Gamba Osaka share honours with Jeonbuk

AFP, SEOUL: The AFC Champions League quarterfinal between the league winners of South Korea and Japan remains tightly poised after Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Gamba Osaka played out a scoreless draw in the first leg Wednesday. The match in Seoul was an entertaining encounter that featured plenty of attacking endeavour but no goals.
The teams will meet again in the return match in Japan on September 16, with the winners advancing to meet either Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande or Japan’s Kashiwa Reysol in the semi-finals. Guangzhou are in firm control of that tie after a 3-1 win at Kashiwa in the first leg on Tuesday.

Gamba Osaka share honours with Jeonbuk

AFP, SEOUL: The AFC Champions League quarterfinal between the league winners of South Korea and Japan remains tightly poised after Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Gamba Osaka played out a scoreless draw in the first leg Wednesday. The match in Seoul was an entertaining encounter that featured plenty of attacking endeavour but no goals. The teams will meet again in the return match in Japan on September 16, with the winners advancing to meet either Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande or Japans Kashiwa Reysol in the semi-finals. Guangzhou are in firm control of that tie after a 3-1 win at Kashiwa in the first leg on Tuesday.