SHANGHAI: Japan’s Vissel Kobe sealed a 2-0 win over hosts Shanghai Shenhua today to open a three-point gap atop the Asian Champions League Elite eastern league phase standings.
Goals from Yosuke Ideguchi and Tetsushi Yamakawa in the 31st and 39th minutes respectively sealed a fourth win in five matches for the J-League champions, who moved clear of second-placed Melbourne City in the standings.
The first eight finishers in the 12-team eastern league phase progress to the last 16 in March, with the quarter-finals, semis and final due to be played in April in Saudi Arabia.
