00:01A brilliant all-round performance, Makino and young Endo at the start of his career.
00:11Aabe towards the end of his, Ugujin, bright down the left-hand side, Nishikawa.
00:20Ha!
00:24Something that all professional players in this part of the world aspire to be.
00:30He's got his, uh, inspiration. His Chinese year, Jordan.
00:38You don't need to be a multi-multi-multi-millionaire to win the AFC Champions League.
00:45Kashiwagi, quietly efficient and industrious, the MVP.
00:50He follows Rafael da Silva, whose goals propelled Urara to this title.
00:56Zlatan Ljubljankic.
00:58What a moment from the man from Slovenia.
01:02The backroom staff take their bow.
01:25And Yuki Abe, the only surviving member in the squad, from the team that won in 2007.
01:36A wonderful moment for him.
01:39A three-million-dollar check.
01:47And now, the ladies and gentlemen,
01:50A.C. Smithman, his excellency,
01:53Shane Smithman, Emmanuel Adikama,
01:56who will present the champions,
01:57who don't mind the champions of O.K.M.
02:03Champions of the AFC Champions League 2017.
02:08It's the Urara Reddans.
02:32A huge cheer goes around Saitama,
02:36as our coverage of the AFC Club competitions,
02:39on Fox Sports comes to an end
02:42it's been our absolute pleasure
02:43to bring you the thrills and spills
02:45of the international game
02:47the best that Asia can bring you
02:49on the club scene
02:52from Shasi Kumar, myself
02:54Dej Corkil and the Toll team
02:56behind the scenes, we do hope
02:58you've enjoyed our coverage of the AFC
03:00Cup and the AFC Champions League
03:01and do join us again next year
03:03in February when we will restart
03:05our coverage
03:06but congratulations go to the
03:102017 champions
03:11Aurora Red Diamonds
03:23Yes, our thanks to the commentary team
03:25of Dej Corkil and Shasi Kumar
03:27not just for tonight
03:28but for throughout this two-legged
03:30final, the final that saw
03:32Aurora Red Diamonds crowned champions
03:34of the AFC Champions League
03:36for 2017
03:38and Shabby Singh
03:39are they deserving champions
03:40and what have you thought about the tournament
03:42as a whole this year?
03:43I think the tournament
03:44has gotten better
03:45I think the quality of the football
03:47was very, very good
03:48and if you look at
03:49Aurora Red Diamonds
03:50I mean, you look at the safe
03:51hands of Nishikawa
03:53you look at the humbling of Hulk
03:55by Makino
03:56you look at the leadership qualities
03:59of Yuki Abe
03:59the playmaking skills
04:01of Kashiwagi
04:03who, you know,
04:04the non-stop energetic
04:06mobility of Kuroki
04:08so all in all
04:09I think they've been
04:11the best in Asia
04:12not only as a team
04:15but as individuals as well
04:17so for me
04:18I think they deserve to be champions
04:19because
04:20I thought they were different class
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