Domestic Leagues
Other continental stars taking centrestage included IR Iran’s Dennis Dargahi, Japan’s Shunsuke Saito and Thailand’s Nicholas Mickelson, who made his Bundesliga debut, so follow the-AFC.com as we look at what Asia’s finest have been up to in Europe.
England: Villa’s Suzuki in losing debut
Japan keeper Zion Suzuki made his debut for Aston Villa against Arsenal and conceded the only goal of the match in the 59th minute as the Premier League champions came away with three points.
Leeds United’s Japan midfielder Ao Tanaka assisted in the 15th minute in a 1-1 draw with Brighton as they were denied a first league win.
Japan midfielder Daichi Kamada assisted Crystal Palace’s third goal in a 3-2 win over Fulham, which saw his side come from behind twice to snatch victory.
Villa later played out a goalless stalemate with Hull City, who sent on Australia international Lucas Herrington in the 71st minute.
Japan forward Daizen Maeda appeared for 66 minutes in newly-promoted Ipswich Town’s 2-0 loss to Liverpool as his side dropped to 13th in the Premier League.
Manchester City’s Uzbekistan defender Abdukodir Khusanov played a full match in a 1-0 win over Coventry, with his side maintaining a perfect record after three fixtures.
Scotland: Yang in with a brace
Korea Republic striker Yang Hyun-jun netted Celtic’s third goal (45th+1) in a 3-0 win over Aberdeen. Yang also scored the winner (68th) in his side’s 2-1 win over St Mirren.
Australia’s Zachary Sapsford started for Dundee United in a 3-0 loss to Motherwell, with his side playing with 10 men from the 14th minute.
Rangers started Australia midfielder Cameron Devlin and Korea Republic winger Kim Min-su in a 2-1 win over Falkirk, who featured Australia right-back Ryan Strain. Rangers sent on Japan’s Daisuke Yokota in the 80th minute.
Kim and Yokota also featured in Rangers’ 1-0 win over Motherwell in their following fixture.
Strain assisted in the fourth minute in Falkirk’s 1-1 subsequent draw with Dundee United, who played Sapsford for 69 minutes.
Australia’s Jack Iredale was sent off for a second yellow card in Hibernian’s 3-1 Edinburgh derby loss to Hearts. Australia striker Martin Boyle started for Hibs and was replaced in the 73rd minute by fellow international Ante Suto.
Germany: Lee claims first assist
Korea Republic’s midfielder Lee Jae-sung, making his second appearance for Mainz 05, assisted in the 83rd-minute in a 5-0 win over Hamburger SV. Japan midfielder Kaishu Sano played 88 minutes for Mainz.
Australia international Paul Okon-Engstler played the first half in Koln’s 4-1 defeat to Stuttgart.
Korea Republic midfielder Jeong Woo-yeong stepped on in the 63rd minute as Union Berlin crashed 4-0 to Bayer Leverkusen.
Japan centreback Ko Itakura and Indonesia defender Kevin Diks started for Borussia M’gladbach in a 4-3 loss to Bundesliga newcomers Elversberg, who gave Thailand defender Nicholas Mickelson his debut in the 75th minute.
Japan midfielder Yuito Suzuki and fellow international Keisuke Goto featured in Freiburg’s 1-0 win over Paderborn, who featured Philippines defender Raphael Obermair in full.
FC Schalke started Japan’s Satoshi Tanaka in a goalless result with Bayern Munich. Augsburg sent on Korea Republic defender Seol Young-woo in the 72nd minute as they whipped Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1. Frankfurt played Japan midfielder Ritsu Doan for 87 minutes.
Netherlands: Japan, Indonesia internationals in Eredivisie action
Japan midfielder Shunsuke Mito started for Sparta Rotterdam in a 2-2 stalemate with PEC Zwolle. Feyenoord started Japan defender Tsuyoshi Watanabe in a 3-1 win over NEC Nijmegen.
Willem II’s Indonesia defender Nathan Tjoe-A-On featured in a 3-0 defeat to Excelsior.
Japan defender Seiya Maikuma came on in the 68th minute for Alkmaar as they beat Heerenveen 3-2. Fortuna Sittard’s Indonesia defender Justin Hubner played a full match in a 3-2 win over ADO Den Haag.
Japan midfielder Kodai Sano played a full 90 minutes in PSV’s 3-1 win over Ajax.
France: Super start for Ueda
Japan striker Ayase Ueda netted a 73rd-minute winner for Lille in his debut Ligue 1 match against Toulouse. The 28-year-old, who transferred from Feyenoord three days earlier, came on in the 57th minute and got on the scoresheet 16 minutes later. Ueda was joined by teammate and Indonesia centreback Calvin Verdonk.
Le Havre started Japan defender Ayumu Seko and brought on countryman Sota Nakamura after the break in a 2-1 loss to Brest.
Newly-promoted Troyes’ Australia keeper Patrick Beach was at the receiving end as Strasbourg overwhelmed his side 6-2, with the custodian conceding four in the second half.
Jordan midfielder Mousa Al Tamari played 68 minutes for Rennes in a 2-1 win over Angers.
Italy: Idzes’ Sassuolo earns first stalemate
Indonesia defender Jay Idzes was in action for 90 minutes and Australia striker Cristian Volpato for 38 in Sassuolo’s 2-2 tie with Bologna, which gave their 10th-placed side their first Serie A draw following a loss and win.
Spain: Ryan steady at the back for Levante
Levante’s Australia custodian Mathew Ryan was unbeaten in a goalless stalemate with Malaga. It was the 34-year-old’s second clean sheet in four appearances.
Korea Republic midfielder Lee Kang-in started in Atletico Madrid’s 3-0 loss to Athletic Club, with the international picking up a yellow card in the 39th minute.
Japan forward Takefusa Kubo was in action for 61 minutes in Real Sociedad’s scoreless draw with Celta Vigo.
Valencia’s Japan U23 midfielder Ryunosuke Sato made a 62nd-minute appearance for the bottom side as they fell 5-0 to Barcelona.
Belgium: Saito shines for Westerlo
Westerlo’s Japan U20 international Shunsuke Saito struck twice (27th, 67th) and countryman Isa Sakamoto in the seventh, and an 88th-minute assist, in a 4-0 win over Mechelen.
Islamic Republic of Iran striker Dennis Dargahi converted a 77th-minute penalty to give Standard Liege a win over Antwerp, who started Japan midfielder Yuto Tsunashima and his countryman Taishi Nozawa between the posts.
Sint-Truiden started Japan’s Leo Kokubo, Ryotaro Araki and Nelson Ishiwatari and brought on Taiga Hata, Kaito Matsuzawa and U23 international Shion Shinkawa in the second half in a 3-0 loss to Union Saint-Gilloise.
Saint-Gilloise later handed Sporting Charleroi a 3-2 defeat, with the latter’s captain and Syria centreback Aiham Ousou playing a full match.
Japan’s Ken Masui played 56 minutes for Kortrijk in a 1-0 loss to Anderlecht. OH Leuven’s Japan striker Shin Yamada and countryman Takuya Ogiwara started in a 3-0 loss to newcomers Beveren.
Club Brugge featured Korea Republic centreback Lee Han-beom in a 1-0 win over Lommel, who started Indonesia midfielder Joel Pelupessy.
Photo: AFP
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