MATCH PRESS KIT Contents Group Background
MATCH PRESS KIT Group H – Matchday 6 Adelaide United (AUS) vs Shandong Luneng (CHN) Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 19:30 local time Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN) vs Pohang Steelers (KOR) Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 19:00 local time Contents 1 – Group background 6 – Team facts 2 – Match facts 7 – Competition statistics 3 – Competition fixtures & standings 8 – Domestic results & standings 4 – Squad information 9 – Competition facts 5 – Coach profiles 10 - AFC information This press kit includes information relating to this AFC Champions League match. Group background Adelaide United of Australia and defending champions Pohang Steelers of Korea Republic have already qualified for the last 16 after their goalless draw in Korea on Matchday 5. However, there is still plenty for both sides to play for with first place and a home game in the Round of 16 against the runners-up from Group F on the line. Adelaide host Shandong Luneng of China knowing if they match Pohang’s result against Sanfrecce Hiroshima they will top the group ahead of the defending champions by virtue of a better head-to-head record. A defeat for the Australian club and a Pohang victory would see the Korean side take first place and with it home field advantage in the second round. Pohang, meanwhile, visit Japan to face Sanfrecce Hiroshima needing a win to have any realistic chance of topping the group ahead of Adelaide United. The winner of Group H faces off against the runner-up in Group F, which will be either Japanese champions Kashima Antlers or K-League winners Jeonbuk Motors.
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