Kawasaki Frontale Vs Al Sadd Live Score, AFC Champions League Quarter-Final: KWF 2-1 SAD; Marcinho Puts Japanese Club Back Ahead

The first 10 minutes of the second half have gone goalless. Otavio makes a superb long-range effort from his left foot but the shot sails over the bar. Kawasaki now attacking from left to right and Al Sadd from right to left.

The Japanese club has its nose in front at the end of the first half, though only by a slender one-goal margin. After three goals in the first 21 minutes, goal-scoring opportunities dried up a bit. Let's see what the second half has to offer.

Marcinho puts Kawasaki Frontale back in front. The midfielder makes best use of Yamamoto's assist to beat Al Sadd goalie Barsham and score in the 21st minute. Three goals in the game already, and a very nice tempo to proceedings.

What a thundering start to this game. Al Sadd repond within five minutes, as Otavio controls Afif's ball and shoots it towards the Frontale goal, where custodian Yamaguchi makes a mess of it to let it burst through his hands. It's all level after 10 minutes.

Well, well well. It is Kawasaki who make the first move in this clash, and in the fourth minute at that. Number 9 Erison latches on to Ienaga's assist from the right flank to drive it in from his right foot and beat the Sadd goalie all ends up. The Qatari side is rattled and must find a response.

The match gets underway in Jeddah. Kawasaki Frontale attacking from left to right, and Al Sadd from right to left in the first half. This could well be a battle between Frontale's defence and Al Sadd's forward line.

Frontale have only conceded five goals, keeping clean sheets in six matches this season, which is their highest tally in a single edition of the competition. They are also the Japanese team with the most clean sheets in AFC Champions League history (33 matches). On the other hand, Al Sadd have scored in 12 consecutive matches in the tournament, which is their joint-longest streak.

The AFC Champions League quarter-final will commence at 10pm India time. The face-off between Kawasaki Frontale and Al Sadd will be live streamed on the FanCode app and website in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country.

Here's how the two teams line up ahead of kick-off in Jeddah:

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