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Sebastian Tan

Painful wait continues as Melbourne City go down

Melbourne City suffered a major blow when Mathew Leckie (pic) was injured in a first-half tackle. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

An out-of-form Melbourne City have begun their Asian Champions League Elite campaign with a loss, extending Australian clubs' winless run in the continent's top-flight past 692 days. 

The A-League premiers were unable to find their rhythm in the 2-0 loss to Japanese superpowers Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Tuesday night, as attacking midfielders Marcos Junior and Yotaro Nakajima scored the decisive goals. 

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