Monday, December 14, 2015

FIFA Club World Cup: Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Guangzhou Evergrande Advance To Semis

Both quarterfinal-round contests in the FIFA Club World Cup were played on Sunday in Osaka, Japan.

In the opener, Zheng Long (80') and Paulinho (90'+3, that's him celebrating after scoring) each scored a goal in the waning minutes as Guangzhou Evergrande came from behind to upend Club America 2-1.

Associated Press photo



In the nightcap, Tsukasa Shiotani (44'), Kazuhiko Chiba (56'), and Takuma Asano (78') produced the scoring as Sanfrecce Hiroshima dominated TP Mazembe 3-0.  Here are the happy players of the recently-crowned J-League champions celebrating their victory.

Photo from ESPN FC website


On Wednesday, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will take on South American champs River Plate from Argentina in Osaka while Guangzhou Evergrande will take on European champions Barcelona on Thursday in Yokohama. 

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