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Negrao’s the Man as Ulsan Wins 2020 AFC Champions League
They say, third's time the charm. And South Korean giants Ulsan Hyundai embody that spirit on the pitch of the Al-Wakrah Sports Complex on Saturday night as the clinched the 2020 AFC Champions League title. Having faltered at the last hurdle in both the 2020 K League 1 title race and the 2020 Korean FA Cup final, there was no further heartbreak for Ulsan in the ACL final. Two goals from Brazilian striker Junior Negrao was enough for the Horang-i to see off the challenge of Iran's Persepolis FC, with the 2-1 victory sealing Ulsan their second ACL title. It was truly the meeting between the irre...
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Negrao Breaks Vissel Hearts as Ulsan Set Up Persepolis Challenge
Former Muangthong United and Pattaya United striker Junior Negrao was the hero for South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai on Sunday, as his 119th minute penalty sent his team to the 2020 AFC Champions League final. Taking on Japan's Vissel Kobe at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha in the ACL East Zone semifinal, Ulsan managed to recover from a goal down to emerge out as 2-1 winners after extra-time, albeit with two video assistant referee (VAR) decisions going their way. Stripped of their influential captain Andres Iniesta due to injury, Vissel were still able to put up a spirited performance against ...
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Vissel Outlast Suwon in Shootout to Set Up Ulsan Date
Japan's Vissel Kobe managed to continue their AFC Champions League run after outlasting Suwon Samsung Bluewings of South Korea in Thursday's quarterfinal. Atsuhiro Miura's Vissel managed to recover from an early setback at the Al-Wakrah Sports Complex to draw Suwon 1-1, a result that lasted all the way into both full-time and the end of extra-time, before the men from Hyogo Prefecture managed to keep their nerves as cool as steel by winning the ensuing penalty shootout 7-6. This ensured that Vissel would set up a date at the Al-Wakrah with Suwon's countrymen in Ulsan Hyundai in December 13th's...
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Titanic Clash On the Cards as In-Form Beijing Takes on In-Form Ulsan
The draw for the East Zone quarterfinal of the 2020 AFC Champions League was done on Tuesday and it produced two delicious ties that are surely worth waiting. China's Beijing Sinobo Guoan will take on South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai at the Al-Wakrah Sports Complex on December 10th, while Japan's sole representative in the competition, Vissel Kobe, will square off against Ulsan's countrymen in Suwon Samsung Bluewings at the same venue on the same day. The tie of the quarterfinal was undoubtedly the showdown between first-time quarterfinalists Beijing against 2012 ACL champions Ulsan, with the two t...
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Iniesta Inspires Vissel to Last 8 as Late Surge Saw Suwon Knock Marinos Out
Japan's remaining representatives in the 2020 AFC Champions League played out their last 16 matches on Monday, with Vissel Kobe taking on Shanghai SIPG of China at Doha's Khalifa International Stadium in the early kick-off, while the late kick-off at the same venue saw Yokohama F. Marinos taking on South Korea's Suwon Samsung Bluewings. Spain and FC Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta won out in a midfield battle against former Chelsea man Oscar as he inspired Vissel to a spot in the quarterfinal with a 2-0 victory, while Yokohama suffered a collapse of biblical proportions late in the match as th...
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Guoan Continues Gasmen’s Chinese Hoodoo as Ulsan End Victory’s Fairytale Run
The first two matches of the 2020 AFC Champions League round of 16 for the East Zone clubs were played out on Sunday, with China's Beijing Sinobo Guoan taking on Japan's FC Tokyo at the Education City Stadium in Doha, Qatar, while South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai face-off against Australian underdogs Melbourne Victory at the same venue in the late kick-off. Beijing managed to edge out FC Tokyo 1-0 to advance to the quarterfinal, while Ulsan ended Victory's remarkable run in the ACL with a resounding 3-0 triumph. Along with this year's participation, FC Tokyo have taken part in three ACL campaigns, ...
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Gasmen Clinch Last 16 Ticket as Marinos Drew and Vissel Were Beaten
Matchweek 6 of the 2020 AFC Champions League group stages for the East Asian teams were played out across Thursday and Friday, with all of the last 16 slots for the knockout stages being filled up. All three of Japan's representatives managed to snag themselves spots in the knockouts, albeit with the trio having a mixed bag in their Matchweek 6 outings. FC Tokyo managed to bag a last 16 ticket after edging out Australia's Perth Glory 1-0 on Thursday, while Friday's action saw Yokohama F. Marinos clinch top spot of Group H despite drawing Sydney FC 1-1, while Vissel Kobe, whose ticket to the la...
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Gasmen Succumb to Ulsan Comeback as Marinos Seal Last 16 Ticket
J.League 1 sides FC Tokyo and Yokohama F. Marinos had contrasting results on their AFC Champions League group stage Matchweek 5 action, as the former succumbed to a 2-1 loss at the hands of Ulsan Hyundai of South Korea on Monday while the latter managed to romp their way to a 4-1 victory over fellow South Korean powerhouses Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on Tuesday. The defeat meant that FC Tokyo's chances of qualifying to the knockouts were delayed until the last matchweek of the group stages, while Yokohama's comprehensive victory knocked Jeonbuk out of the ACL while at the same time ensuring last 1...
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Revenge Being Served as Vissel and Marinos Lose While Gasmen Eke Out Win
Having took on Chinese opposition in their AFC Champions League restarts, Japan's representatives in the competition once again took on the same opponents for their second game after the restart. Interestingly enough, the outcome of those games are the exact opposite of what had happened in the first set of games - Vissel Kobe and Yokohama F. Marinos, who beat Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao and Shanghai SIPG respectively on November 25th, ended up being beaten by their Chinese opponents on Saturday, while FC Tokyo, who succumbed to a 1-0 loss at the hands of Shanghai Greenland Shenhua on November...
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Vissel Book Last 16 Place After Stunning Evergrande
J.League 1's very own Vissel Kobe became the first East Asian team to book their spot in the 2020 AFC Champions League round of 16 after dispatching Chinese Super League giants Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 3-1 at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday. The three points meant that Vissel have total command of Group G, with the men from Hyogo Prefecture five points above 2nd placed Suwon Samsung Bluewings and 3rd placed Guangzhou.Johor Darul Ta'zim's withdrawal from the 2020 ACL due to the Malaysian government's strict COVID-19 enforced border policies preventing them from ...
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