Vissel Kobe stun Yokohama F. Marinos

Fri, 19 Aug, 2022

Vissel Kobe stun Yokohama F. Marinos

Saitama: Vissel Kobe ripped up the form book to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League™ 2022 on Thursday as the J1 League strugglers handed compatriots Yokohama F. Marinos a 3-2 defeat at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Kobe, currently third from bottom of the J1 standings, claimed a comprehensive win over the Japanese league leaders with goals from Nanasei Iino, Daiju Sasaki and Yutaro Oda sealing the deal for Takayuki Yoshida’s side as Marinos miss out on the last eight once again.

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Jeonbuk edge Daegu to book quarter-final ticket

Fri, 19 Aug, 2022

Jeonbuk edge Daegu to book quarter-final ticket

Saitama: A tight affair at the Urawa Komaba Stadium went all the way to extra time between Daegu FC and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors before ending 2-1 in Jeonbuk’s favour as they progressed to the AFC Champions League™ 2022 quarter-finals on Thursday. 

Jeonbuk's Song Min-kyu first opened the scoring at the start of the second half, only for Zeca to equalise in the 56th minute, which pushed the game into extra time. Then substitute Kim Jin-gyu scored in stoppage time at the end of the added 30 minutes to seal a 2-1 win for the two-time champions. 

Preview - RO16: Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS) v Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)

Fri, 19 Aug, 2022

Preview - RO16: Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS) v Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)

Saitama: Johor Darul Ta'zim are relishing the opportunity of taking on Urawa Red Diamonds when the two sides clash in the AFC Champions League™ 2022 Round of 16 on Friday.

While Japan's Urawa are not only two-time champions but regular participants in the knockout stages of the continental showpiece, JDT will be appearing at this stage of the tournament for the first time and the Malaysian side are determined to extend their journey. 

Preview - RO16: BG Pathum United (THA) v Kitchee SC (HKG)

Fri, 19 Aug, 2022

Preview - RO16: BG Pathum United (THA) v Kitchee SC (HKG)

Saitama: BG Pathum United head coach Makoto Teguramori has set his sights on taking the Thai League 1 side into uncharted territory on Friday when they face Hong Kong’s Kitchee SC in the Round of 16 of the AFC Champions League 2022™ at Urawa Komaba Stadium.

The club from Pathum Thani are appearing in the knockout phase for the second season in a row but, after falling to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors at the same stage last year, the Japanese coach is determined to lead BG Pathum United into the quarter-finals this time around.

Bakaev targets further improvement as clinical PFC Sogdiana book Inter-Zone Semi-final ticket

Thu, 18 Aug, 2022

Bakaev targets further improvement as clinical PFC Sogdiana book Inter-Zone Semi-final ticket

Khujand City: PFC Sogdiana were at their clinical best as they continued their dream AFC Cup™ debut campaign by beating FC Khujand 4-0 in the Central Zonal final on Wednesday , but head coach Ulugbek Bakaev wants his side to improve even further heading into the Inter-Zone Semi-finals.

Three goals in the first half gave Sogdiana a comfortable lead, with Javokhir Kakhramonov sealing a convincing win for the Uzbek Super League club with his strike in the 78th minute as they advanced to a showdown with Hong Kong's Eastern Long Lions in the Inter-Zone Semi-finals on September 6. 

Perfect Japan too strong for USA

Thu, 18 Aug, 2022

Perfect Japan too strong for USA

Alajuela: Japan were at their best to beat USA 3-1 to secure top spot in Group D of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022 on Wednesday. 

Three second half goals from Manaka Matsukubo, Shinomi Koyama and Haruna Tabata saw the 2018 champions advance to the quarter-finals with a perfect record of three wins for a face-off with Group C runners-up France Sunday. 

Korea Republic’s campaign over after France defeat

Fri, 19 Aug, 2022

Korea Republic’s campaign over after France defeat

San Jose: Korea Republic suffered the agony of a late 1-0 defeat against France in their FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022 Group C fixture at the National Stadium of Costa Rica on Wednesday.

Substitute Esther Mbakem-Niaro’s goal in the 74th minute sealed the win for the European champions, who joined Nigeria in the quarter-finals. France will meet 2018 champions Japan in Sunday's quarter-finals.

France finished with six points, three shy of group winners Nigeria with Korea Republic third with three.