Match ends, Urawa Red Diamonds 0, Manchester City 3.
Manchester City swept past Urawa Red Diamonds to set up a meeting with South American champions Fluminense in the final of the Club World Cup on Friday.
Pep Guardiola’s side dominated throughout and went ahead when Urawa defender Marius Hoibraten turned Matheus Nunes’ cross into his own net on the stroke of half time.
The Japanese club had offered plenty of resistance until then and limited City to few clear-cut opportunities.
However, after the break it was a different story, with Mateo Kovacic quickly adding City’s second – running through the heart of an absent Urawa defence to latch on to Kyle Walker’s pass and lift his effort past goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa.
Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva added City’s third before the hour mark, guiding a effort low into the bottom right corner after his international team-mate Nunes had a shot blocked by Nishikawa.
In truth, City’s margin of victory could and should have been more with Nunes, Jack Grealish and second-half substitutes Oscar Bobb and Julian Alvarez all failing to convert good opportunities when well placed.
Brazil’s Fluminense had beaten Al Ahly 2-0 in the first semi-final played on Monday and City’s victory ensures the 13th meeting between the champions of Europe and their South American counterparts in the showpiece match since 2005.
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Urawa Red Diamonds
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Squad number1Player nameNishikawa
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Squad number14Player nameSekine
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Squad number28Player nameScholz
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Squad number5Player nameHøibråten
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Squad number15Player nameAkimoto
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Squad number3Player nameIto
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Squad number19Player nameIwao
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Squad number21Player nameOkubo
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Squad number25Player nameYasui
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Squad number8Player nameKoizumi
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Squad number11Player nameKanté
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Squad number9Player nameLinssen
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Squad number10Player nameNakajima
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Squad number17Player nameSchalk
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Squad number22Player nameShibato
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Squad number26Player nameOgiwara
Line-ups
Urawa Red Diamonds
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Nishikawa
- 14Sekine
- 28Scholz
- 5Høibråten
- 15Akimoto
- 3ItoSubstituted forOgiwaraat 57′minutes
- 19IwaoSubstituted forShibatoat 78′minutes
- 21OkuboSubstituted forSchalkat 57′minutes
- 25Yasui
- 8KoizumiSubstituted forNakajimaat 64′minutes
- 11KantéSubstituted forLinssenat 64′minutes
Substitutes
- 2H Sakai
- 4Iwanami
- 9Linssen
- 10Nakajima
- 16Niekawa
- 17Schalk
- 22Shibato
- 26Ogiwara
- 27Panya
- 30Koroki
- 31Yoshida
- 66Ohata
Man City
Formation 3-5-2
- 31Ederson
- 2Walker
- 25AkanjiBooked at 24minsSubstituted forGvardiolat 65′minutes
- 6Aké
- 47FodenSubstituted forÁlvarezat 65′minutes
- 5StonesSubstituted forGómezat 77′minutes
- 16RodriSubstituted forPhillipsat 77′minutes
- 8Kovacic
- 10Grealish
- 27NunesBooked at 83mins
- 20Bernardo SilvaSubstituted forBobbat 64′minutes
Substitutes
- 3Rúben Dias
- 4Phillips
- 18Ortega
- 19Álvarez
- 21Gómez
- 24Gvardiol
- 33Carson
- 52Bobb
- 68Alleyne
- 76Susoho
- 82Lewis
- 92Hamilton
- Referee:
- Mohammed Khled Al Hoish
Live Text
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Second Half ends, Urawa Red Diamonds 0, Manchester City 3.
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Corner, Urawa Red Diamonds. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
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Attempt blocked. Shoya Nakajima (Urawa Red Diamonds) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Linssen.
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Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Takahiro Akimoto (Urawa Red Diamonds).
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Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Shoya Nakajima (Urawa Red Diamonds).
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Attempt missed. Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
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Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alexander Scholz.
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Attempt missed. Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
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Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
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Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Takuya Ogiwara (Urawa Red Diamonds).
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Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kai Shibato (Urawa Red Diamonds).
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Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
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Takuya Ogiwara (Urawa Red Diamonds) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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