AFC Champions League Play Resumes

Group stage play in the AFC Champions League resumed Tuesday:

Group A:

At Qom, Iran:

Al-Ahli (United Arab Emirates) held hosts Saba Battery FC to a 0-0 stalemate.

At Tashkent, Uzbekistan:

Zaynitdin Tadjyev's goal at 57 minutes enabled Pakhtakor Tashkent to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal, whose Mirel Radoi had put them ahead briefly on a successful 55th-minute penalty kick.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Pakhtakor Tashkent (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
2. Al-Hilal (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
3. Saba Battery FC (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. Al-Ahli (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

Group B:

At Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:

Visiting Persepolis FC (Iran) held Al-Shabab to a 0-0 deadlock.

At Sharjah, United Arab Emirates:

Qatar's Al-Gharafa defeated Sharjah FC 2-0 on the road, thanks to tallies from Nasser Kamil (16') and Clemerson de Araujo Soares (53')

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. Persepolis FC (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
Al-Shabab (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
3. Al-Gharafa (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Sharjah FC (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)

Group E:

At Nagoya, Japan:

Beijing Guoan held homestanding Nagoya Grampus to a 0-0 stalemate.

At Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia:

Sasho Petrovski's double (15', 42') provided all the scoring as Newcastle United Jets blanked visiting Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 2-0.

GROUP E STANDINGS:

1. Nagoya Grampus (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. Beijing Gouan (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
3. Newcastle United Jets (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)

Group F:

At Seoul, South Korea:

Leandro Montera da Silva's hat trick (61', 74', 83') enabled visiting Gamba Osaka to double-up FC Seoul 4-2.

At Jinan, China:

Doubles from Li Jinyu (16', 26') and Miljan Mrdakovic (80', 84') enabled Shandong Luneng to beat the snot out of visiting Sriwijaya 5-0.

GROUP F STANDINGS:

1. Gamba Osaka (GP: 2; GD: +5; PTS: 6)
2. Shandong Luneng (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. FC Seoul (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Sriwijaya (GP: 2; GD: -7; PTS: 0)