TOYOTA, Japan (AP)—Yasuhito Endo scored the lone goal Sunday to lead Gamba Osaka to a 1-0 win over Adelaide United and a semifinal showdown with Manchester United at the Club World Cup.
Endo, the MVP of the Asian Champions League, scored in the 23rd minute, firing between the legs of Adelaide goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic.
European champion Manchester United received a bye to the semifinal stage and will arrive in Japan on Monday ahead of Thursday’s match with Gamba.
Gamba becomes the second Japanese team to reach the last four of the intercontinental tournament after Urawa Reds last year. Gamab went ahead when Endo instinctively ran to the drop of the ball in the area and scored calmly into the net.
Mexico’s Pachuca defeated Egypt’s Al Ahly on Saturday and will meet South American champion Liga de Quito of Ecuador on Wednesday in the other semifinal.
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