During the final of the Asian Champions, which faced the Saudi Al-Ahli and the Frontal Kawasaki, two Japanese team players starred in a direct free release that reminded the mythical of Oliver and Benji. An action that seems to attend to an error rather than a rehearsed play, even more after its outcome.
The fault took place in the final minutes of the first half. Both Wakisaka and Erison were preparing to launch the free free, but instead of agreeing, both had the initiative to run to the ball simultaneously and hit the ball. An action that remembered the famous shot of Oliver and Benji, but that ended much worse.
Beyond the anecdote, the match ended with the victory of the Al-Ahli, a team in which the Spanish Gabri Veiga militates. The Saudis are proclaimed continental champions for the first time in their history thanks to the goals of Galen and Kessié.
