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The Western Sydney Wanderers are champions of Asia for 2014, after holding Al Hilal to a scoreless draw in the second leg of the Asian Champions League final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday morning.
FINAL SCORE:
Al Hilal 0
Western Sydney Wanderers 0
The Western Sydney Wanderers produced a gutsy win last time out against Saudi Arabian super team Al Hilal and will take a one-goal advantage into the second leg of the Asian Champions League final. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 4:30am (AEDT).
Tomi Juric produced a stunning 30 minutes of football to give the Wanderers a one-goal lead.
Ante Covic also put in a stellar display, making some crucial close-range saves late in the game and showing courage to rush out and cut the ball off inside the box.
Covic has kept a clean sheet in all home matches this ACL preparation. But being able to do it on the road matters now.
Al Hilal have the added incentive of $25,000 each if they win and in front of a home crowd they are going to be looking to cut the Wanderers defence open.
Thiago Neves was solid without being spectacular in the first leg which means he will be looking to fire here. It was Al Hilal’s slick movement that worried the Wanderers early last week but they just weren’t open to put one in the net.
You’d think if the Wanderers were to become the first Australian team to take the title out they will need to score at least once, as the one-goal margin seems a thin line to walk away from home.
I’ll be looking for Tomi Juric to have another big game. He could be the deciding factor like he has been for much of this ACL campaign.
I’m picking Wanderers to take it out but Al Hilal to win this one 2-1.
Join The Roar for live scores and coverage of the Asian Champions League decider from 4:30am (AEDT).
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