Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kawasaki: A stoppage time penalty from Leroy George rescued a point for Melbourne Victory in a 2-2 draw with Kawasaki Frontale in their Group F AFC Champions League clash on Wednesday .
Played at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, it was the home side who struck first when Brazilian defender Elsinho finished neatly from the edge of the area just before the half hour mark.
Their lead lasted less than 10 minutes, however, after Besart Berisha drew the visitors level after poking home George’s corner.
Ten minutes into the second half and Kawasaki Frontale took the lead once again after a lovely piece of interplay on the edge of the area. Ryota Oshima’s defence splitting pass found Yu Kobayashi, who squared the ball across the box for Kyohei Noborizato to tap into an open net.
That looked to have been enough for the home side until the referee pointed to the spot in stoppage time when substitute Christian Theoharous was fouled in the box by Tatsuki Nara.
With 92 minutes having already elapsed, George stepped up to the spot and made no mistake to earn a vital point for his side.