
Domestic Leagues
There were also goals from Palestine’s Oday Dabbagh and Japan’s Daizen Maeda and Kento Shiogai as Asia’s flag-carrying stars shared the ups and downs of their respective sides.
Follow the-AFC.com as we look at what Asia’s finest have been up to in Europe this past week.
England: Son secures draw for Tottenham
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min converted an 84th minute penalty as they came from two down to draw 2-2 with Bournemouth. The Korea Republic international, who went on after the break, has scored eight goals in 14 Premier League appearances against Bournemouth.
Japan captain Wataru Endo played 11 minutes in Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League last-16 tie and nine in a 3-1 win over Southampton in the Premier League. His compatriot Yukinari Sugawara played from the 64th minute for the Saints.
Australians Cameron Burgess played for 46 minutes and Massimo Luongo for 67 in Ipswich Town’s fifth round FA Cup loss to Nottingham Forest, who won 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 result in regulation.
Ipswich rested their Socceroos duo in their 1-0 Premier League loss to Crystal Palace, who sent on Japan international midfielder Daichi Kamada in the 72nd minute.

Manchester City’s Uzbekistan international Abdukodir Khusanov played a full match but saw his side slump to their ninth league defeat in their 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest.
Japan midfielder Kaoru Mitoma played 86 minutes in Brighton’s 2-1 win over Fulham.
Korea Republic’s Kim ji-soo came on three minutes into time added on for Brentford in their 1-0 loss to Aston Villa, a result which saw his team drop one spot to 12th in the table.
Korea Republic international Hwang Hee-chan took to the field in the 74th minute in Wolves’ 1-1 stalemate with Everton.
Scotland: Scottish Cup glory for Dabbagh, Maeda
Palestine forward Oday Dabbagh scored in the 28th and 52nd minutes as Aberdeen moved into the Scottish Cup semi-finals by beating Queen’s Park 4-1. The 26-year-old has scored three goals in five appearances across all competitions.
Daizen Maeda scored his 13th goal in 13 games as Celtic beat Hibernian 2-0 in another Cup quarter-final tie. The 27-year-old has now scored 27 goals this season across all competitions for the Premiership leaders and League Cup winners.
His compatriot Reo Hatate played the full match while Korea Republic’s Yang Hyun-jun took to the pitch in the 75th minute. Hibernian fielded Australians Jack Iredale, Lewis Miller, Martin Boyle and Nectarios Triantis from the start.
Germany: Jeong seals it for Union Berlin
Korea Republic midfielder Jeong Woo-yeong came on in the 71st minute and scored the winning goal seven minutes later in Union Berlin’s 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.
Fellow international Lee Jae-sung assisted the first two goals in Mainz’s 3-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach. His teammate and Japanese midfielder Kaishu Sano played the full match while his compatriot Shio Fukuda turned out for Borussia from the 74th minute.
Japan international Hiroki Ito played 76 minutes as Bayern Munich fell 3-2 to Bochum. The Bundesliga leaders, who beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in their Champions League last-16 first leg tie last week, suffered only their second league defeat since December 14.
Ito’s fellow international Shuto Machino played a full match in Holstein Kiel’s 2-2 draw with Stuttgart while countryman Ritsu Doan did likewise in SC Freiburg’s goalless result with RB Leipzig.
St Pauli captain and Socceroo Jackson Irvine played a full match and assisted his side’s 38-minute goal in their 1-1 draw with Vfl Wolfsburg.
Netherlands: Consolation goal for Shiogai
NEC Nijmegen’s Japan international Kento Shiogai came on in the 67th minute and scored his side’s second goal one minute into injury time in their 3-2 loss to Go Ahead Eagles.
Islamic Republic of Iran international Alireza Jahanbakhsh played a full match for Heerenveen in their 2-1 loss to Eredivisie second-placed side PSV.
Iraq international Zidane Iqbal played 83 minutes in FC Utrecht’s 3-2 win over FC Willem. His side are now third in the league on 49 points, 14 behind leaders Ajax.
His fellow international Ali Jasim was involved from the 72nd minute as Almere City fell 1-0 to FC Twente, who fielded Indonesian international Mees Hilgers from the start.
Nac Breeda’s Australian international midfielder Max Balard played a full match in their 1-1 draw with Sparta Rotterdam, who started Japan’s U23 international Shunsuke Mito.
France: Minamino saves Monaco
Takumi Minamino scored in the 17th minute as Monaco drew 1-1 with Toulouse. The Japan international, who came off in the 74th minute, has scored three and made two assists over the past four matches.
Korea Republic international midfielder Lee Kang-in played 64 minutes in Paris Saint-Germain’s 4-1 win over Rennes, who sent in Japan international Kyogo Furuhashi in the 81st minute and Jordan international Mousa Al Tamari two minutes later.
Lens’ Australian keeper Mathew Ryan kept a clean sheet as his side claimed a narrow 1-0 win over Marseille, with the game’s only goal coming four minutes into injury time.
Reims’ Japanese combination of Keito Nakamura, Junya Ito and Hiroki Sekine played the full match in their 2-0 loss to Auxerre, who sent in their compatriot Ado Onaiwu in the 74th minute.
Italy: Shomurodov wins it for Roma
Eldor Shomurodov scored the winner in Roma’s 2-1 win over Spain’s Athletic Club in their Europa League last 16 tie. The Uzbekistan national team captain came on in the 71st minute and scored three minutes into injury time.
The 29-year-old, his nation’s all-time top scorer with 41 goals, played 72 minutes in their 1-0 Serie A win over Empoli. Saudi Arabia international Saud Abdulhamid played for 64 minutes.
Japan custodian Zion Suzuki let in two goals as Parma drew 2-2 with Torino. His side have only won once in their last 10 matches.
Indonesia’s team captain Jay Idzes was involved for Venezia in their 1-1 draw with Como.
Spain: Kubo, Asano in action
Real Sociedad’s Japanese international Takefusa Kubo, who played 80 minutes in their 1-1 draw with Manchester United in their Europa League last-16 tie, came on in the 78th minute in their 1-0 loss to Sevilla in the La Liga.
Fellow international Takuma Asano played 59 minutes in Mallorca’s 1-1 draw with Athletic Club.
Belgium: Sakamoto lends a hand
Japan’s Isa Sakamoto assisted Westerlo’s second goal in their 2-0 win over Anderlecht. The victory moves his side to 10th in the Belgian Pro League and out of relegation danger.
Beerschot’s Saudi Arabia international Faisal Al Ghamdi played 63 minutes and fellow international Marwan Al Sahafi debuted in the 81st as the bottom-placed club lost 2-0 to Sint-Truiden.
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