Melbourne Victory luckily kept alive its slim hopes of progressing through to the knockout stages of the J.League champion Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. The day was something of a soccer landmark for Japan and Australia with Kashima Antlers at Sydney Football Stadium, with the current Australian champion losing 2-0 at home. All four teams will play return legs next week, with Kashima hosting Sydney and Melbourne at home to Kawasaki. At Todoroki, Frontale looked to have the game in hand at full-time after having been the better team for the match, but unable to exert dominance over their plucky Aussie rival.…
