Sendai knocked out of Asian Champions League

May 2, 2013

Sendai knocked out of Asian Champions League

Tournament debutants Vegalta Sendai were eliminated from the Asian Champions League on Wednesday after a 2-1 defeat at home to China’s Jiangsu Sainty in their final game in Group E. Sendai started the day in the second spot and Naoki Sugai headed them in ...

Jeonbuk rallies past Urawa in Asian Champions League

Apr 4, 2013

Jeonbuk rallies past Urawa in Asian Champions League

Wasteful Urawa Reds paid the price of inaccuracy as the former champions allowed Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors to come from behind for a 3-1 win at Saitama Stadium in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday. South Korean international Lee Dong Gook came off the bench ...

Hiroshima faces ACL group elimination

Apr 3, 2013

Hiroshima faces ACL group elimination

J. League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in danger of first-round elimination in the Asian Champions League after suffering their third consecutive defeat in a 1-0 loss to South Korea’s Pohang Steelers on Tuesday. Bae Chun Suk scored the only goal midway through the opening ...

Urawa routs Muangthong United in Asian Champions League

Mar 13, 2013

Urawa routs Muangthong United in Asian Champions League

Urawa Reds thrashed Thailand’s 10-man Muangthong United 4-1 for their first victory in the Asian Champions League in five years on Tuesday. Goals from Yosuke Kashiwagi, Kunimitsu Sekiguchi and Genki Haraguchi and a Muangthong own goal sent Reds to their first points in Group ...

Feb 28, 2013

Hiroshima falls in ACL opener

Sanfrecce Hiroshima were brought back to earth with a thud on Wednesday as the J. League champions crashed to a 2-0 defeat at home to Uzbekistan’s Bunyodkor in their Group G opener in the Asian Champions League. Back in the ACL for the first ...