{
  "id": 1680055,
  "title": "Kuching City face tough Asian test after ACL2 draw",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/kuching-city-face-tough-asian-test-after-acl2-draw",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T08:44:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2026/08/1513824/kuching-city-face-tough-asian-test-after-acl2-draw"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kuching City, the Super League runners-up, have been assigned a challenging group in the upcoming Asian Champions League Two (ACL2) competition. The Borneo-based team will face off against South Korea's Gangwon, Hong Kong's Kitchee SC, and Cambodia's Phnom Penh Crown in Group H. They will also need to secure a top-two finish to progress to the knockout stages in their first-ever ACL2 appearance. The 22nd edition of this second-tier club competition consists of 32 teams divided into eight groups, with matches played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The group stage is scheduled to begin on September 15, 2026.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Super League runners-up Kuching City have been handed a stern continental test after being drawn alongside South Korea’s Gangwon in Group H of the 2026-2027 Asian Champions League Two (ACL2).",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}