Newcastle Jets’ chance of progressing into the AFC group stages were ended by a comprehensive 4-1 defeat to Kashima Antlers.
Newcastle Jets’ chance of progressing into the AFC group stages were ended by a comprehensive 4-1 defeat to Kashima Antlers.
Newcastle Jets coach Ernie Merrick says his side were not at their best, but the class of Kashima Antlers was undeniable in the Jets’ 4-1 Asian Champions League qualifying loss in Japan.
The defending ACL champions, who are yet to start their J-League campaign, were fast and clinical at Kashima Soccer Stadium on Tuesday to easily book their spot in Group E.
Brazilian Serginho scored a second-half brace, including a penalty, to end any hopes of a Jets’ comeback.
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Matthew Ridenton celebrates his goal.
Newcastle Jets skipper Nigel Boogaard and substitute Matthew Ridenton were the extra-time heroes as the Jets beat Indonesian club Persija Jakarta 3-1 in the Asian Champions League qualifier at McDonald Jones Stadium on Tuesday night.
Boogaard struck in the 101st minute when Ben Kantarovski’s header from a corner found him unmarked at the far post. Ridenton then kicked off celebrations in the 120th minute with a header off a Nick Cowburn free kick.
The visitors’ best chance to take the lead came…
Marko Simic played a full match against the Newcastle Jets just hours after facing charges over an alleged assault of a woman.
Persija Jakarta coach Ivan Kolev has defended the decision to play striker Marko Simic in their AFC Champions League qualifier against Newcastle just hours after he faced charges over an alleged assault of a woman on the flight from Bali.
Simic, 31, faced Downing Centre Local Court on Tuesday morning accused of common assault and an act of indecency on board Sunday’s international flight to Sydney.
His case was adjourned to April 9 and he was released on conditional bail, which reportedly included…
Melbourne continue their winning run with a 2-0 win over ladder-rivals Adelaide United.
Roy Krishna lead the charge against the Sky Blues, scoring two before Steven Taylor added one more to defeat Sydney 3-1.
Newcastle have comfortably accounted for Brisbane 2-0 to pick up their second win of the season.
Melbourne Victory star Keisuke Honda speaks on the challenge of playing for the side and managing the Cambodian national team.
Melbourne Victory’s opening AFC Champions League opponents will be first-timers Daegu FC after the South Koreans claimed their first trophy this week — the FA Cup.
Daegu FC defeated Ulsan Hyundai 5-1 on aggregate to claim the final direct qualification place on offer to next year’s continental championships.
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It spares Kevin Muscat’s side the prospect of facing Ulsan, who knocked them out of this year’s tournament with a humiliating 6-2 defeat in South Korea.
Both Victory and Sydney FC, Australia’s…
Jose Morais, right, will take control of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors next season.
Portugal’s Jose Morais will take over as head coach at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors after long-serving incumbent Choi Kang-hee departs at the end of the season, the K-League champions said.
Morais, who has worked under Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho during spells at Benfica, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Chelsea, will become the club’s first foreign coach.
“Given his wealth of experience in European football, we felt Morais was the perfect coach for our club’s philosophy,” Jeonbuk were quoted…
Vietnam scored a goal in either half in their win over Malaysia to keep pace in Group A of the 2018 Suzuki Cup.
Malaysia were made to wait until late in the second half to secure their second victory in AFF Cup Group A following a spirited showing from Laos.
Norshahrul Idlan headed home the only goal of Malaysia’s Suzuki Cup opener against Cambodia.
On Thursday afternoon in AFC House in southern Kuala Lumpur, a Malaysian dream was realised as the name of a club from the country was pulled out of a ball and entered the group stage of the AFC Champions League. Next February Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) will be one of the continental big boys — or at least rub shoulders with them.
The only problem was that as the draw was held about three weeks earlier than usual — because the AFC has the 2019 Asian Cup starting in early January — the East Asian…
Newcastle Jets struck a late leveler to hold Sydney FC to a draw.
Adam Le Fondre hit home two goals for Sydney FC on route to a 3-0 win over Melbourne City.
KUALA LUMPUR — Sydney FC are sounding a confident note despite being grouped with the top teams in China and Japan in the 2019 AFC Champions League.
The A-League title-holders were given a tough draw on Thursday evening at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur.
If taking on Kawasaki Frontale was not enough, the Sky Blues will have to deal with star-studded Shanghai SIPG in Group H and possibly South Korean opposition.
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Dejan Damjanovic scored two late goals to give Suwon Bluewings a 3-0 win over Jeonbuk Motors on Wednesday in the first leg of the Asian Champions League quarterfinal.
Jeonbuk, the 2016 champions and 21 points ahead of Suwon in South Korea’s K-League, had been expected to win at Jeonju World Cup Stadium but conceded three goals in the final 15 minutes.
Damjanovic, a 37-year-old forward from Montenegro now has 34 goals in the competition, which leaves him just two behind all-time leader Lee Dong-Gook,…
Tianjin Quanjian coach Paulo Sousa was left lamenting the absence of Axel Witsel and Anthony Modeste as his side suffered a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of their Asian Champions League quarterfinal against Japan’s Kashima Antlers on Tuesday.
Goals form Brazilian duo Leo Silva and Serginho secured Kashima a significant advantage in front of their own fans.
Witsel left Tianjin this month to join Borussia Dortmund while Modeste is reported to be engaged in a contract dispute and was not selected…