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Al-Hilal 1 Urawa Red Diamonds 1: Rafael earns valuable first-leg draw

Related Topics: Urawa Red Diamonds, Omar Khribin

There is still all to play for in the AFC Champions League final after Saturday's 1-1 draw in Riyadh.

Urawa Red Diamonds survived second-half pressure to claim a 1-1 draw against Al-Hilal in the first leg of the AFC Champions League final.

The Japanese club were surprise winners over Shanghai SIPG in the last four, with Rafael da Silva netting the crucial goal in the second leg, and the Brazilian struck first in Riyadh to send the visiting fans into raptures.

Omar Khribin levelled the scores before half-time but, despite their pressure in the second half, Al-Hilal could not muster a second goal to give them a slender advantage heading into the return fixture on November 25.