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Europe Wrap: Matildas duo win League Cup with Arsenal; Azmoun on target for Leverkusen

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March 7, 2023

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Kuala Lumpur: Australian pair Steph Catley and Caitlin Foord lifted the Women’s League Cup for Arsenal at the expense of their compatriot Sam Kerr and Chelsea after the Gunners beat the Blues 3-1 in Sunday’s final.

Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun was on the scoresheet for the second week running in Germany as Bayer Leverkusen defeated Hertha BSC 4-1, while Japan’s Kaoru Mitoma delivered a man-of-the-match performance for Brighton & Hove Albion in their latest Premier League victory.

Japanese youngster Ayase Ueda bagged a brace for Cercle Brugge in Belgium, Celtic’s Korean forward Oh Hyeon-gyu netted his first league goal in Scotland while his compatriot Hwang In-beom produced a stunner in Greece, so join the-AFC.com as we look back at how the Asian stars performed in Europe over the past week.


Belgium: Ueda scores twice in Cercle victory


Japanese striker Ayase Ueda scored his 12th and 13th goals of the season in Belgium’s top tier as Cercle Brugge defeated RFC Seraing 3-1 on Saturday, ending their run of four consecutive draws. The 24-year-old former Kashima Antlers star has scored six times during his club’s current eight-game unbeaten streak.

Former Leicester City forward Shinji Okazaki's goalbound header was tapped in by Mory Konate as Sint-Truiden, also featuring Daiki Hashioka, Daichi Hayashi and Taichi Hara, held leaders Genk to a 2-2 draw, while Iran’s Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh came off the bench as Charleroi edged Tsuyoshi Watanabe’s KV Kortrijk 1-0. .....


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