هيروشيما الياباني يهزم ملبورن الأسترالي

Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the Japanese club, won away against Melbourne City, the Australian team, with a score of two goals to none in the match that took place today (Tuesday) at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne, as part of the first round of the Eastern Zone competitions in the 2025-2026 AFC Champions League.

Markus Junior (52 from a penalty) and Yutaro Nakajima (81) scored the winning goals for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

The two teams exchanged control of the game in the early stages, with a relative advantage for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, which was better positioned across different lines of play. The referee awarded a penalty to Hiroshima after Markus Junior was fouled by goalkeeper Patrick Beach inside the penalty area. The player himself took the penalty and expertly shot the ball into the net for the first goal for Hiroshima (52'). He succeeded in doubling the score with the second goal when Shuto Nakano made a run down the right side and delivered a cross to Yutaro Nakajima, who headed it into the net (81'). The match ended with a victory for the Japanese side Hiroshima by two goals to none.

The second round of the Eastern Zone competitions will take place on September 30 and October 1, where on September 30, Seoul will face Buriram United in Seoul, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will meet Shanghai Port in Hiroshima, Johor Darul Ta'zim will play Machida Zelvia in Iskandar Puteri, and Chengdu Rongcheng will compete against Gangwon in Chengdu. On October 1, Vissel Kobe will play against Melbourne City in Kobe, and Shanghai Shenhua will face Ulsan HD in Shanghai.