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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 ...
Antlers beat Sydney to remain unbeaten in Asian Champions League
Kashima Antlers remained unbeaten in their Asian Champions League campaign Wednesday night with a 2-0 away victory over Australian domestic competition leaders Sydney FC. In what had been a largely uneventful first half, Shoma Doi opened the scoring in the 40th minute as Sydney failed ...
Junya Ito carries Reysol past Kitchee in Asian Champions League
Kashiwa Reysol defeated visiting Hong Kong side Kitchee 1-0 Tuesday night for the first win of their Asian Champions League campaign. Substitute forward Junya Ito broke the deadlock in the 66th minute to secure victory for Reysol in the first-ever ACL meeting between the two ...
Cerezo Osaka ran through final preparations Monday on the eve of their Asian Champions League clash away to Thai side Buriram United. With hot and humid weather forecast for matchday, the visitors will need to maintain their focus to win, manager Yoon Jong-hwan said. "We have ...
