Kaya-Iloilo closes out ACL campaign with loss to Vietnam s Viettel
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United City, Kaya-Iloilo play last matches in AFC Champions League
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Published July 9, 2021, 9:01 AM
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United City became the first Filipino club to score a victory in the AFC Champions League after overcoming a two-goal deficit to defeat Beijing Guoan, 3-2, Thursday, July 8 at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Mark Hartmann scored two goals, including the winner in the 80th minute as the Philippine Football League champions took the full three points despite allowing Beijing to take a 2-0 lead in the first four minutes of their second Group I match.
The club also got the job done after drawing 1-1 with the same Chinese Super League side in their previous meeting last June 26 when Beijing equalized with less than 20 minutes from stoppage time.
Published July 8, 2021, 12:20 PM
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United City hopes to produce a better result against Beijing Guoan Thursday night in their second Group I clash in the AFC Champions League at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The reigning Philippines Football League champions take on the Chinese Super League side at 7 p.m. local time (10 p.m. Manila time) with a strong chance of becoming the first Filipino club to win a match in Asia’s premier club competition.
Kaya-Iloilo, which has slowly progressed despite losing all four matches in Group F, faces BG Pathum United at the latter’s home ground Leo Stadium in Pathum Thani, Thailand at 5 p.m. local time (6 p.m. Manila time).