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Urawa Red beat Wydad Casablanca to finish 5th in Club World Cup

Urawa Red beat Wydad Casablanca to finish 5th in Club World CupAbu Dhabi, Dec 13 (IANS) Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds on Tuesday defeated Wydad Casablanca of Morocco 3-2 in the FIFA Club World Cup fifth place match.

Mauricio Antonio opened the scoring for the Japanese side 18 minutes into the match, but Ismail el-Haddad equalized for Wydad just three minutes later on Tuesday, reports Efe.

Urawa Red's Yosuke Kashiwagi put his team ahead 2-1 with a goal in the 26th minute and Antonio made it 3-1 for the Diamonds in the 58th minute.

 

Wydad's Reda Hajhouj narrowed the gap in the last minute, converting a penalty.

The Moroccan team previously suffered a 0-1 defeat against Mexico's Pachuca, the winners of the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League, on Dec. 9 in the quarterfinal.

Urawa Red fell 0-1 to the United Arab Emirates league champion Al-Jazira in the quarterfinals.

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