Qualifying for group-stage berths in the AFC Champions League commenced on Saturday with two games.
At Qom, Iran:
Esam Dhahi's equalizer in the 89th minute enabled Al-Shabab Al-Arabi to level their match with hosts Saba Qom at 1-1, then, after 30 scoreless minutes of overtime, the visiting club from the United Arab Emirates won the penalty-kick shootout 5-3 to advance to the group stage, in which they would be placed in Group B alongside Lekhwiya (Qatar), Al-Ettifaq (Saudi Arabia), and Pakhtakor Tashkent (Uzbekistan).
At Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
Leo Lima's game-winning penalty kick in the 89th minute carried Al-Nasr to a 3-2 home victory over Uzbekistan's Lokomotiv Tashkent and a place in Group C alongside Iran Sepahan Isfahan FC, Qatar's Al-Gharafa, and Saudi Arabia's Al-Ahli.
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