More Club Action From Asia

Matchday #3 of group stage play in the AFC Champions League commenced Tuesday.

Group A:

At Qom, Iran:

Pakhtakor Tashkent blanked Saba Battery 2-0 on the road, thanks to goals from Zaynitdin Tadjiev (56') and Farhod Tadjiev (64').

At Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:

Al-Hilal, with goals from Yasser Saeed Alqahtani (32') and Mirel Radoi (90'+3), doubled up on visiting Emirates club Al-Ahli 2-1.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Pakhtakor Tashkent (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
2. Al-Hilal (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
3. Saba Battery FC (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: -2)
4. Al-Ahli (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 1)

Group C:

At Doha, Qatar:

Fabio Cesar Montezine scored the game's lone goal (67') as Umm-Salal picked up a 1-0 home win over Esteghlal FC of Iran.

At Dubai, United Arab Emirates:

Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad held hosts Al-Jazira to a 0-0 draw.

GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. Al Ittihad (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
2. Umm-Salal (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
3. Al-Jazira (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 2)
4. Esteghlal FC (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 1)

Group E:

At Nagoya, Japan:

Keiji Tamada's equalizer at 63 minutes enabled Nagoya Grampus to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Newcastle United Jets. Tarek Elrich scored at 7 minutes for the Australian club.

At Ulsan, South Korea:

Oh Jang-Eun scored the only goal of the match (69') as Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i blanked visiting Beijing Guoan 1-0.

GROUP E STANDINGS:

1. Nagoya Grampus (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 5)
2. Beijing Guoan (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Newcastle United Jets (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
4. Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 3)

Group G:

At Singapore:

Goals from Masashi Motoyama (22'), Atsuto Uchida (42'), and Yuya Osako (48') helped paced Kashima Antlers to a 4-1 road beatdown of Singapore Armed Forces FC, placing the Singaporean club on the cusp of elimination.

At Shanghai, China:

Yanko Valkanov (18') and Vyacheslav Hleb (75') provided the scoring as Shanghai Shenhua defeated visiting Suwon Bluewings 2-1.

GROUP G STANDINGS:

1. Suwon Bluewings (GP: 3; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
2. Kashima Antlers (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
3. Shanghai Shenhua (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
4. Singapore Armed Forces (GP: 3; GD: -8; PTS: 0)