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| 25 September 2008 |
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West Asian teams fail to check in
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| This is the first time since the AFC Champions League was re-launched in 2002-03 that West Asian teams are missing from the semi-final line-up. |
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| 25 September 2008 |
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Aussie media ga-ga over Adelaide
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| Australian media doffed their hat Thursday to Adelaide United and their coach Aurelio Vidmar for making the AFC Champions League semi-finals. |
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| 25 September 2008 |
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Littbarski laments early goals
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| Saipa coach Pierre Littbarski lamented the concession of two early goals to Kuruvchi (Bunyodkor) on Wednesday which effectively put paid to his side’s |
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| 25 September 2008 |
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Kasimov bows out in style
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| Mirdjalal Kasimov was given the perfect send-off as spell as head coach of Kuruvchi (Bunyodkor) came to an end with a 5-1 demolition of Saipa that |
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| 25 September 2008 |
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Reds ‘perfect team’ says Ibrahim
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| Al Qadsia coach Mohammed Ibrahim hailed Urawa Reds as the ‘perfect team’ after he saw his side eliminated from the AFC Champions League at the |
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| 25 September 2008 |
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Engels: Defeat gave Reds focus
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| Urawa Reds’ first leg defeat by Al Qadsia allowed the defending champions to head into Wednesday’s return fixture at Saitama Stadium with a clear |
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| 24 September 2008 |
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South Americans sweep aside Saipa
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| Chilean striker Jose Luis Villanueva struck a hat-trick as Kuruvchi (Bunyodkor) demolished Iran's Saipa 5-1 at MHSK Stadium on Wednesday to secure a |
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| 24 September 2008 |
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Reds rally from 1st leg deficit
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| A spectacular strike from Takahito Soma and a well-taken second by Marcus Tulio Tanaka earned Urawa Reds a 2-0 win over Al Qadsia as the defending |
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| 24 September 2008 |
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Yabroudi rues first leg failure
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| Osama Yabroudi lamented his Al Karama side's first-leg failure after exiting the AFC Champions League following a 2-0 quarter-final second leg loss to |
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| 24 September 2008 |
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Nishino: It all came good for Gamba
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| Gamba Osaka coach Akira Nishino was delighted to see everything go according to plan for his side as they booked their place in the ACL semi-finals |
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