Ange Postecoglou enjoys a comprehensive win in his first Asian Champions League game against an Australian side, as Yokohama F Marinos thumps Sydney FC 4-0.
Former Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has enjoyed a comprehensive win in his first Asian Champions League game against an Australian side, with his Yokohama F Marinos team scoring a thumping 4-0 home victory over Sydney FC.
Sydney FC's defeat made it three losses for Aussie teams in the competition this week after Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory also lostDominant at domestic level where they haven't lost in 12 games since late October, the Sky Blues were outclassed on Wednesday and had no answer to the speed and movement of the home side. It continued a woeful ACL record of late for Sydney, which has won just one of its last 17 games in the competition. The result completed a fruitless week for Australian teams, with Perth and Melbourne Victory each suffering a 1-0 away loss on Tuesday. Playing their first game in almost three weeks after two postponements, Sydney was opened up too easily, contributing to its own downfall with some defensive errors.Ado Onaiwu scored a goal early in each half and 2019 J-League player-of-the-year Teruhito Nakagawa netted twice in two minutes just after the half-hour mark. Marinos had the first 11 shots on goal and Sydney's only attempt of the first half didn't come until the 43rd minute when Luke Brattan's 25-metre free-kick thudded into the Yokohama wall.Rhyan Grant's flick header from an Alexander Baumjohann free-kick was pushed away by goalkeeper Yuji Kajikawa and substitute Trent Buhagiar shot wide from close range and had another attempt foiled by the keeper. Yokohama continued to pile up the chances in the second half with Onaiwu finishing a deadly counter attack in the 53rd minute. The home team also hit the woodwork and forced some good saves from Sydney goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne, with Yokohama having 24 shots to the visitors' six.
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