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The Mainichi
29-04-2025
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Football: Kawasaki edge Al Sadd to reach ACLE semifinals
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Kyodo) -- Japan's Kawasaki Frontale advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Champions League Elite football tournament with a 3-2 extra-time victory over Qatar's Al Sadd on Sunday. Yasuto Wakizaka scored the winner eight minutes into the first half of extra time at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kawasaki went ahead twice, but Al Sadd equalized both times. Erison opened the scoring in the fourth minute before Paulo Otavio hit back five minutes later. Kawasaki went into halftime with a 2-1 lead thanks to a fine finish by Marcinho in the 21st minute. However, the Qatari side leveled the score again when Claudinho smashed in a powerful strike in the 71st minute. Kawasaki will next face Cristiano Ronaldo's Saudi club Al Nassr on Wednesday. The other semifinal will be played Tuesday between Al Hilal and Al Ahli, both of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is hosting all matches from the quarterfinals onward.
Kyodo News
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Football: Kawasaki edge Al Sadd to reach ACLE semifinals
KYODO NEWS - 20 hours ago - 13:57 | Sports, All Japan's Kawasaki Frontale advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Champions League Elite football tournament with a 3-2 extra-time victory over Qatar's Al Sadd on Sunday. Yasuto Wakizaka scored the winner eight minutes into the first half of extra time at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kawasaki went ahead twice, but Al Sadd equalized both times. Erison opened the scoring in the fourth minute before Paulo Otavio hit back five minutes later. Kawasaki went into halftime with a 2-1 lead thanks to a fine finish by Marcinho in the 21st minute. However, the Qatari side leveled the score again when Claudinho smashed in a powerful strike in the 71st minute. Kawasaki will next face Cristiano Ronaldo's Saudi club Al Nassr on Wednesday. The other semifinal will be played Tuesday between Al Hilal and Al Ahli, both of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is hosting all matches from the quarterfinals onward. Related coverage: Football: Liverpool's Wataru Endo latest Japan player to win Premier League Football: Kaoru Mitoma nets equalizer in Brighton's 3-2 win over West Ham Football: Marinos lose 4-1 to Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr in ACLE last 8
New Straits Times
28-04-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Kawasaki Frontale to face Ronaldo's Al Nassr in Asian Champions League semis
JEDDAH: Japan's Kawasaki Frontale set up an Asian Champions League Elite semi-final against Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr with a 3-2 victory in extra time against Qatari side Al Sadd on Sunday. The J1 League club, who arrived at the inaugural Elite Finals on the back of five-match domestic winless streak, came through the quarter-final at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah after the match had finished 2-2 in normal time. Frontale had twice taken the lead, through first-half goals from Brazilian duo Erison and Marcinho, with Al Sadd replying both times courtesy of their own Brazilians, Paulo Otavio and Claudinho. However, Frontale captain Yasuto Wakizaka got the winner midway through the first period of extra time. Frontale will now take on Al Nassr, captained by Ronaldo, on Wednesday in the Saudi-dominated last four. The other semi-final, to take place on Tuesday, sees record four-time champions Al Hilal face fellow Saudi Pro League side Al Ahli. Jeddah is the host city for the final three rounds of the revamped tournament. It took Frontale only four minutes to opening the scoring against Al Sadd, when Erison met Akihiro Ienaga's cross from the right first time to cushion his half-volley past Qatar goalkeeper Meshaal Barsham. Al Sadd rebounded within five minutes, Otavio exchanging passes with current Asian Player of the Year Akram Afif before rifling his shot from an acute angle on the left that somehow beat Frontale goalkeeper Louis Yamaguchi at his near post. Parity lasted all of 12 minutes, though. Marcinho played a one-two from deep with Yuki Yamamoto and raced onto the return pass to poke past Barsham. Frontale maintained their lead until the 71st minute, when Claudinho sent a powerful drive into the net following Al Sadd captain Hassan Al Haydos' clever dummy to force an extra half-hour. Frontale did find the killer blow eventually, Shigetoshi Hasebe's side pouncing on a mistake by Al Sadd substitute Guilherme in the 98th minute. The ball found its way to Wakizaka, who swept home the finish to send his boyhood club into the semi-final.
Kyodo News
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Football: Kawasaki edge Al Sadd to reach ACLE semifinals
KYODO NEWS - 19 minutes ago - 13:57 | Sports, All Japan's Kawasaki Frontale advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Champions League Elite football tournament with a 3-2 extra-time victory over Qatar's Al Sadd on Sunday. Yasuto Wakizaka scored the winner eight minutes into the first half of extra time at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kawasaki went ahead twice, but Al Sadd equalized both times. Erison opened the scoring in the fourth minute before Paulo Otavio hit back five minutes later. Kawasaki went into halftime with a 2-1 lead thanks to a fine finish by Marcinho in the 21st minute. However, the Qatari side leveled the score again when Claudinho smashed in a powerful strike in the 71st minute. Kawasaki will next face Cristiano Ronaldo's Saudi club Al Nassr on Wednesday. The other semifinal will be played Tuesday between Al Hilal and Al Ahli, both of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is hosting all matches from the quarterfinals onward. Related coverage: Football: Liverpool's Wataru Endo latest Japan player to win Premier League Football: Kaoru Mitoma nets equalizer in Brighton's 3-2 win over West Ham Football: Marinos lose 4-1 to Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr in ACLE last 8
