Playoff: Williams hat-trick sends ATK Mohun Bagan through

Tue, 26 Apr, 2022

Playoff: Williams hat-trick sends ATK Mohun Bagan through

Kolkata: India’s ATK Mohun Bagan surged to a 3-1 win over Abahani Limited Dhaka of Bangladesh in the AFC Cup™ 2022 Playoff on Tuesday. 

David Williams completed his hat-trick in the final five minutes to ensure the Kolkata-based club a second successive appearance in the tournament proper, where they will be joined by I-League champions Gokulam Kerala FC, Bangladesh winners Bashundhara Kings and Maldives' top side Maziya Sports & Recreation in Group D.

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Playoff: Lee Man fight back to seal place in Group Stage

Tue, 19 Apr, 2022

Playoff: Lee Man fight back to seal place in Group Stage

Ulaanbaatar: Hong Kong’s Lee Man came back from an early goal deficit to beat Athletic 220 2-1 in the AFC Cup™ 2022 Playoff on Tuesday, confirming their place in the Group Stage. 

Athletic 220 had a brilliant start with a seventh minute lead, only for the visitors to equalise just six minutes later, before Tsui Wang Kit slotted home the winning goal in the second half to seal their return to the Continental tournament. 

Lee Man will join fellow Hong Kong side Eastern Long Lions, Macau champions MUST CPK and Chinese Taipei Premier League winners Tainan City FC in Group J, which is scheduled to kick off on June 24.

Group J: Vissel Kobe defeat Kitchee for flying start

Wed, 20 Apr, 2022

Group J: Vissel Kobe defeat Kitchee for flying start

Buriram: Vissel Kobe got their AFC Champions League™ 2022 Group J campaign off to a winning start after securing a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Hong Kong’s Kitchee SC at the Buriram City Stadium on Tuesday.

Semi-finalists two years ago, Vissel opened the scoring on the 15-minute mark through Yuta Goke and then doubled their lead when Shion Inoue struck with five minutes remaining before having to survive a late scare after Alex Akande netted for Kitchee in added time. 

The win sees Vissel join Kitchee on top of the three-team Group J on three points, with Thailand's Chiangrai United propping up the table having yet to pick up a point.

Group H: Sydney, Hoang Anh Gia Lai settle for draw

Wed, 20 Apr, 2022

Group H: Sydney, Hoang Anh Gia Lai settle for draw

Ho Chi Minh: Second half substitute Trent Buhagiar scored with his first touch to earn Sydney FC a 1-1 draw with Vietnam’s Hoang Anh Gia Lai in Group H of the AFC Champions League™ 2022 in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.

Vu Van Thanh had given HAGL a 26th minute lead with a strike from distance before Buhagiar levelled the scores 14 minutes into the second half having just replaced Adam Le Fondre. 
 
The result gives HAGL their first point of the 2022 campaign while Sydney have now drawn both of their games after sharing the points with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in their opening clash on Friday.

Group H: Jeonbuk edge Yokohama for first victory

Wed, 20 Apr, 2022

Group H: Jeonbuk edge Yokohama for first victory

Ho Chi Minh: Stanislav Iljutcenko’s first half penalty sealed a 1-0 win for two-time champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors over Japan’s Yokohama F Marinos in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday to move to the top of Group H of the AFC Champions League™ 2022.

Iljutcenko converted from the spot in the 31st minute to give Kim Sang-sik’s side their first win of this year’s campaign, moving the K-League side onto four points from their first two games after starting the competition with a draw against Sydney FC on Saturday.
 
Jeonbuk, who previously won the title in 2006 and 2016, lead the standings by a point from Yokohama, with Sydney FC in third on two points and Hoang Anh Gia Lai bottom with a solitary point.