Yusuke Minagawa scored the 73rd-minute winner on Wednesday as Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Keisuke Honda's Melbourne Victory 3-1 in the final group round of the Asian Champions League. Honda, a longtime star with the Japan national team, confirmed Tuesday that the game would be his last ...
Hiroshima beats Guangzhou to reach Asian Champions League knockout stage
Sanfrecce Hiroshima booked their ticket for the Asian Champions League last 16 with a game to spare following a 1-0 win over Group F rivals Guangzhou Evergrande on Wednesday. While both sides created several chances at Edion Stadium, Sanfrecce, who lead the group, claimed the ...
Marinos' Teruhito Nakagawa notches lone goal in victory over Sanfrecce
Teruhito Nakagawa's 34th-minute goal lifted Yokohama F. Marinos to a 1-0 win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Friday. The win at Edion Stadium Hiroshima lifted Marinos ahead of Sanfrecce in the table. The hosts entered the game third in the league and tied with league leader ...
FC Tokyo's Diego Oliveira bags winning goal, extends scoring streak to four games
Diego Oliveira continued his scoring streak with a second-half winner, as FC Tokyo beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 in Friday night's top-of-the-table clash in the J. League first division. At Edion Stadium Hiroshima, the Brazilian forward found the net for a fourth game running as FC ...
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 ...
J. League side Sanfrecce Hiroshima announced Tuesday that 18-year-old youth team midfielder Ryonosuke Ohori is transferring to Portuguese first-division club Portimonense. Ohori, who has not played for Sanfrecce's senior side, will initially join Portimonense's under-23 team, the J. League first-division club said. "I hope to showcase ...
Antlers easily down Jets as Sanfrecce need penalties to beat Chiangrai
Kashima Antlers will have the chance to defend their Asian Champions League title after qualifying for the continental club tournament with a 4-1 demolition of Australian side Newcastle Jets on Tuesday. Brazilian forward Serginho scored a second-half brace in the ACL playoff at Kashima Stadium ...
Thai international Teerasil Dangda parts ways with Sanfrecce
J. League first division runner-up Sanfrecce Hiroshima will part ways with Thai international Teerasil Dangda after his loan period concludes on Monday. The 30-year-old forward joined Sanfrecce on loan from Thai side Muangthong United on a deal running from February through the end of December. ...
Kawasaki Frontale clinch J. League title despite defeat to Cerezo Osaka
Only twice in the J. League's previous 12 seasons under a single-stage format has the first-division champion been decided with games to spare. Now that number stands at three. Kawasaki Frontale may have lost 2-1 at Cerezo Osaka on Saturday afternoon, but Sanfrecce Hiroshima's 1-0 loss ...
Kengo Nakamura's second-half strike sends Frontale past Vegalta
Kawasaki Frontale maintained the pressure on J. League leaders Sanfrecce Hiroshima with a 1-0 win over Vegalta Sendai in steamy conditions on Saturday. Kengo Nakamura scored in the 55th minute at Todoroki Stadium to keep defending champions Frontale six points behind Sanfrecce — who beat ...
Andres Iniesta's strike helps Vissel earn draw against league-leading Sanfrecce
Andres Iniesta scored for the second game running Wednesday as Vissel Kobe battled their way to an entertaining 1-1 draw with J. League leaders Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Having opened his account with an eye-catching effort in Vissel's 2-1 win over Jubilo Iwata on Saturday, the Barcelona ...
