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Substitute Manabu Saito struck a late winner as Kawasaki Frontale beat visiting Sydney FC 1-0 in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday. Despite taking 20 shots to their opponents' two, Frontale had difficulty breaking down the Australian side, which brought a defensive game plan into ...
Keisuke Honda calls for Japanese clubs to focus on defending
Tuesday's Asian Champions League game at Edion Stadium in Hiroshima marked exactly 4,112 days since Keisuke Honda had last stood on a Japanese pitch representing his club rather than his country. The former Samurai Blue star was not quite impressed with what he saw. Just over ...
Daiki Watari's late goal carries Sanfrecce Hiroshima past Melbourne Victory
Daiki Watari netted a late winner as Sanfrecce Hiroshima spoiled Keisuke Honda's homecoming with a 2-1 defeat of Melbourne Victory in Asian Champions League Group F on Tuesday. In other ACL action, Sho Ito scored two early goals before Graziano Pelle struck back with a ...
Teenager Daiki Hashioka scores twice as Urawa downs Buriram in Asian Champions League clash
Nineteen-year-old winger Daiki Hashioka netted a second-half brace as the Urawa Reds beat visiting Thai side Buriram United 3-0 in their opening Asian Champions League Group G clash on Wednesday night. Veteran center-back Tomoaki Makino headed in what proved to be the winner five minutes ...
Antlers begin defense of Asian Champions League title with victory
Kashima Antlers opened their Asian Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win over Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim thanks to goals either side of halftime from Taiki Hirato and Serginho. In the first-ever ACL game involving a Malaysian side, defending champion Antlers were quick to put ...
Antlers in control of ACL final
Kashima Antlers are one step away from long-desired Asian glory after a testy but emphatic 2-0 win over Iran's Persepolis in the first leg of the 2018 AFC Champions League final on Saturday. Former 2002 World Cup venue Kashima Stadium in Ibaraki Prefecture was as ...
Serginho strike sends Antlers into first Asian Champions League final
Brazilian forward Serginho scored the decisive goal in the 82nd minute as Kashima Antlers reached their first-ever Asian Champions League final with a 6-5 aggregate win over Suwon Bluewings following a 3-3 draw in the second leg of the semifinal on Wednesday. In a man-of-the ...
Antlers stage dramatic comeback to beat Bluewings in Asian Champions League
Atsuto Uchida struck a 93rd-minute winner as the Kashima Antlers completed a remarkable 3-2 comeback win over the Suwon Bluewings in the first leg of their Asian Champions League semifinal on Wednesday night. The former Japan defender scrambled the ball across the line from a ...
Antlers reach Asian Champions League semifinals for first time
The Kashima Antlers secured their first-ever berth in the Asian Champions League semifinals on Tuesday night with a 5-0 aggregate victory over China's Tianjin Quanjian in the round of eight. The J. League side followed its impressive 2-0 first-leg win with a clinical 3-0 result ...
Antlers triumph over Tianjin in Asian Champions League quarterfinal first leg
Kashima Antlers got their Asian Champions League quarterfinal off to a positive start Tuesday with a 2-0 win in the first leg over China's Tianjin Quanjian. The Antlers, unbeaten in their last three matches and sitting seventh in the J .League standings, rode second-half goals ...
Kashima takes step toward Asian Champions League quarterfinals with victory over Shanghai
Kashima Antlers took a step toward the Asian Champions League quarterfinals Wednesday night by beating Shanghai SIPG 3-1 in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie. Seeking to reach the last eight of the tournament for the first time in a decade, the hosts took ...
Kawasaki Frontale ended their Asian Champions League campaign without a win Wednesday night after drawing 2-2 with visiting Ulsan Hyundai, while Kashiwa Reysol also finished the tournament on a sour note with a 3-2 loss to Tianjin Quanjian. Frontale, who were effectively eliminated from Group ...
