Japan-Australia Night at the Soccer
A-League football team Melbourne Victory luckily kept alive its slim hopes of progressing through to the knockout stages of the AFC Champions League with a 93rd minute equalizer against reigning J.League champion Kawasaki Frontale in their match at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. The day was something of a soccer landmark for Japan and Australia with Sydney FC hosting 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…