KAWASAKI -- Fringe player Jong Tae Se scored two late goals as Kawasaki Frontale beat South Koreans Chunnam Dragons 3-0 to move within a whisker of becoming the first-ever Japanese team to qualify for the knockout stages of the AFC Champions League.
Kawasaki Frontale forward Juninho (left) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal in the
first half of the Asian Champions League match against South Korea's Chunnam Dragons at Todoroki Stadium
in Kawasaki. Frontale won 3-0.
KYODO PHOTOJuninho brought relief to the spartan crowd on a muggy evening at Todoroki Stadium with the opening goal on 25 minutes. Kengo Nakamura teased the Chunnam backline before sliding a delightful through ball into the path of Kazuhiro Murakami who crossed from the left, Magnum fluffing the first chance before his fellow Brazilian bundled in the loose ball.
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