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      Al-Ahly defeat Urawa Diamonds to secure third place at Club WC

      Al-Ahly defeated Urawa Red Diamonds 4-2 in an entertaining Club World Cup third-place playoff on Friday to secure a top three finish in the tournament for the fourth time, despite losing a two-goal lead and missing a penalty. The Egyptian side, appearing in their fourth consecutive third-place playoff, finished third in 2006, 2020 and 2021, while Japan's Urawa came third in 2007. - Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Al-Ahly took the lead in the 19th minute when a short corner move found Mohamed Hany well outside the box and his fierce strike was parried by the keeper and Yasser Ibrahim pounced from close range. Six minutes later Al-Ahly doubled their lead when Atsuki Ito lost possession on the edge of his own area and Ahmed Koka's pass found Percy Tau who had plenty of time to take a touch before firing past Shusaku Nishikawa. Just when Al-Ahly began to cruise, Urawa pulled a goal back when José Kanté hit a first-time volley in the 43rd minute to score in his final game having announced his retirement in November. Urawa came out with renewed belief after the break and in the 54th minute Alexander Scholz fired a penalty down the middle to level the scores after a handball by Mohammed Hany. It took just six minutes for Al-Ahly to retake the lead, however, as a poor shot from Ali Maâloul took a wicked deflection off Urawa defender Yoshio Koizumi and flew past his own keeper. In the 75th minute Al-Ahly had the chance to restore their two-goal lead but Maaloul's penalty was saved by Nishikawa diving low to his right to keep his side in the game. Urawa piled on late pressure but were unable to find another goal, and the Egyptians wrapped up the win in the ninth minute of added time when Maaloul made up for his penalty miss with a stunning free kick
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        2024 Japanese J1 League Standings

        TeamGPWDLGDP
        Machida Zelvia221444+1846
        Kashima Antlers221255+1141
        Gamba Osaka221255+941
        Vissel Kobe221246+1640
        Cerezo Osaka22994+736
        Avispa Fukuoka21984+435
        Sanfrecce Hiroshima228104+1434
        FC Tokyo22967+233
        Urawa Red Diamonds22958+632
        Tokyo Verdy 1969227105-431
        Kashiwa Reysol22787-429
        Nagoya Grampus228311-327
        Yokohama F. Marinos227510-426
        Albirex Niigata22679-425
        Kawasaki Frontale22598-124
        Jubilo Iwata226610-424
        Sagan Tosu227213-823
        Shonan Bellmare224711-1019
        Kyoto Sanga214611-1818
        Consadole Sapporo222515-2711

        2024 Team Leaders

        Japanese J.League

        12

        Thiago SantanaF #12

        7
        Matches20
        Assists0
        13

        Ryoma WatanabeM #13

        4
        Matches20
        Assists0
        3

        Atsuki ItoM #3

        4
        Matches20
        Assists0

        Rankings

        Japanese J.League

        Goal Difference
        7
        Tied-5th
        Goals Scored
        34
        Tied-2nd
        Assists
        0
        Tied-1st
        Goals Conceded
        27
        Tied-9th
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