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World Cup winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolaris first task in trying to take Guangzhou Evergrande to a third Asian Champions League will be to face a team coached by a 28 year-old woman.The draw has pitted the Chinese powerhouse against Hong Kong club Eastern F.C., whose coach Chan Yuen-ting became the first woman to lead a mens team to a title in a professional top flight league when Eastern won the 2016 Hong Kong Premier League.On February 22, Eastern will play its first ever game in the Asian Champions League against Guangzhou in the southern Chinese city, just 75 miles (120 Kilometers) away from Hong Kong, in front of over 40,000 fans.The Asian Champions League is a valuable opportunity for us to learn from opponents like Guangzhou and improve ourselves, Chan told Associated Press.Scolari, who led Brazil to the 2002 World Cup and Portugal to the final of the 2004 European Championships, is the most famous and decorated male coach that a female has ever pitted wits against.I am happy to meet Scolari, said Chan.This is my great honor to play against his team. He has good experience and is very intelligent.Guangzhou has won the past six Chinese Super League titles and the 2013 and 2015 Asian championships. The ambitious club contributes numerous players to the Chinese national team rosters and is home to Brazilian internationals Paulinho and Ricardo Goulart as well as Colombian star Jackson Martinez, signed from Atletico Madrid in February for around $44 million.We know how strong Guangzhou is, added Chan. We will try very hard to show our quality. From the beginning, we expected this. Every game will be very tough for us. We just need to improve and prepare for the games as well as we can.Moya Dodd, vice-president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), is a former Australia womens player and an active proponent of the womens game. She believes that it is the former boss of English Premier League giant Chelsea who has the most to lose.Gender aside, this is a game between one of club footballs rising powers, and a team that is less resourced and less fancied, said Dodd. On the coaches bench you have a rising star taking on one of footballs old masters -- a World Cup winner, no less. Its a great story for the fans, and all the pressure will be on Scolari.Mark Sutcliffe, the CEO of the Hong Kong Football Association, welcomes Chans exploits and wishes her well against one of the most famous coaches in the game.A match of this significance should really attract the fans and create huge excitement, said Sutcliffe. Its an amazing story, one that you couldnt make up. Perhaps Hollywood would be interested?There is some hope for Eastern. In the second round of qualification for the 2018 World Cup, Hong Kong met China on two occasions. Both games ended 0-0. Sutcliffe believes there could be a pattern.Its actually a very daunting challenge. In terms of scale, resources and quality you cant compare the two sides, said Sutcliffe. You would have to say that the odds are really stacked against Eastern. Having said that this is football and anything can happen.China does not have the famous foreign stars at Guangzhous call and any result for Eastern would make more international headlines for Chan who was named the AFC Female Coach of the Year in November.I have received some awards and attention from the world, said Chan. However, it is not important what people say, I just want to stay humble and work hard and learn to be a good coach for my club.It is a big game for Hong Kong soccer too, the development of which has seen the former British colony awarded an automatic spot in the Asian Champions League. Chans increasing fame can only be a positive for the sport.Ms. Chan has a huge following here in Hong Kong, said Sutcliffe. She is an inspiring figure for those of us involved in football and the accolades keep pouring in. She seems to be taking it all in her stride and remains humble and grounded.It is not just Hong Kong that would benefit from some giant-killing in February. For Dodd, this is an opportunity for a female coach to, perhaps, breakthrough what she calls the grass ceiling.The closer you get to the field, the harder it is for a woman, said Dodd. Its a positive sign that growing up in the womens game can provide the experience and learning to launch a coaching career in any part of the game -- including the Champions League.Chan just wants to get on with it. I hope that my football story will encourage women coaches to go for their dream, but I believe that I am not representing anyone. I just need to do my job. Cheap Jordans China Free Shipping . PAUL, Minn. Cheap Authentic Jordans Wholesale . 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SUITA, Japan -- Japanese champions Kashima Antlers beat Atletico Nacional 3-0 in the Club World Cup semifinals on Wednesday thanks to a first-ever penalty awarded after video replay.Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai made soccer history when he used video to issue the penalty kick in the first half.Kashima midfielder Gaku Shibasaki sent in a free kick in the 31st minute, and teammate Daigo Nishi was fouled inside the box by Atletico Nacional forward Orlando Berrio.Kassai walked to the sidelines to get another look at the play on a monitor. He then signaled for Kashima to take a penalty.Shoma Doi converted for 1-0. Yasushi Endo and Yuma Suzuki added second-half goals to send Kashima to the final on Sunday against either Real Madrid or Club America.It did stop the flow of the game, Kashima coach Masatada Ishii said. But if they make a clear judgment using video assistant referees (VARs) then that is a good thing. Of course, if they use it many times during a game then that is something we need to think about.The replay system allows referees to halt games to review footage of game-changing decisions. They can also rely on information being fed by VARs watching broadcast feeds away from the field.The South American champion dominated the first half but the momentum shifted to Kashima with the history-making call.Live tests are set to be expanded globally in 2017 with a decision anticipated by the following year on VARs becoming a permanent feature. FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who has observed recent off-line trials with VARs at Italy games, wannts video replays in use at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.ddddddddddddhe system was introduced last week at the start of the Club World Cup but wasnt used until Wednesdays game.Atletico had numerous scoring chances with the best coming in the final minute of the first half when Jhon Mosquera rattled the crossbar.In the first half Berrio collided with a player, Atletico coach Reinaldo Rueda said. It was not intentional and the player did fall and that led to their first goal. Because of that, our discipline was disturbed. Normally, we can maintain our discipline.Kashima becomes the first Japanese team to reach the final of the Club World Cup.This is a new page in the history of not only our club but of Japanese football as well, Ishii said.Earlier, Asian champion Jeonbuk Motors thrashed African side Mamelodi Sundowns 4-1 to claim fifth place.Kim Bo-kyung scored his second goal of the tournament in the first half and Lee Jong-ho, playing in his last game for Jeonbuk, doubled the advantage 10 minutes later.Jeonbuk went into the break 3-0 ahead when Jang Yun-hos low cross was turned into the net by Sundowns defender Ricardo Nascimento.Sundowns pulled one back three minutes into the second half after Percy Tau found the top corner with a left-footed strike, and Kim Shin-wooks header off a corner kick at the end sealed the win.Before the match, Lee and teammates Kim Chang-soo and Choi Kyu-baek were traded to Ulsan Hyundai. ' ' '