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Albania international Jasir Asani powered Gwangju FC’s 7-3 demolition of Japan’s Yokohama F Marinos with a hat-trick as Asia’s premier club competition, rebranded for the 2024-2025 season as the AFC Champions League Elite, kicked off Tuesday. The South Korean club opened the scoring at Gwangju World Cup Stadium through Asani in the second minute. He dribbled from the right to the middle of the pitch and unleashed a shot from outside the penalty area that keeper Riku Terakado did not see until it was too late. “I was not good enough, and we ended up with an atrocious result,” said Terakado, a 2…

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