Al-Ahli 2-0 Kawasaki Frontale: Saudi side ease to AFC Champions League Elite glory

Al-Ahli triumphed successful the AFC Champions League Elite for the archetypal clip successful past aft a 2-0 triumph implicit Kawasaki Frontale.

The Saudi Arabian broadside were crowned champions of Asia, becoming the 25th antithetic broadside to triumph the competition, aft a ascendant show successful Jeddah.

Galeno curled location a delightful onslaught from extracurricular the country aft 35 minutes, the Brazilian whipping into the top-right country with a dipping onslaught from Roberto Firmino’s elemental offload.

Firmino was again the creator 7 minutes aboriginal erstwhile his lofted right-sided transportation recovered Franck Kessie to thump a header beyond Louis Yamaguchi from adjacent range.

Kawasaki, who dumped Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr retired successful the semi-finals, were incapable to header with their opponents and offered small menace throughout, failing to registry a azygous changeable connected people each crippled from their 7 attempts.

The triumph makes Al-Ahli the 3rd nine from Saudi Arabia to triumph the continental rubric aft erstwhile successes by Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad.

History is written: ASIA IS OURS

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— Al-Ahli Saudi Club (@ALAHLI_FCEN) May 3, 2025

Data Debrief: Fantastic Firmino

Firmino’s first-half originative show stole the show, particularly with his pinpoint transportation for Kessie’s unmissable header from wrong the six-yard box.

The erstwhile Liverpool prima has contributed to 13 goals successful the contention this play (six goals and 7 assists), lone managing much successful a continental tourney successful 2017-18, erstwhile helium registered 17 (10 goals and 7 assists) successful the UEFA Champions League.

His ascendant show helped Al-Ahli go the 5th squad to triumph this contention without immoderate losses, aft Al-Ittihad successful 2005, Urawa Red Diamonds successful 2007, Gamba Osaka successful 2008, and Ulsan Hyundai successful 2020.

It was a deserved victory, too, fixed Al-Ahli accumulated 1.13 expected goals to Kawasaki’s 0.33 successful a one-sided final.