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Will Typhoon Mangkhut mean AFC Champions League game moved to Macau has to be re-arranged again?
Tianjin Quanjian and Kashima Antlers await results of pre-match inspections at Macau Olympic Sports Centre to confirm whether quarter-final goes ahead
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Typhoon Mangkhut wreaked havoc on the weekend’s sporting programme and it may not be finished yet with authorities still unsure if the game between Chinese Super League side Tianjin Quanjian and Japanese J.League side Kashima Antlers scheduled for Macau on Tuesday will have to be re-arranged for a second time.
The storm battered Macau on Sunday and despite both teams having already travelled for the AFC Champions League fixture, they await the results of the pre-match inspections for confirmation that the game goes ahead.
Indeed, Chinese media outlet Titan Sports reported that the game faced further rescheduling.
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The preference is for the game to be played and AFC sources say that as of Monday at 2pm, the game is still on.
Fans of the Chinese club have made it clear on social media that they would rather the game be rescheduled so that it could be played in Tianjin, with the second leg of the quarter-final moved to Macau on the back of security concerns in the Chinese port surrounding the World Economic Forum taking place in the city.
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