Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Bunyodkor Back In Quarters

The West Asian portion of the round of 16 in the AFC Champions League concluded Wednesday.

At Tehran, Iran:

Rivaldo's successful penalty kick at 41 minutes provided all the scoring as FC Bunyodkor defeated Persepolis FC 1-0 on the road.

At Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:

In a battle of Saudi Arabian clubs, Al-Ittihad, with goals from Osama Al-Harbi (46') and Hicham Aboucherouane (90'), defeated visiting Al-Shabab 2-1 to reach the quarterfinal round.

At Damman, Saudi Arabia:

Zaynitdin Tadjyev (79') and Alexander Geynrikh (90'+1) provided the goalpower as Pakhtakor Tashkent came from behind to defeat Al-Ettifaq 2-1 on the road.

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