After losing 1-2 in the first leg in Japan, Al Ain returned to achieve a huge victory with a score of 5-1 in front of its fans, to snatch the largest title in Asia, on Saturday evening.
Grand Final Events
The tournament’s first star, Moroccan Sofiane Rahimi, did not wait long, to open the goals of the match, in the 8th minute, after a series of amazing passes.
Paraguayan Kaku increased Al Ain’s lead in the 34th minute, with a penalty kick, which Rahimi had cleverly won.
Brazilian Yan reduced the score for Yokohama in the 40th minute, taking advantage of an error by defender Kwame.
Rahimi cleverly restored the balance to Al Ain, after causing Yokohama goalkeeper William Pope to be sent off, in stoppage time of the first half.
From the beginning of the second half, Al Ain completely dominated the match, taking advantage of Yokohama’s numerical deficiency.
As usual, Rahimi returned to score the championship goal in a wonderful way, in the 67th minute.
Togolese striker Kojo Laba ended the match and sparked joy in the skies of Al Ain, with a fourth goal, in which he took advantage of a mistake by the substitute goalkeeper, in the 92nd minute.
While waiting for the final whistle, top scorer Laba returned to score the fifth goal in the 96th minute.
With this victory, Al Ain achieved its second Asian title, after the 2003 championship, and also secured participation in the 2025 Club World Cup.
Al Ain raised the expensive cup in front of approximately 25,000 of its fans who attended the football wedding at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium.
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