Urawa Red Diamonds

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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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      2025 Japanese J1 League Standings

      TeamGPWDLGDP
      Kashima Antlers191315+1440
      Kyoto Sanga201046+834
      Urawa Red Diamonds21975+634
      Kashiwa Reysol19973+534
      Sanfrecce Hiroshima181026+632
      Vissel Kobe18936+430
      Kawasaki Frontale18783+1129
      Cerezo Osaka20857+429
      Shimizu S-Pulse19748025
      Machida Zelvia19748-125
      Fagiano Okayama19667-124
      Gamba Osaka19739-424
      Tokyo Verdy 196919667-524
      Nagoya Grampus19658-223
      Avispa Fukuoka19658-423
      Shonan Bellmare19649-922
      Yokohama FC195410-719
      FC Tokyo18549-919
      Albirex Niigata18378-816
      Yokohama F. Marinos183510-814

      2025 Team Leaders

      Japanese J.League

      13

      Ryoma WatanabeM #13

      6
      Matches17
      Assists1
      24

      Yusuke MatsuoM #24

      3
      Matches20
      Assists0
      6

      Taishi MatsumotoM #6

      3
      Matches20
      Assists1

      Rankings

      Japanese J.League

      Goal Difference
      6
      Tied-4th
      Goals Scored
      26
      Tied-5th
      Assists
      17
      8th
      Goals Conceded
      20
      Tied-9th

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