Leroy George’s 93rd-minute penalty helped Melbourne Victory salvage a 2-2 draw at Kawasaki Frontale in Group F of the AFC Champions League.
Oscar scored twice but was unable to keep Shanghai SIPG’s perfect
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A stoppage-time penalty helped Melbourne Victory score a dramatic 2-2 Asian Champions League draw against Kawasaki Frontale at the Todoroki Athletics Stadium in Japan.
Leroy George converted the successful spotkick in the 92nd minute on Wednesday to secure a valuable point in Victory’s quest to advance past the group stage.
The home had side dominated play from the outset with Shintaro Kurumaya amongst the busiest out wide early on.
He had the first real chance on the quarter hour which forced Lawrence…
Sydney FC’s 2-0 loss to Kashima Antlers leaves them on the brink of Asian Champions League elimination.
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Ricardo Goulart scored four times in the second half to rally Guangzhou Evergrande.
Fabio Cannavaro earned his first victory in his second spell as coach of Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande on Tuesday.
The 2006 World Cup-winning captain for Italy, who also coached the Chinese team in 2015, watched as his players overturned a 2-0 deficit to beat South Korea club Jeju United 5-3 in Group G of the Asian Champions League.
Former Brazil international Ricardo Goulart scored four of Guangzhou’s goals, all in the second half.
Jin Sung-Wook and Magno Cruz each scored in the first half…
Wesley Sneijder helped Al Gharafa to a draw.
Al Ahli, the first Saudi Arabian club to travel to Qatar since a regional boycott of the country began nine months ago, drew 1-1 with Al Gharafa in Doha in the Asian Champions League on Monday.
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Alex Wilkinson’s Sydney FC left Shanghai with a well-earned point on Wednesday.
He’s aware Australia’s recent AFC Champions League results leave much to be desired but Alex Wilkinson believes Sydney FC did the country proud against Shanghai Shenhua.
The Sky Blues breathed life back into their continental campaign on Wednesday night with an inspired 2-2 display in China.
The emphatic rebound from last week’s opening home loss to Suwon Bluewings might easily have been a win in a contest that underlined the sheer class of Adrian Mierzejewski and Milos Ninkovic just as much as…
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There is life in Sydney FC’s Asian Champions League campaign yet after the A-League champions produced a much-improved performance to hold Shanghai Shenhua to a thrilling 2-2 away draw.
Four first-half goals in 13 minutes highlighted a gripping contest and although the Sky Blues were forced to settle for a point — their first from the opening two matches — the display was full of positives for coach Graham Arnold.
However, the match may have come at a cost, with left-back Michael Zullo sustaining…
Fabio Cannavaro is back at Guangzhou Evergrande.
Fabio Cannavaro claims he is unconcerned about Guangzhou Evergrande’s faltering start to the Asian Champions League after seeing his side held to a second consecutive draw in the continental championship, this time by Cerezo Osaka.
Cannavaro’s team failed to find the net in a 0-0 draw against the Japanese team and picked up just a point in Osaka after being held to a 1-1 draw by Thailand’s Buriram United in last week’s opening round of matches.
Brazilian striker Alan Carvalho was guilty of missing…