rayyan ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Mohamed al-Shehhi ![]() |
Al-Wahda ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Mamadou Bagayoko ![]() ![]() Saleh Al Menhali ![]() Bashir Saeed ![]() | 6(Report) | Mohamed Jarragh ![]() |
Al-Zawraa ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Ahmad Abd Ali ![]() | (Report) | Abdulrahim Jumaa ![]() Bashir Saeed ![]() |
Al-Rayyan ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Thiago Ribeiro ![]() | (report) | Khaled Khalaf ![]() Firas Al Khatib ![]() |
Al-Wahda ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Abdulrahim Jumaa ![]() | (report) | Haidar Sabah ![]() |
Al-Zawraa ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Wissam Kadhim ![]() Ahmad Ibrahim ![]() Nawaf Falah ![]() | (Report) | Firas Al Khatib ![]() |
Al-Wahda ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Maurito ![]() Haidar Alo Ali ![]() Mamadou Bagayoko ![]() | (Report) |
Al-Arabi ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Khaled Abd Al Kudos ![]() Khaled Khalaf ![]() Jarrah Al Zuhair ![]() | (Report) | Saeed Salem ![]() Yaser Matar ![]() |
Al-Rayyan ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Saoud Khames ![]() | (Report) | Salman Mesbeh ![]() Abdul-Salam Abood ![]() Haidar Sabah ![]() |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [a] |
Al-Hilal ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Rodrigão ![]() | (Report) | Fahad Awadh ![]() |
Al Kuwait ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Aleksandr Kletskov ![]() |
Pakhtakor ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Omar Al-Ghamdi ![]() Rodrigão ![]() |
Pakhtakor ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Uche Iheruome ![]() Shakhboz Erkinov ![]() | (Report) | Faraj Laheeb ![]() |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 10 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 |
Al-Karamah ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Senghor Koupouleni ![]() Abdalrahman Akkari ![]() | (Report) | Magid Mohamed ![]() |
Al Sadd ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Talal Al Bloushi ![]() | (Report) | Aqeel Mohammed ![]() Saeed Mohsen ![]() ![]() Karrar Jassim ![]() |
Neftchi ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Anvar Berdiev ![]() Nosirbek Otakuziev ![]() | (Report) | Firas Issmael ![]() |
Al Sadd ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Khalfan Ibrahim ![]() Emerson ![]() | (Report) |
Al Karamah ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Fahd Awde ![]() | (Report) | Falah Hasan Kadhim ![]() |
Najaf FC ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Saeed Mohsen ![]() Qassim Faraj ![]() | (Report) | Jehad Al Hussein ![]() Fahd Awde ![]() Senghor Koupouleni ![]() |
Neftchi ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Iqboljon Akramov ![]() Nasim Shoimov ![]() | (Report) | Emerson ![]() |
Al Sadd ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Ali Nasser ![]() | (Report) | Iyad Mando ![]() |
Neftchi ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Kholmatov ![]() | (Report) | Ali Mohammed ![]() |
Al-Karamah ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Iyad Mando ![]() | (Report) |
Najaf FC ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Saeed Mohsen ![]() | (Report) |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 |
![]() | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 |
Sepahan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Mehdi Seyed Salehi ![]() | (Report) | Anas Sari ![]() |
Al Ain ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Godwin Attram ![]() Waleed Al-Gizani ![]() |
Al-Shabab ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Mehdi Seyed Salehi ![]() |
Al-Ittihad ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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(Report) |
Al-Shabab ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Abdullah Al Dosari ![]() Naji Majrashi ![]() Waleed Al-Gizanii ![]() | (Report) |
Al Ain ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Ali Al-Wehaibi ![]() Msalam Faiez ![]() Frank Ongfiang ![]() | (Report) | Mehdi Seyed Salehi ![]() Emad Mohammed ![]() |
Sepahan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Hossein Papi ![]() | (Report) | Hawar Mulla Mohammed ![]() |
Al-Ittihad ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Ammar Rihawi ![]() | (Report) | Ahmed Ateef ![]() |
Al-Shabab ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Abdullah Al Astaa ![]() Waleed Al-Gizani ![]() | (Report) |
Al-Ittihad ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail ![]() Mohammad Nori ![]() Emad Mohammed ![]() |
Al Ain ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Ghareeb Hareb ![]() | (Report) | Anas Sari ![]() |
Sepahan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Mehdi Seyed Salehi ![]() | (Report) |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 7 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
Shanghai Shenhua ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Xie Hui ![]() | (Report) | Steve Corica ![]() Ufuk Talay ![]() |
Urawa Red Diamonds ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Nobuhisa Yamada ![]() Yuichiro Nagai ![]() Shinji Ono ![]() | (Report) |
Sydney FC ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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David Carney ![]() Ufuk Talay ![]() | (Report) | Robson Ponte ![]() Yuichiro Nagai ![]() |
