FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Asian Champions League - Final - First Leg - Kashima Antlers v Persepolis FC - Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan - November 3, 2018 Kashima Antlers coach Go Oiwa gestures.REUTERS/Toru Hanai
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Kashima Antlers head coach Go Oiwa proclaimed the Japanese side's battling draw in Iran to capture a first Asian Champions League title as more fulfilling than pushing Real Madrid all the way in the FIFA Club World Cup final two years ago.
Kashima claimed their first continental title with a gutsy scoreless draw against Persepolis at the imposing Azadi Stadium on Saturday to seal an aggregate victory following a 2-0 win on home soil in last week's opening leg.
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