AFC Champions League

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Lion City Sailors' brave maiden voyage in AFC Champions League ... (ESPN India)

Lion City Sailors' AFC Champions League debut came to an end on Saturday after they were eliminated by a 2-1 loss to Daegu.

Although the win was not enough to see Urawa finish ahead of Daegu due to an inferior head-to-head record, they had already sealed their progress to the knockout round before Saturday by virtue of them being guaranteed one of the best runners-up spots at minimum. The defeat meant Sailors would finish the group stage third in Group F while Daegu advance to the Round of 16 for a second consecutive season as winners. Needing a win to stand any chance of reaching the Round of 16, the Sailors got just what they were looking for in the 26th minute when Song Ui-young latched onto the loose ball on the edge of the box and unleashed a powerful drive into the bottom corner.

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Daegu top Champions League group to advance to round of 16 (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Daegu FC secured their spot in the knockout round of the AFC Champions League on Saturday, beating Lion City Sailors 2-1 at Buriram Stadium in Buriram, ...

The Champions League is divided into East and West divisions for the group stage and early part of the knockout stage. The three best second-place teams will also advance. Rain interrupted play 20 minutes later and the game had to be halted for an hour. Daegu bounced back after the break, with substitute Lee Keun-ho scoring the equalizer. Zeca stepped up to the spot for Daegu, converting the spot-kick to hand the K League club a 2-1 win and ensure their spot in the round of 16. Daegu came from a goal behind to beat the Singaporean side, scoring two goals in the second half to hold on to the top spot in Group F.

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Guangzhou FC and Shandong Taishan FC eliminated from AFC ... (Chinadaily USA)

Guangzhou lost 1-0 against reigning J-League champions Kawasaki Frontale, after the Japanese side had beaten Guangzhou 8-0 in their first group stage encounter.

- Guangzhou FC and Shandong Taishan FC eliminated from AFC Champions League Guangzhou FC and Shandong Taishan FC eliminated from AFC Champions League BANGKOK - Guangzhou FC and Shandong Taishan FC ended their AFC Champions League group stage on Saturday without a win after losing to Japan's Kawasaki Frontale and Urawa Red Diamonds respectively.

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