Lion City Sailors

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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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Football: Sailors' maiden Asian Champions League campaign ends ... (The Straits Times)

They needed to beat the South Koreans to have a chance of reaching the knockout rounds. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

Sailors skipper Hariss Harun said: “At the beginning, our target was to show that we are competitive. Five minutes after play resumed, Daegu were awarded a penalty after Amirul Adli brought Kim down in the box. “We have achieved our minimum target to be competitive at this level and we have to push on from here.”

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