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Hayato Araki broke Eastern SC’s hearts with a dramatic header deep into stoppage time, securing a 3-2 win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima over the Hong Kong Premier League side in Group E of the 2024/25 AFC Champions League Two at Mong Kok Stadium on Thursday. Araki’s header in the sixth minute of added time sealed the victory for the J.League 1 title contenders, just as Noah Baffoe’s goal early in the second half had appeared to give Roberto Losada’s Eastern team a share of the points. Daniel Almazan had given Eastern the lead with a header in the seventh minute, but Sanfrecce quickly responded with …

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