Persik Kediri ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Aris Budi Prasetyo ![]() Budi Sudarsono ![]() | (Report) | Steve Corica ![]() |
Sydney FC ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Steve Corica ![]() Alex Brosque ![]() | (Report) |
Persik Kediri ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Cristian Gonzáles ![]() ![]() Budi Sudarsono ![]() | (Report) | Shinji Ono ![]() Robson Ponte ![]() Yuki Abe ![]() |
Urawa Red Diamonds ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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(Report) |
Shanghai Shenhua ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Xie Hui ![]() Gao Lin ![]() Diego Alonso ![]() Sergio Blanco ![]() | (Report) |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 16 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 4 |
![]() | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
Arema Malang ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Elie Aiboy ![]() | (Report) | Magnum ![]() Kengo Nakamura ![]() |
Chunnam Dragons ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Kim Tae-Su ![]() Sandro Cardoso ![]() | (Report) |
Chunnam Dragons ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Kang Min-Soo ![]() | (Report) | Juninho ![]() ![]() Magnum ![]() |
Bangkok University ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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(Report) |
Kawasaki Frontale ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Juninho ![]() Chong Tese ![]() | (Report) |
Chunnam Dragons ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Kim Seung-Hyun ![]() Song Tae-Lim ![]() | (Report) | Kittisak Siriwaen ![]() Kraisorn Pancharoen ![]() |
Kawasaki Frontale ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Kengo Nakamura ![]() Taku Harada ![]() | (Report) |
Bangkok University ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Ekkaphan Petvises ![]() | (Report) | Taku Harada ![]() Takahisa Nishiyama ![]() |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 |
![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 |
![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Mota ![]() Kim Dong-hyun ![]() Adrian Neaga ![]() | (Report) | Kabanga Tshamala ![]() |
Shandong Luneng Taishan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Aleksandar Živković ![]() Wang Yongpo ![]() | (Report) | Cho Byung-Kuk ![]() |
Gach Dong Tam Long An ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Fernando ![]() Travis Dodd ![]() |
Shandong Luneng Taishan ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Han Peng ![]() Wang Yongpo ![]() Li Jinyu ![]() | (Report) |
Adelaide United ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Fernando ![]() Bruce Djite ![]() | (Report) | Kim Dong-hyun ![]() Mota ![]() |
Gach Dong Tam Long An ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Kabanga Tshamala ![]() Nguyễn Việt Thắng ![]() | (Report) | Wang Yongpo ![]() Li Jinyu ![]() |
Shandong Luneng Taishan ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Li Wei ![]() Shu Chang ![]() | (Report) | Fernando ![]() Nathan Burns ![]() |
Gach Dong Tam Long An ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Phan Van Tai Em ![]() | (Report) | Mota ![]() Choi Sung-Kuk ![]() |
Adelaide United ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Travis Dodd ![]() | (Report) |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Kim Dong-hyun ![]() Son Dae-Ho ![]() Mota ![]() | (Report) |
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sepahan ![]() | 0–0 (5–4p) | ![]() | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
Al-Wahda ![]() | 1–1 (a) | ![]() | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Seognam Ilhwa Chunma ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–0 |
Urawa Red Diamonds ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() (2006 Champion) | 2–1 | 2–0 |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kim Min-ho ![]() Cho Byung-Kuk ![]() | Report | Senghor Koupouleni ![]() |
Kawasaki Frontale ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Juninho ![]() Kazuki Ganaha ![]() Masahiro Ohashi ![]() Hiroyuki Taniguchi ![]() Shuhei Terada ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Al-Hilal ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Tarik El Taib ![]() | Report | Ismail Matar ![]() |
Al-Karamah ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Mota ![]() Kim Dong-hyun ![]() |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sepahan ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 3–1 | 0–0 |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma ![]() | 4–4 (3–5p) | ![]() | 2–2 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Mota ![]() Kim Do-Heon ![]() | Report | Tatsuya Tanaka ![]() Robson Ponte ![]() |
Sepahan ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Mahmoud Karimi ![]() Moharram Navidkia ![]() | Report | Mohamed Al Shehhi ![]() |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sepahan ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Sepahan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Mahmoud Karimi ![]() | Report | Robson Ponte ![]() |
Urawa Red Diamonds ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Yuichiro Nagai ![]() Yuki Abe ![]() | Report |
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