Europe Wrap: Hwang sinks City; Kubo scores in derby

Tue, 03 Oct, 2023

Europe Wrap: Hwang sinks City; Kubo scores in derby

Kuala Lumpur: Hwang Hee-chan stole the headlines as his goal helped Wolves beat Manchester City 2-1 on Saturday while his Korean compatriot Son Heung-min was also on the scoresheet for Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur in their 2-1 win against Liverpool. 

Takefusa Kubo scored in Real Sociedad’s 3-0 derby victory against Athletic Club in Spain and Taichi Fukui became the second Japanese man to represent Bayern Munich as he made his debut for the Bavarians in a cup win against Prussia Munster during the midweek. 
 
Jordan’s Musa Al Taamari bagged an assist and earned a penalty for Montpellier in France, Japanese striker Yuito Suzuki scored in back-to-back games in Denmark and Australia's Martin Boyle was on target twice in Scotland, so join the-AFC.com as we find out how the Asian stars performed in Europe over the past week. 

Group B: Sharjah FC (UAE) 1-0 Al Faisaly (JOR)

Tue, 03 Oct, 2023

Group B: Sharjah FC (UAE) 1-0 Al Faisaly (JOR)

Sharjah: Moussa Marega’s first-half goal earned Sharjah FC a 1-0 win over Jordan’s Al Faisaly at Sharjah Stadium in Group B of the AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 on Monday.

Both teams went into the game chasing their first win and goal in the competition, with Sharjah having held Al Sadd to a goalless draw in Doha in their first match and Al Faisaly having lost their debut in the competition 1-0 to FC Nasaf.

Group B: FC Nasaf (UZB) 3-1 Al Sadd SC (QAT)

Tue, 03 Oct, 2023

Group B: FC Nasaf (UZB) 3-1 Al Sadd SC (QAT)

Namangan: Uzbekistan’s FC Nasaf strolled to a 3-1 win against Al Sadd SC of Qatar in Group B of the AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 on Monday.

Sukhrob Nurulloyev gave Nasaf a first half lead before Azizbek Amonov struck twice in the second half to seal the three points at the Markaziy Stadium as the Uzbekistan side made it two wins out of two while Qatar’s Al Sadd only have a point to their name. 

Group C: AGMK FC (UZB) 1-2 Air Force Club (IRQ)

Tue, 03 Oct, 2023

Group C: AGMK FC (UZB) 1-2 Air Force Club (IRQ)

Olmaliq: Ali Jasim’s early strike helped Air Force Club secure a 2-1 win over hosts AGMK of Uzbekistan in Group C of the  AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 on Monday as the Iraqi outfit moved onto four points from their first two games in this year’s continental competition.

Jasim thumped home his side’s opener in the second minute and an own goal by Sanzhar Tursunov three minutes into the second half doubled the visitors lead before Siavash Haghnazari gave Mirdjalal Kasimov’s team hope with an 81st minute strike from close range.
 
The win is Air Force Club’s first of the campaign while AGMK have yet to pick up a point from their opening two games in Group C.

Group E: Al Duhail SC (QAT) 0-1 Persepolis FC (IRN)

Tue, 03 Oct, 2023

Group E: Al Duhail SC (QAT) 0-1 Persepolis FC (IRN)

Doha: Islamic Republic of Iran's Persepolis FC came away from Qatar with a valuable 1-0 win over Al Duhail in Group E of the AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium on Monday.

A second half goal from Omid Alishah proved to be the difference as Persepolis picked up their first three points in the group.

Group E: Al Nassr (KSA) 3-1 FC Istiklol (TJK)

Tue, 03 Oct, 2023

Group E: Al Nassr (KSA) 3-1 FC Istiklol (TJK)

Riyadh: Cristiano Ronaldo and Anderson Talisca struck in the second half as Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr came from behind to salvage a 3-1 win against Tajikistan’s Istiklol in Group E of the AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 in Riyadh on Monday.

Senin Sebai’s 44th minute opener had given the club from Dushanbe hope of a shock victory but Al Nassr’s foreign imports eventually ground down the Central Asian side’s resistance to take all three points.
 
Ronaldo levelled with a clever clipped finish in the 66th minute before former Guangzhou Evergrande striker Talisca scored twice to finally seal the win for the Luis Castro-coached outfit.