SAITAMA -- An early attacking flurry had promised goals aplenty for Urawa Reds but their victory margin over Shanghai Shenhua was limited to a solitary Yuki Abe header just before halftime in their AFC Champions League Group E match on Wednesday evening.
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Abe climbed well to direct Robson Ponte's free-kick past 'keeper Wang Dalei on 42 minutes, but after a lively beginning and opening goal the floodgates remained resolutely shut and the game fizzled out under relentless rain to the chagrin of 28,828 fans at Saitama Stadium.