Persik takes first win over Bin Dinh<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Indonesian champion Persik chalked up its first win in the
\nAsian Champions League after defeating 10-man Bin Dinh FC of
\nVietnam 1-0 in a Group G match in Kediri, East Java, on
\nWednesday.<\/p>\n
Johan Prasetya Wibowo avoided an offside trap set by Bin Dinh
\ndefenders to score the only goal in the match, after 30 minutes
\nof the first half.<\/p>\n
The hosts took control of the match throughout, leaving Bin
\nDinh, which played with mostly young players, struggling to
\nregain its play rhythm, according to Antara.<\/p>\n
The visitors looked to concede more goals with Nguyen Ngoc Bao
\nsent off for two bookable offenses in the 71st minute, but Persik
\nfailed to make the best of the scoring chance.<\/p>\n
Persik's unlucky game was coupled by the failure of the
\npenalty kick, with Musikan blamed for his lame shot to goalkeeper
\nTran Quoc Viet.<\/p>\n
Persik's stopper Juan Carlos Tapia made his way to the
\nopponent's defense in helping with the attack. Two somersault
\nkicks from the Chilean hit Tran's goalposts.<\/p>\n
Bin Dinh's coach Phan Ton Quyen said he had opted to field
\nyoung players against Persik because he wanted to reserve the
\nstarter players for their tight domestic fixtures.<\/p>\n
In Seoul, defender Ryuji Kawai headed toward the winning goal
\nin the 76th minute on Wednesday, to give Japan's Yokohama Marinos
\na 1-0 victory over South Korea's Seongnam Chunma in the other
\nmatch of the group, AP reported.<\/p>\n
With the victory, Yokohama moved to top place of Group G with
\nnine points, equal to Seongnam. Although, Yokohama has collected
\nsix goals in three marches, compared to Seongnam's four.<\/p>\n
Yokohama's chance came in the second half, when it won a free
\nkick just outside Seongnam's penalty area. The lanky Kawai soared
\nto slam the ball in the net.<\/p>\n
Wednesday's match took place at Seongnam Sports Complex, the
\nhome stadium of the South Korean club. It avenged Yohohama's 2-1
\nhome ground defeat to Seongnam two weeks ago.<\/p>",
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