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BOTN looks at the Australian 2010 ACF Champions League Campaigns

AFC Champions League - 2010
Adelaide United 2 - Jeonbuk Motors 3
12/05/2010

'Reds run ended' - Adelaide United bowed out credibly from their 3rd AFC Champions League competition when they came from behind twice but went down 2-3 to K-League's Jeonbuk Motors at Hindmarsh tonight. K-League duo Suwon Bluewings and Seongnam Ilhwa plus Qatar's Al Gharafa and Saudi Arabia's Al Shabab also advanced to the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League after Tuesday nights games and the Red's foes Pohang Steelers from tonight's. ... .. Chris Dunkerley reports ..
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AFC Champions League - 2010
Seongnam Ilhwa 3 - Melbourne Victory 2
28/03/2010

Melbourne Victory ended their 2009 ACL campiagn with a 2-3 loss in South Korea to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. It was a game of two halves with Melbourne hardly competitive in the first half but scoring just after the break to make a real game of it in he second half. .. BOTN report
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AFC Champions League - 2010
Adelaide United 0 - Shandong Luneng 1
27/03/2010

Adelaide United went down 0-1 at home to Chinese club Shandong Luneng on Tuesday evening but still finished on top of the group and thus a home round of 16 game, after Sanfrecce Hiroshima defeated Pohang Steelers 4-3 in Japan... Chris Dunkerley reports .. ..
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AFC Champions League - 2010
Melbourne Victory 0 - Beijing Guoan 0
14/04/2010

'Goal-less draw ends Victory's Asian adventure' - Melbourne Victory's active interest in this year's AFC Champions' League ended after a goalless draw against Beijing Guoan at Docklands Stadium on Wednesday evening. Victory needed a win by two goals to keep its chances alive, but never looked like taking control of the match to the degree required .. Peter Humffray reports ..
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AFC Champions League - 2010
Pohang Steelers 0 - Adelaide United 0
13/04/2010

'Reds on track with away draw' - Adelaide United continued their good away record, able to come back from Korea with a point after a scrappy 0-0 draw with a profligate Pohang Steelers at the Steelyard tonight. The result assures them of a place in the final 16. .. Chris Dunkerley reports ..
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AFC Champions League - 2010
Melbourne Victory 1 - Kawasaki Frontale 0
31/03/2010

'Melbourne wins against dominant Kawasaki'- Melbourne Victory grabbed their first win of the 2010 ACF Champions League compeition with a 1-0 defeat of Kawasaki Frontale in the return leg, Match Day 4, at Docklands through a penalty taken by Kevin Muscat and flawless goalkeeping of Mitch Langerak .. Peter Humffray reports from Docklands
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AFC Champions League - 2010
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - Adelaide United 0
30/03/2010

'Hiroshima overturn flat Reds '- Adelaide United FC lost their first game of the campaign with their J-League opponents running out 1-0 winners on Tuesday 30 March, 2010 at Hiroshima's 'Big Arch' Stadium through a first half stoppage time goal by Hisato Sato .. .. Chris Dunkerley reports ..
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AFC Champions League - 2010
Adelaide United 3 - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2
24/03/2010

Adelaide United FC continued its unbeaten run in Group H of the AFC Champions League defeating 10-man Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-2 in a topsy-turvy game at Hindmarsh Stadium at 7:30pm tonight. Adelaide led, and dominated the first half but let Sanfrecce back in through the second, before coming from behind the take the game. .. Chris Dunkerley reports ..
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AFC Champions League - 2010
Kawasaki Frontale 4 - Melbourne Victory 0
23/03/2010

Melbourne Victory lost their third game of the ACL against Kawasaki Frontale at Todoroki Stadium in the AFC Champions League Group E match tonight. Kawasaki raced to a 3-0 lead after 22 minutes, but an improved performance by Melbourne in the second half and the home team being reduced for that half to 10 men saw the final scoreline 4-0. .. Chris Dunkerley reports
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AFC Champions League - 2010
Shandong Luneng 0 - Adelaide United 2
10/03/2010

'Adelaide Make it Two' - Adelaide United made the most of the long trip to the cold northern Chinese province of Shandong by defeating sister club Shandong Luneng 2-0, with good goals, a first half header by Sergio van Dijk, and a second half header by Matthew Leckie from a corner; taking full points in the process from the first two games .. Chris Dunkerley reports .. ..
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AFC Champions League - 2010
Melbourne Victory 0 - Seongnam Ilhwa 2
09/03/2010

