Jackson urges Mariners to keep pushing

Fri, 08 Mar, 2024

Jackson urges Mariners to keep pushing

Gosford: Head coach Mark Jackson wants Central Coast Mariners to continue improving following their 4-0 win against India's Odisha FC in the first leg of their AFC Cup™ 2023/24  Inter-Zone semi-final on Thursday.

The win leaves Mariners comfortably placed heading into the return leg at the Kalinga Stadium next week with Jackson expressing his satisfaction over his team’s confidence and performance.

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Mariners sizzle against Odisha

Thu, 07 Mar, 2024

Mariners sizzle against Odisha

Gosford: Australia’s Central Coast Mariners FC have one foot in the next stage of the AFC Cup™ 2023/24 after they registered a 4-0 win against India's Odisha FC in the first leg of their Inter-Zone semi-final on Thursday.

After dominating the early proceedings, Mikael Doka found the breakthrough for the hosts in the 36th minute at Central Coast Stadium and Storm Roux doubled their advantage early in the second half.
 
Doka then scored his second from the penalty spot with a little under 15 minutes to play before providing the assist for Ronald Barcellos’ 89th-minute strike to give Central Coast a commanding lead ahead of next week’s second leg.

Kewell happy with Yokohama’s precision; Choi vows Shandong will bounce back

Thu, 07 Mar, 2024

Kewell happy with Yokohama’s precision; Choi vows Shandong will bounce back

Ji'nan: Head coach Harry Kewell was proud of Yokohama F. Marinos’ performance in their 2-1 win  over Shandong Taishan in the first leg of their AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 quarter-final at the Jinan Olympic Sports Centre Stadium on Wednesday. 

Anderson Lopes opened the scoring in the seventh minute with Yan Matheus doubling the advantage in the 69th minute before Chen Pu pulled one back for Shandong to keep the tie finely balanced. 

Kano: Second-half resilience key to Japan’s victory

Fri, 08 Mar, 2024

Kano: Second-half resilience key to Japan’s victory

Tashkent: Head coach Michihisa Kano said a change in tactics in the second half propelled Japan to their 2-0 victory over China PR on Thursday, which secured their AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 semi-final berth. 

Japan took the lead in the first half through Maya Hijikata before Suzu Amano’s strike closed out the game, which meant the East Asian side also booked their place in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024.

Ri demands more from DPR Korea; Vietnam’s Ijiri sees positives

Fri, 08 Mar, 2024

Ri demands more from DPR Korea; Vietnam’s Ijiri sees positives

Tashkent: Rather than being pleased with his side’s emphatic win on Thursday, DPR Korea head coach Ri Song Ho said he had expected more from his team in their AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 clash against Vietnam.

A dominant performance saw DPR Korea notch a 6-0 win over the Southeast Asian side in Group B but the 53-year-old was disappointed that his charges couldn’t score more from their 30 shots to improve their goal difference, which could ultimately decide the final group standings.

#U17WAC Groups finalised

Thu, 07 Mar, 2024

#U17WAC Groups finalised

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup™ Indonesia 2024 is all set for take off following the official draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.

The tournament will be played in Bali from May 6 to 19, 2024.