Guys, Do you know if any korean channels are goint to broadcast AFC Cahmpions' league semi-final, 1st leg Seongnam - Pakhtakor? It will take place tomorrow, on October 20 in Seongnam. AFC Cahmpions' league semi-final, 1st leg Seongnam - Pakhtakor
The game is live in Korea on SBS Sports, but I don't think it's possible to view that channel on a webcast. Could be wrong though... someone else will have to confirm or otherwise.
Uzbekistan. They've won all ten home matches in their Asian Champions League history so it'll be a tough task for Seongnam if they have to go over there needing something from the 2nd leg. That said, Seongnam have been an entirely different team in the ACL compared to the K-League so they just might do something...
No, he means Seongnam is near the bottom of the K-League table, but yet they're doing well in the ACL.
They rested key players in the first half according to Korean report. That's being arrogantly overconfident.
seongnam tied??! damn i thought were gonna have all k-league final but i ono now......its gonna be hard for seongnam to win at Pakhtakor cause they havent lost in their home soil in the afc champs league.....lee ki hyung is still in seongnam right??
This champions league format started with lots of hope to gain attention but it's not working. I don't think many people are interested in the event.
The problem is in marketing. The change in format was a big step forward, what the tournament lacks is media coverage. The AFC is failing to promote it for what it is: the premier club competition in the world's biggest and most populous continent. They need the big Asian media networks on board to give appropriate coverage to the tournament. And they should never have a game coincide with the European champions league like they had last week. They have to make the tournament the talk of the town wherever a game is played. There's a big market to tap into, and if pitched correctly it will sell.
maybe but the afc champs league dont have big names like uefa champs league i think that is one reason y people would choose uefa over afc.....
I reckon that once the new Club World Championship gets up and running (December 2005 is the date mooted for the first tournament) then the Asian Champions League will take on a whole new importance. They are currently making the amendements to the respective stipulations, but it is planned that the winners of each of the respective Federation tournaments (UEFA Champions League, Asian Champions League, Copa Libertadores, CONCACAF Cup, African Champions Cup and Oceania Champions Cup) will compete in a tournament. The chance to go up against the UEFA Champions League winners in a competitive match would be a pretty big incentive for lots of Asian clubs, and would attract a bit more interest to the outcome of the Asian Champions League...
Seongnam have just gone 2-0 up in the second half of the second leg thanks to a 25-yard belter from Dudu, so they're pretty much guaranteed to be in the final... And actually I believe the winners of this year's tournament get the ticket to the 2005 Club World Championship...
Game over, 2-0. The Pakhtakor captain got sent off with about ten minutes to go for a last-man foul on a Seongnam striker running at goal. Decent final in prospect
Well the issue is still in the air. FIFA wants the ACL 2005 winner to participate, but the AFC is rightly saying that ACL finishes too late (early december) to make it in time for the draw. So we'll see. But the Ittihad fans definitely see this tournament as a qualifier to the World club championships. They're labeling the final as the last step before the world championships.