SUITA, OSAKA PREF. – Gamba Osaka squandered a two-goal lead, missed a penalty and conceded a last-gasp equalizer as their slim hopes of reaching the knockout phase of the Asian Champions League suffered a major blow with a 3-3 draw at home to Australia’s Adelaide United on Tuesday.
But it was not all bad news for Japanese clubs in the continent’s elite competition, as Kawasaki Frontale scored their first win of the group phase, edging South Korea’s Suwon Bluewings 1-0 away to stay in the hunt for a place in the last 16 in Group G.
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