'ACL tie a game too far' - Just two days after gaining a place in the A-League Grand Final Melbourne Victory hosted Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma of South Korea in an ACF Champions League tie and, though it was a closely matched performance, they went down 0-2 with tired legs at Docklands in front of just under 8,000 fans .. Peter Humffray reports from Docklands
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AFC Champions League - 2010
Adelaide United 1 - Pohang Steelers 0
24/02/2010

'Reds show some steel for win' - Adelaide United showed some steel to snatch a 1-0 win over ACL champions Pohang Steelers of South Korea tonight at Hindmarsh Stadium, with Matthew Leckie forcing the ball over the line in first half stoppage time .. BOTN reports ..
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AFC Champions League - 2010
Beijing Guoan 1 - Melbourne Victory 0
23/02/2010

'Beijing Guoan freeze out Victory' - On a cold Beijing evening, and on a horrid pitch, Melbourne Victory were unable to come back from a 1-0 deficit caused by a finely taken goal in the 52nd minute by Beijing Guoan's Australian striker Joel Griffiths. .. BOTN reports, incl. Alan Fleming at the game ..
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Melbourne & Adelaide know their foes

Australia's two entrants in the 2010 AFC Champions League, Melbourne Victory FC and Adelaide United FC, know their opponents following the draw which was held in Kuala Lumpur on Monday 7 December, 2009.

Melbourne Victory FC are placed in Group E with Seongnam Ilhwa (South Korea), Beijing Guoan (China), and Kawasaki Frontale (Japan)
For Melbourne's second tilt opponents, Kawasaki qualified for the tournament after finishing second in the 2009 J-League season, while Seongnam is Korea Republic's most successful club with a record seven league trophies to its name and was runner-up in the ACL 2004. Beijing recently claimed its first Chinese Super League crown, but Football Operations Manager Gary Cole is confident Melbourne Victory will be competitive in its second ACL appearance.

Adelaide United FC have been drawn in Group H with Shandong Luneng (China), the Cup winners from Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima, and Pohang Steelers (Korea)
Drawn in Group H, the Reds' third venture into Asia's prestigious club competition sees them up against reigning AFC Champions League title holders, Korea Republic's Pohang Steelers, China's Shandong Luneng and the Emperor's Cup Winner from Japan.

Match fixtures: East - Group E

1 - 23 February 2010 19:30 BEIJING GUOAN (CHN) 1 v MELBOURNE VICTORY (AUS)0 - Beijing Workers Stadium
2 - 09 March 2010 19:30 MELBOURNE VICTORY (AUS) v SEONGNAM ILHWA FC (KOR) Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
3 - 23 March 2010 19:00 KAWASAKI FRONTALE (JPN) v MELBOURNE VICTORY (AUS) Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
4 - 31 March 2010 19:30 MELBOURNE VICTORY (AUS) v KAWASAKI FRONTALE (JPN) Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
5 - 14 April 2010 19:30 MELBOURNE VICTORY (AUS) v BEIJING GUOAN (CHN) Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
6 - 28 April 2010 19:00 SEONGNAM ILHWA FC (KOR) v MELBOURNE VICTORY (AUS) Tancheon Sports Complex

11 May 2010 - Winner Group E v Runner Up Group G 11 May 2010 - Winner Group G v Runner Up Group E

Match fixtures: East - Group H

1 - 24 February 2010 19:30 ADELAIDE UNITED (AUS) v POHANG STEELERS (KOR) Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
2 - 10 March 2010 15:30 SHANDONG LUNENG FC (CHN) v ADELAIDE UNITED (AUS) Shandong Sports Center
3 - 24 March 2010 19:30 ADELAIDE UNITED (AUS) v SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA (JPN) Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
4 - 30 March 2010 19:00 SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA (JPN) v ADELAIDE UNITED (AUS) Hiroshima Big Arch
5 - 13 April 2010 19:30 POHANG STEELERS (KOR) v ADELAIDE UNITED (AUS) Pohang Steelyard
6 - 27 April 2010 19:30 ADELAIDE UNITED (AUS) v SHANDONG LUNENG FC (CHN) Hindmarsh Stadium

11 May 2010 - Winner Group H v Runner Up Group F 12 May 2010 - Winner Group F v Runner Up Group H

By Chris Dunkerley 22 January 2010

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