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A-Leagues adventures in Asia (ACL & AFC Cup thread)

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about 4 years ago
Lincoln's goal in extra time seals it for VK 4-3, Victory are out of the comp.
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about 4 years ago
Ranix
coochiee
Victory with 3 games coming up this week. And Kruse out injured. Popa will be doing everything possible to convince Rojas to stay in Aus.
 
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.
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about 4 years ago · edited about 4 years ago · History
carlind
Ranix
coochiee
Victory with 3 games coming up this week. And Kruse out injured. Popa will be doing everything possible to convince Rojas to stay in Aus.
 
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.
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LGOi Oi Edgecumbe
almost 4 years ago
City knocked out after former Victory player, Raul Baena scored a 91st min equaliser for Kitchee against Vissel Kobe.

On paper, City had the easiest Group an A-League team had faced in ages. Very disappointing result for them.
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almost 4 years ago
Maybe not?

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almost 4 years ago
Jeonbuk need to win by 2+ goals for City to advance, any other result and City get knocked out

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over 2 years ago
City open their ACL campaign at 10pm vs Ventforet Kofu (Japan).

CCM are away in their AFC Cup Group to Terengganu FC (Malaysia) at midnight. I think Macarthur play tomorrow. 
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over 2 years ago
Just when you thought Woud's career was looking almost dead & buried. He's in goal for Ventforet Kofu at AAMI Park!
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newzealandpower
over 2 years ago
coochiee
Just when you thought Woud's career was looking almost dead & buried. He's in goal for Ventforet Kofu at AAMI Park!

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.
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coochiee
over 2 years ago
Macarthur beat Shan United 0-3. Glen Moss sat on the bench, with no Kurto named. I wonder if they have left him out to meet the ACL visa restrictions.
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over 2 years ago
CCM host Stallion Laguna (Philippines) at 9pm tonight whilst City are away to Zhejiang (China) at 1am. 
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over 2 years ago
CCM kick off the new era with a 9-1 win, whilst City pick up the 3 points on the roar 1-2.
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newzealandpower
over 2 years ago
Macarthur win 8-2! Bad couple days for the Philippines league. 
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newzealandpower
over 2 years ago
 
KingzWA
RR
City away to Buriram United (Thailand) at 11pm tonight.
City win 2-0
Whoops, I posted in the wrong thread.
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over 2 years ago
CCM away to Bali United (Indonesia) at 9pm
Macarthur away to Phnom Penh Crown FC (Cambodia) at 1am
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over 2 years ago
Oh, CCM is at home.  My bad
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over 2 years ago
CCM win 6-3 but Macarthur go down 0-3
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over 2 years ago
City hosts Buriram United (Thailand) at 10pm tonight
Whilst CCM is away to Bali United (Indonesia) at 1am
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over 2 years ago
City lose 0-1 to a late penalty & CCM hang on for a 1-2 away win.
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over 2 years ago
 Macarthur v Phnom Penh (Cambodia) at 9pm
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over 2 years ago
Macarthur win 5-0!

And Sydney pick up another win in the AFC Women's Club Champs.

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over 2 years ago
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over 2 years ago
CCM host Terengganu FC (Malaysia) at 9pm, a win and CCM secures top spot in their AFC Cup group.

City are away to Ventforet Kofu (Japan) in the ACL at 11pm.
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over 2 years ago
CCM snag a late equalizer for a 1-1 draw on the Coast whilst City concede a late equalizer for a 3-3 draw over in Japan.
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over 2 years ago
Macarthur beat Shan United (Myanmar) 4-0. 
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over 2 years ago · edited over 2 years ago · History
City concede a goal in added time to finish with a draw. On the verge of being knocked out now, they need some other teams to lose to progress as one of the 2nd best qualifiers. 
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over 2 years ago
That link in there helped a lot understanding the Melbourne City position. I was a bit....confused....

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RR
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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over 2 years ago · edited over 2 years ago · History
...and the Ventforet Kofu journey has been worth following.

https://youtu.be/aam57UlZdyY?si=op3TCcWyUSgP2gY8




Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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coochiee
over 2 years ago
CCM progress with a 0-3 win, however results don't go City's way to progress as one of the best 2nd placed sides.
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dairyflat
over 2 years ago
https://youtu.be/UBFHqpnK6GA?si=03aC097cJAuM4Y18 some highlights. 
RR
CCM progress with a 0-3 win, however results don't go City's way to progress as one of the best 2nd placed sides.
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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over 2 years ago
dairyflat
...and the Ventforet Kofu journey has been worth following.

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.


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