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Will face another Saudi side packed with high-profile internationals in decider

Kawasaki Frontale players celebrate after beating Al-Nassr in the Asian Champions League semi-final in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 30. © Reuters

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (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 canceled out Tatsuya Ito’s 10th-minute opener for the J.League side.