Soccer-Underdogs Kawasaki down Ronaldo's Al-Nassr to book Asian final berth


Soccer Football - Asian Champions League - Semi Final - Al Nassr v Kawasaki Frontale - King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - April 30, 2025 Kawasaki Frontale's Akihiro Ienaga celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Stringer

JEDDAH (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr were dumped out of the Asian Champions League Elite as Japan's Kawasaki Frontale spectacularly ripped up the script with a 3-2 semi-final victory on Wednesday to reach the continental final for the first time.

The big-spending Saudi Pro League team succumbed in Jeddah when Yuto Ozeki and Akihiro Ienaga struck after Sadio Mane's deflected effort in the 28th minute had cancelled out Tatsuya Ito's 10th-minute opener for the J-League side.

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