Group B - MD3: Air Force SC (IRQ) 1-2 Al Khaldiya SC (BHR)

Fri, 25 Oct, 2024

Group B - MD3: Air Force SC (IRQ) 1-2 Al Khaldiya SC (BHR)

Baghdad: Mahdi Al Humaidan's brace steered Al Khaldiya SC of Bahrain to a 2-1 win over Iraq’s Air Force SC in their AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 Group B tie on Wednesday.

Midfielder Al Humaidan scored either side of half-time to earn Al Khaldiya their second win as they joined Air Force SC and Saudi Arabia’s Al Taawoun on six points. 

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Group A - MD3: FC Ravshan (TJK) 1-3 Tractor SC (IRN)

Thu, 24 Oct, 2024

Group A - MD3: FC Ravshan (TJK) 1-3 Tractor SC (IRN)

Dushanbe: Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh scored a first-half brace as Tractor FC eased to a 3-1 win over Tajikistan’s FC Ravshan to move into top spot in Group A of the AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 in Dushanbe on Wednesday.

Goals from the Islamic Republic of Iran international in the 26th and 32nd minutes gave the visitors total command of the tie and Tomislav Strkalj added the third 10 minutes from time to put the result beyond doubt.

The win is Tractor’s second of the campaign and moves the Tabriz-based side three points clear of second-placed Al Wakrah from Qatar while Ravshan have yet to secure their first point in the competition.

Group D - MD3: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (UAE) 4-1 Kuwait SC (KUW)

Thu, 24 Oct, 2024

Group D - MD3: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (UAE) 4-1 Kuwait SC (KUW)

Dubai: UAE's Shabab Al Ahli Dubai returned to winning ways after defeating Kuwait SC 4-1 in their AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 Group D fixture at the Rashid Stadium on Wednesday.

The win put Shabab Al Ahli on top of the standings with six points ahead of Jordan's Al Hussein, who defeated PFC Nasaf of Uzbekistan 2-1 in the group’s other fixture.

Group D - MD3: Al Hussein (JOR) 2-1 PFC Nasaf (UZB)

Thu, 24 Oct, 2024

Group D - MD3: Al Hussein (JOR) 2-1 PFC Nasaf (UZB)

Amman: Jordan’s Al Hussein had to dig deep before beating PFC Nasaf of Uzbekistan 2-1 in their AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 Group D tie on Wednesday.

Aref Haitham turned in a match-winning cameo late in the game as the forward scored a brace to help Al Hussein leapfrog Nasaf into second place on six points, setting up a crucial game in Qarshi when they meet again in two weeks’ time.

Group E - MD3: Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN) 2-1 Sydney FC (AUS)

Thu, 24 Oct, 2024

Group E - MD3: Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN) 2-1 Sydney FC (AUS)

Hiroshima: Japan’s Sanfrecce Hiroshima remained peerless in Group E of the AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 after handing Sydney FC a 2-1 defeat on Wednesday.

Registering their third straight win, Sanfrecee opened a three-point lead over Sydney as they look well set for a place in the knockout stage.

Group H - MD3: Selangor FC (MAS) 2-1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (KOR)

Thu, 24 Oct, 2024

Group H - MD3: Selangor FC (MAS) 2-1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (KOR)

Petaling Jaya: Malaysia’s Selangor FC stunned Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC of Korea Republic 2-1 in their AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 Group H tie on Wednesday.

The win gave Selangor control of Group H with the Red Giants on seven points, one better than Jeonbuk ahead of the reverse fixture in Jeonju on November 7.

Group H - MD3: Muangthong United FC (THA) 2-2 Dynamic Herb Cebu FC (PHI)

Thu, 24 Oct, 2024

Group H - MD3: Muangthong United FC (THA) 2-2 Dynamic Herb Cebu FC (PHI)

Bangkok: Muangthong United and  Dynamic Herb Cebu played to a 2-2 draw in a thrilling AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 Group H tie at the Rajamangala Stadium on Wednesday.

Felicio Brown cancelled out Rhino Goutier’s first half opener before Muangthong struck in the 79th minute through Emil Roback’s header, only for Dynamic Cebu to reply in stoppage time through Rintaro Hama to force the draw.

Ali proud of Al Wehdat’s resilience away from home

Wed, 23 Oct, 2024

Ali proud of Al Wehdat’s resilience away from home

Dushanbe: Al Wehdat’s form on the road in the AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 is giving head coach Rafat Ali plenty of satisfaction as the group stage reaches the halfway stage.

The 1-0 win against FC Istiklol on Tuesday put Al Wehdat level on points with Sharjah FC and well on track to take one of the two Group C knockout stage spots.

MD3: Shanghai Shenhua FC (CHN) 2-0 Kawasaki Frontale (JPN)

Thu, 24 Oct, 2024

MD3: Shanghai Shenhua FC (CHN) 2-0 Kawasaki Frontale (JPN)

Shanghai: Shanghai Shenhua carved out a 2-0 victory over 10-man Kawasaki Frontale at Shanghai Stadium on Wednesday as the Chinese Super League leaders picked up their second win in the league phase of the 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite.

Wang Haijian struck in the 24th minute against a Kawasaki side that had been playing with one player less from the fifth minute following Marcinho’s sending off as Leonid Slutsky’s side moved up to fourth in the eastern standings.

An injury time penalty from Andre Luis after he had been fouled in the area by Yuichi Maruyama put some late gloss on the win for the home side.

Shenhua are three points adrift of leaders Gwangju FC while Kawasaki sit on three points from the first three matches and outside the top eight positions that advance to the next round of the competition in March.

MD3: Ulsan HD (KOR) 0-2 Vissel Kobe (JPN)

Thu, 24 Oct, 2024

MD3: Ulsan HD (KOR) 0-2 Vissel Kobe (JPN)

Ulsan: Taisei Miyashiro scored twice as Vissel Kobe deepened Ulsan HD’s misery in the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 on Wednesday with the Japanese claiming a 2-0 win at Ulsan Complex Stadium to leave the K-League leaders bottom of the league phase standings.

Miyashiro netted in the 48th and 73rd minutes to earn Kobe a second win of the campaign that moves Takayuki Yoshida’s side onto seven points from three games and the J.League champions now sit two points behind early leaders Gwangju FC.

Ulsan, by contrast, have yet to pick up a point in this year’s revamped competition and the two-times Asian champions will need to turn their fortunes around if they are to claim a top eight finish in the group to advance to the knockout rounds.