In the opening leg of the AFC Champions League, Gamba Osaka devastated Adelaide United 3-0 at Expo ’70 with the Aussies offering little opposition. The normally tight marking Adelaide United were no match for Gamba and their midfield easily dissected in a match that seemed to be over sometime after the opening whistle. Gamba opened the scoring thirty-seven minutes after the start as Takahiro Futagawa sent a pass to Lucus into the channel and racing to the top of the Aussie box, his
strike took an opportunistic bounce off Angelo Costanzo and into the net. Two minutes before the break, Yasuhito Endo continued in his great season as he struck a powerful drive to the back of the net with Hayato Sasaki and Lucas linking up as providers. The Blue Samurai turned provider as his perfectly placed corner at the sixty-eighth minute that rising star Michihiro Yasuda dispatched into the net. The young Michihiro continues to shine and after representing Japan in the Summer Olympics is well on his way to a outstanding career. With Adelaide no match for Gamba's resolve, the home side continued to press and came close to scoring on a number of occasions as well as having another goal by Yasuhito brought back. The return leg of AFC Champions League is set for November 12th at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide with Gamba now owning a very commanding three goal margin.The Australia club will additionally be without the services of Eugene Galekovic who will be suspended for a yellow-card infringement.
