Pioneering women’s officials hope historic achievement will be the first of many for female AFC referees

Tue, 26 Apr, 2022

Pioneering women’s officials hope historic achievement will be the first of many for female AFC referees

Pathum Thani: Having made history as the first female referee to take charge of an AFC Champions League™ match, Japan’s Yoshimi Yamashita sees a future where such achievements are a regular occurrence throughout Asian and world football.

Thursday’s Group G match between Melbourne City FC and Jeonnam Dragons took on extra significance with Yamashita, along with Assistant Referees Makoto Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi, becoming the first all-female trio of match officials to oversee the highest level of Asian men’s club football, having made similar history in an AFC Cup™ fixture in 2019.

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Kiatisuk thanks Hoang Anh Gia Lai players, Jeonbuk's Kim blames fatigue for draw

Tue, 26 Apr, 2022

Kiatisuk thanks Hoang Anh Gia Lai players, Jeonbuk's Kim blames fatigue for draw

Ho Chi Minh City: Kiatisuk Senamuang expressed gratitude to his players following Hoang Anh Gia Lai's 1-1 draw with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in Group H of the AFC Champions League™ 2022 on Monday. 

Denied a share of the points at the death in the reverse fixture on Friday, Nguyen Van Toan's 62nd minute goal ensure HAGL registered a landmark moment for themselves before their passionate fans at the Thong Nhat Stadium.

Alongkorn: Chiangrai players showed character

Tue, 26 Apr, 2022

Alongkorn: Chiangrai players showed character

Buriram: Chiangrai United assistant coach Alongkorn Thongaum hailed his players after his side held AFC Champions League™ 2022 Group J leaders Vissel Kobe to a 0-0 draw in Group J on Monday.

Alongkorn  was pleased with Chiangrai's response, having lost 6-0 to the Japanese side in the reverse fixture with the Thai club registering their first point after two defeats in the three-team Group J. 

Yokohama getting there, says Muscat after Sydney victory

Tue, 26 Apr, 2022

Yokohama getting there, says Muscat after Sydney victory

Ho Chi Minh City: Kevin Muscat praised his Yokohama F. Marinos side for not only getting the job done but also for playing the football he wants in the AFC Champions League™ 2022 Group H win over Sydney FC at the Thong Nhat Stadium on Monday.

Two goals in the opening 11 minutes from Yuki Saneto and Takuma Nishimura and Anderson Lopes's late third saw Yokohama, reduced to 10 men in the 63rd minute following Ryotaro Tsunoda's sending off, cruise to a 3-0 win over the Australian side.

The victory took the Japanese team to nine points from four matches, which placed them top following Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' 1-1 draw with Hoang Anh Gia Lai in Monday's late match.

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