A-Leagues adventures in Asia (ACL & AFC Cup thread)
He only came on at HT in ET.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/03/15/asia/afc-champions-league/vissel-kobe/melbourne-victory-fc/3726931/
Yeah, during the pointy end of the qualifiers we'll have Champness, De Jong, Just, McCowatt, Grieve and Rogerson, so there’s no desperate need to take him over and with a schedule like that I can imagine Popovic is pretty keen to keep him too. Same situation as Boxall though, in that it gives someone else the opportunity to perform in important games and lessens the chance of you playing in any bigger games later in the year.
He only came on at HT in ET.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/03/15/asia/afc-champions-league/vissel-kobe/melbourne-victory-fc/3726931/
Yeah, during the pointy end of the qualifiers we'll have Champness, De Jong, Just, McCowatt, Grieve and Rogerson, so there’s no desperate need to take him over and with a schedule like that I can imagine Popovic is pretty keen to keep him too. Same situation as Boxall though, in that it gives someone else the opportunity to perform in important games and lessens the chance of you playing in any bigger games later in the year.
That’s the thing for Rojas right. He knows he’s now a marginal selection re the AWs. But it’s WC year and the AWs are a serious shot of being there.
He don’t go to the OFC tourney and his chances just reduce that bit more. But he goes there and does well, he creates a selection (welcome) headache for Hay. Surely he’d say to Poppa, come on it’s everyone’s dream to go to a WC! Poppa was there himself with the Socceroos in 2006.
🇹🇭 BG Pathum United 1-1 @MelbourneCity 🇦🇺
— Isuzu UTE A-League (@aleaguemen) April 15, 2022
Andrew Nabbout scores City's first @TheAFCCL goal as the A-League Champions earn a point in their opening Group G match. #BGPvMCY | #ACL2022 pic.twitter.com/wCQO4oDVTE
🇦🇺 @SydneyFC 2-3 Jeonbuk 🇰🇷
— Isuzu UTE A-League (@aleaguemen) April 29, 2022
The Sky Blues will not progress to the next round of the Asian Champions League after succumbing to a third straight group defeat in Vietnam.
Read more: https://t.co/FLLE6ObBFd pic.twitter.com/gaZcYzjkd3
On paper, City had the easiest Group an A-League team had faced in ages. Very disappointing result for them.
Congratulations to Kitchee! The 7th team to qualify to the knockout stage
— Footy Rankings (@FootyRankings) May 1, 2022
The last ticket will be decided by the outcome of Jeonbuk vs Yokohama, it's between Yokohama or Melbourne City for the last ticket#ACL2022
So, this is it @MelbourneCity fans. The deciding permutations from Jeonbuk vs YFM.
— Paul Williams (@PaulWilliams_85) May 1, 2022
1. Jeonbuk win by a 2-goal margin = City advance ahead of YFM on goal difference.#ACL2022
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CCM are away in their AFC Cup Group to Terengganu FC (Malaysia) at midnight. I think Macarthur play tomorrow.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/20/asia/afc-champions-league/melbourne-heart-fc/ventforet-kofu/4234148/
They rested 7 players from the weekend I read, so definitely a back up. Maybe the Auckland club should look at snapping him up?
City hold on for a 0-0 draw, sounds like Ventforet Kofu were all over them.
CCM lose 1-0, had a thousand chances & couldn't finish them but conceded an oggie just before half time.
Macarthur away to Phnom Penh Crown FC (Cambodia) at 1am
Whilst CCM is away to Bali United (Indonesia) at 1am
Macarthur’s coming AFC Cup Match with Shan United FC on November 30 has been moved from Campbelltown to Bangkok after the Australian Government declined to grant visas for Shan players and officials.
— Joey Lynch (@joeylynchy) November 27, 2023
The move to Thailand ensures the Bulls won’t forfeit the fixture.
City are away to Ventforet Kofu (Japan) in the ACL at 11pm.
Tonight: Melbourne City must finish top of their group to 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞 progression to the knockout stage of the AFC Champions League 🪜🔒
— Isuzu UTE A-League (@aleaguemen) December 12, 2023
This is how they can do it - and what happens if they don’t 👉 https://t.co/no3BcKkyY8#MelbourneCity pic.twitter.com/f33Zmu3CjQ
The equation tonight is simple for @CCMariners: Win & they go through to the AFC Cup knockouts!
— Isuzu UTE A-League (@aleaguemen) December 12, 2023
If not, things get a little more interesting!
📰 Explained: https://t.co/no3BcKkyY8
📺 Catch the action live on 10 Play from 7:00pm AEDT tonight#CCMariners pic.twitter.com/5hLSDMWdRp
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The equation tonight is simple for @CCMariners: Win & they go through to the AFC Cup knockouts!
— Isuzu UTE A-League (@aleaguemen) December 12, 2023
If not, things get a little more interesting!
📰 Explained: https://t.co/no3BcKkyY8
📺 Catch the action live on 10 Play from 7:00pm AEDT tonight#CCMariners pic.twitter.com/5hLSDMWdRp
https://youtu.be/aam57UlZdyY?si=op3TCcWyUSgP2gY8
https://youtu.be/aam57UlZdyY?si=op3TCcWyUSgP2gY8
Great effort from a J2 team to top their ACL group, especially considering they were rotating their squad (incl Michael Woud in goal) in the early pool games, as they seemed to be focusing more on trying to make the J2 promotion playoffs.