AFC Champions League

SportsBrief.com News ☆ Thailand's BG Pathum United ended Kitchee's fairytale Asian Champions League run with a 4-0 win over the Hong Kong side in the round ...

But BG Pathum proved too strong in the round of 16, with Worachit Kanitsribumphen and Ikhsan Fandi scoring first-half goals for the Thai side before Teerasil Dangda and Chatmongkol Tongkiri added more after the break. Kitchee became the first team from Hong Kong to reach the knockout round of Asia's top club competition after a last-gasp equaliser in their final group game in May sealed their place. Thailand's BG Pathum United ended Kitchee's fairytale Asian Champions League run with a 4-0 win over the Hong Kong side in the round of 16 on Friday.

PETALING JAYA: Johor Darul Ta'zim's fairy tale run in the AFC Champions League ended when they were eliminated after going down 0-5 to Japan's Urawa Red ...

In the second half, substitute Kasper Junker had a night to remember when he scored two more for Urawa in the 84th and 90th minutes to seal Urawa's place in the quarter-finals. Sweden national team player David Karlsson scored a brace in the 19th and 39th minutes to hand Urawa a comfortable 3-0 lead at half-time. Urawa had a dream start when JDT goalkeeper Farizal Marlias gave away a penalty in the ninth minute and Alexander Scholz did not made mistake from the spot.

SAITAMA: Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds booked their place in the Asian Champions League quarter-finals with a 5-0 rout of Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim o...

Kitchee gifted BG Pathum their opening goal in the 34th minute after a goalkeeping howler. Earlier in the day, BG Pathum ended Kitchee's fairytale Champions League run with a comprehensive win. Ambitious Malaysians JDT were appearing in the Champions League knockout round for the first time but Urawa put them on the back foot early on when Scholz converted from the spot.

The AFC Champions League dream is over for Johor Darul Ta'zim for another year, but there are plenty of positives from a history-making campaign.

[Fernando Forestieri](https://global.espn.com/football/player/_/id/92108/fernando-forestieri) to Johor primarily to aid in the club's continental aspirations. [David Moberg Karlsson](https://global.espn.com/football/player/_/id/188022/david-moberg-karlsson)'s stunning freekick for their second goal was almost a carbon copy of the one Velazquez scored back in April to send JDT on their way to a 2-1 win over Ulsan that originally sealed their placed in the Round of 16. [Leandro Velazquez](https://global.espn.com/football/player/_/id/195636/leandro-velazquez), a player JDT sorely missed on Friday. [Jordi Amat](https://global.espn.com/football/player/_/id/144477/jordi-amat) into the deep end for his debut arguably backfired. [Ulsan Hyundai](/football/club/_/id/7120/ulsan-hyundai), who won the tournament as recently as in 2020. [AFC Champions League](/football/league/_/name/afc.champions) for the first time ever in 2022-23, the Round of 16 is as far as [Johor Darul Ta'zim](/football/club/_/id/17689/johor-darul-tazim) will get for now.

HONG KONG, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Kitchee had the best performance of a Hong Kong Premier League club in the AFC Champions League on Friday, despite a 4-0 ...

Kitchee became the first HK Premier League side to move into the elimination phase of ACL after a second-finish in the group stage. 19 (Xinhua) -- Kitchee had the best performance of a Hong Kong Premier League club in the AFC Champions League on Friday, despite a 4-0 defeat to BG Pathum United of Thailand in the one-off round of 16. HONG KONG, Aug.

Thailand's BG Pathum United ended Kitchee's fairytale Asian Champions League run with a 4-0 win over the Hong Kong side in the round of 16 on Friday.

Ikhsan doubled BG Pathum's lead five minutes later, with a stunning strike from the edge of the box after beating two Kitchee defenders. The game was held in the Japanese city of Saitama, where all knockout matches in the East zone are taking place, over one leg. But BG Pathum proved too strong in the round of 16, with Worachit Kanitsribumphen and Ikhsan Fandi scoring first-half goals for the Thai side before Teerasil Dangda and Chatmongkol Tongkiri added more after the break.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Urawa Reds advanced to the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League after the Japanese team routed Malaysia's Johor Darul...

The tournament is divided into two geographic regions. [Skip Advertisement] Alexander Scholz put the Reds ahead from the penalty spot after just eight minutes and the two-time champion looked comfortable in front of its home fans at Saitama Stadium.

SINGAPORE - Brothers Irfan and Ikhsan Fandi have become the first Singaporean footballers to reach the AFC Champions League quarter-finals, after their club ...

Elsewhere, there have also been reasons to smile for other members of the Fandi family. Centre-back Irfan, 25, told The Straits Times: "It's always an honour to play in such a prestigious competition. "Now, we have to recover for the next match, which is going to be even tougher."

Kitchee became the first team from Hong Kong to reach the knockout round of Asia's top club competition after a last-gasp equaliser in their final group game in ...

But BG Pathum proved too strong in the round of 16, with Worachit Kanitsribumphen and Ikhsan Fandi scoring first-half goals for the Thai side before Teerasil Dangda and Chatmongkol Tongkiri added more after the break. Kitchee became the first team from Hong Kong to reach the knockout round of Asia's top club competition after a last-gasp equaliser in their final group game in May sealed their place. Thailand's BG Pathum United ended Kitchee's fairytale Asian Champions League run with a 4-0 win over the Hong Kong side in the round of 16 on Friday.