SUITA, Osaka Pref. – Gamba Osaka had to be content with a share of the spoils as the J. League side was held to a 1-1 draw at home to Henan Jianye of China in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday.
On a disappointing night all around for Japan’s representatives in the continent’s premier club competition, Sanfreece Hiroshima crashed 2-1 at Pohang Steelers of South Korea, just when it looked as though Ilian Stoyanov’s penalty had earned them their first point in Group H.
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