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Ian Chadband

Japan ace earns Melbourne City Champions League draw

Takeshi Kanamori was Melbourne City's hero in their Asian Champions League Elite draw at FC Seoul. (Morgan Hancock/AAP PHOTOS)

Takeshi Kanamori has proved Melbourne City's super sub, coming off the bench to hammer a glorious second-half goal that earned them another valuable draw in Korea in their impressive Asian Champions League Elite push.

The Japanese striker had only been on the Olympic stadium pitch for five minutes on Wednesday when he was freed to unleash a superb left-foot 74th minute strike to earn City a 1-1 draw at FC Seoul, ensuring they extended their unbeaten streak in the competition to four matches.

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