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2013 Asian Champions League
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 12:48 am
by Stuckey
So Brissy have their qualifier on the 13th V Buriram United should be a interesting result. Tough assignment given its just away but you would think Brissy should have too much quality. But thats what everyone said about Brisbane last campaign!
It will be very interesting to see if both CCM and Brissy have learnt from their previous campaign.
Group A
Al-Shabab
Al-Jazira
Tractor Sazi
El Jaish
Group B
Lekhwiya
Al-Ettifaq
Pakhtakor
Winner Play-off West 1
Group C
Sepahan
Al-Gharafa
Al-Ahli
Winner Play-off West 2
Group D
Al-Ain
Esteghlal
Al-Rayyan
Al-Hilal
Group E
FC Seoul
Winner Play-off East
Vegalta Sendai
Jiangsu Sainty
Group F
Guangzhou Evergrande
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Muangthong United
Urawa Red Diamonds
Group G
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Beijing Guoan
Pohang Steelers
Bunyodkor
Group H
Central Coast Mariners
Kashiwa Reysol
Guizhou Renhe
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_AFC_C ... g_play-off
Re: 2013 Asian Champions League
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 2:03 am
by ChillyPhilly
Group G is interesting. Replace Beijing Guoan with AU and you get a ton of memories.
I still think CCM should just surrender their spot to us. Or Brisbane if they lose their playoff.
Congrats on the 5000th post Stuckey! 5000 - postcode of Adelaide, it's a sign
Re: 2013 Asian Champions League
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:24 am
by Stuckey
Haha wow I didn't realise cheers! All that rubbish adds up!
Re: 2013 Asian Champions League
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:43 am
by blahblah
I watched Buriram last season and they performed very well, especially on the road where they had some great traveling support.
Group H looks nasty.
Re: 2013 Asian Champions League
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:55 am
by Stuckey
Thats right Buriram almost made it thru what many considered the group of death! They beat Jeonbuk and Reysol on the road and a last minute Conca penalty saw the narrowly miss taking points off the mighty Evergrande!
Definately no walk in the park from Brissy! Shows how lucky we where to draw Persipura!
Re: 2013 Asian Champions League
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:57 pm
by Futbol_Crazy21
I think the Mariners will do a lot better this year, Brisbane on the other hand I doubt very much.
Re: 2013 Asian Champions League
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 11:19 pm
by Stuckey
Although I love AUFC being the outstanding club in the ACL it is becoming a bit of a joke that we're the only club get win games in Asia. Yeah I think one of these sides need to make it thru to the next round or AFC will take another spot away from us, and rightly so!
I reckon they should just bugger the rest of the HAL and give it to AU every year!
Re: 2013 Asian Champions League
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:22 pm
by Stuckey
0-0 at HT Brisbane playing their standard slow build up to nothing ACL form.
Re: 2013 Asian Champions League
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:26 pm
by Stuckey
0-0 FT we're in extra time now. I think if Brissy are going to play this bad in the qualifier there's not much point in them being in the ACL proper.
Re: 2013 Asian Champions League
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:55 pm
by Stuckey
0-0 end of Extra time. We're going to penalties.
Re: 2013 Asian Champions League
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 12:06 am
by Stuckey
So Brissy bomb out!
Lose the shootout 3-0 shock penalties there!
Does that justify the AFC taking one of our automatic spots away? IMO yes.
Re: 2013 Asian Champions League
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:01 am
by Interloper
perhaps if they weren't desperate to placate a certain region of "west asia" that they start cannibalising the eastern half of the draw you would have a point.
Re: 2013 Asian Champions League
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:45 am
by Stuckey
Well the draw is split in half there is no doubt there. Whether that is fair or not is debatable. IMO the West is a lower standard but there is certainly money!
Re: 2013 Asian Champions League
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:02 am
by Interloper
Well the draw is split in half there is no doubt there. Whether that is fair or not is debatable. IMO the West is a lower standard but there is certainly money!
The draw isn't split in half there though. Why are Bunyodkor in the East but the rest of the Uzbek teams (all from Tashkent) not?
Re: 2013 Asian Champions League
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:14 pm
by Stuckey
Oh I missed that. Well except for that its split I think.
Maybe Bunyodkor rather be part of the East? I know I would!