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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 ...
Antlers reach Asian Champions League knockout stage despite loss to Bluewings
The Kashima Antlers lost 1-0 to the Suwon Bluewings in their final Asian Champions League round-robin match Tuesday night, advancing to the knockout stage as runners-up in Group H, while Cerezo Osaka were eliminated from Group G after losing 3-1 to Guangzhou Evergrande. The J. ...
Kashiwa Reysol crashed to a 2-0 loss against visiting South Korean side Jeonbuk Motors in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday night. Jeonbuk, the 2016 ACL winner, cemented its place atop Group E thanks to goals from Brazilian forward Ricardo Lopes and former South Korean ...
Cerezo beat Jeju United to keep hopes alive in Asian Champions League
First-half goals from Eiichi Katayama and Yoichiro Kakitani helped Cerezo Osaka secure a vital 2-1 win Tuesday over visiting South Korean side Jeju United in the Asian Champions League. The victory at Yanmar Stadium ensures Cerezo are still alive in the tournament going into their ...
Kenyu Sugimoto strikes late to help Cerezo salvage point in Asian Champions League contest
Kenyu Sugimoto's 88th-minute equalizer salvaged a 2-2 Asian Champions League draw for Cerezo Osaka against Thailand's Buriram United on Wednesday. Tightly marked for most of the night, Sugimoto shook his marker on a cross from the right, off the boot of captain Hotaru Yamaguchi, to ...
Kawasaki Frontale fall to Melbourne Victory in Asian Champions League
Kosta Barbarouses' 90th-minute strike earned three points for Melbourne Victory in Tuesday's 1-0 Asian Champions League Group F win over Kawasaki Frontale, while the Kashima Antlers remained top of Group H with a 1-1 home draw to Sydney FC. Barbarouses decided the action-packed tie in ...
