Al Ahly of Cairo will be facing Hiroshima Sanfrecce in the Club World Cup, the J-League champion grabbed a 1-0 victory over Auckland City.
Toshihiro Aoyama scored a second-half goal Thursday to help J-League champion Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Auckland City 1-0 in the opening match of the Club World Cup at Yokohama, Japan.
Aoyama scored in the 66th minute with a hard shot from 20 yards. Ryota Moriwaki nearly doubled Sanfrecce’s advantage in the 85th with a shot that hit the crossbar.
Watch the goal here:
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With the win, the Japanese club advances to Sunday’s quarter-finals against African champion Al-Ahly of Egypt in Toyota, Japan.
