SAITAMA – Superb goals from Fabricio and Takahiro Sekine lifted J. League side Urawa Reds to a 2-0 semifinal first-leg win over China’s Guangzhou Evergrande in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday.
In a game more one-sided than the score thanks to tenacious and disciplined defending by Daisuke Suzuki and Tomoaki Makino, Reds wasted numerous chances to score due to poor crosses or missed shots.
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