Kobe takes the lead, Kawasaki loses the last 16.1. Leg in Acle

Vissel Kobe had a strong start in the elite round of the Asian Champions League on Wednesday with a 2-0 home win against Gwangju FC from South Korea in the first leg.

However, her J-League team Kawasaki Frontale has to turn to Shanghai Shenhua in China in a week a week a week after the 1-0.

The two -time defending champion J1 Champions Kobe was won over four games in the new domestic time, but they appeared at the NOEVIR stadium on the night when the striker Yuya Osako nodded a rebound for the 20th minute after Haruya Ides had run out of the bar.

Osako's cross from the right used ID in the 29th minute for her second, whereby the attacker's header met the interior of the long post before finding the net this time.

“We did well to extend the time in which we were in possession and also scored goals. We attacked well,” said Osako in all competitions after the first victory of his team since February 11th.

Vissel Kobe's Haruya Ide (C, Back) counts in the first half of an elite round of the Asian Champions League on the 16th leg game against Gwangju FC in the Noevir Stadium in Kobe on March 5, 2025 (Kyodo). (Kyodo). (Kyodo).

Kawasaki had Yasuto Wakizakas 33.-Minute goal after a Var check for the offside and failed to achieve a breakthrough before the home team scored the only goal of the game in the 76th minute when Japan defender Kota Takai scored a shot by Wilson Manafa.

“It wasn't the result we had hoped for,” said Kawasaki manager Shigetoshi Hasebe. “I wonder how it would have been if we had taken our chances before admitting. We couldn't get our last passes in the second half and had only a few shots.”

Kawasaki Frontale player like Yasuto Wakizaka (2nd by R) Shake the Shanghai Shenhua players after an elite round of the Asian Champions League on March 16, 2025 (Kyodo) (Kyodo) (Kyodo). (Kyodo).

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