Shanghai Shenhua 0, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1

HIROSHIMA, Japan (Interstat) — A late header from defender Hayato Araki propelled Japan’s S’frecce Hiroshima to a narrow 1-0 victory over China’s Shanghai Shenhua FC in an AFC Champions League group stage match Wednesday night. In a contest defined more by physicality and defensive discipline than attacking flair, the decisive moment arrived in the 78th minute at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. Substitute Chan Shinichi, who had entered the match earlier, delivered the initial service. After a brief scramble in the penalty area, the ball fell to another second-half substitute, Ibrahim Amadou, who nodded it across the six-yard box. Araki, rising… Read more...