Ain, Dhu-AlHijjah 6, 1435, Sep 30, 2014, SPA -- Two-time Asian Club Championship winners Al Hilal secured a return to the continental final for the first time in 13 years despite losing Tuesday's AFC Champions League semi-final second leg 2-1 to Al Ain at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium. A 10th minute header from Korean midfielder Lee Myung-joo had given inaugural AFC Champions League winners Al-Ain hope of overturning a 3-0 deficit from the first leg in Riyadh. But with Nassir Al-Shamrani netting his 10th goal of the campaign just after the hour mark, Jires Kembo-Ekoko's strike with 12 minutes remaining was not enough for Al-Ain as Al-Hilal sealed a 4-2 aggregate triumph. Al-Hilal secured its place in the final against either Australia's Western Sydney Wanderers or Korea Republic's FC Seoul, with their second leg set to take place on Wednesday.
