AFC Champions League: Al-Jazira and Arema Eliminated

Match Day #4 in AFC Champions League group stage play concluded with eight Wednesday contests.

Group A:

At Doha, Qatar:

Amara Diane scored the only goal of the match at 19 minutes as Al-Gharafa defeated visiting Sepahan 1-0.

At Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:

Yasser Al-Qahtani scored twice (56', 65'), while Mirel Radoi scored the winning goal with his successful penalty kick at 77 minutes as visiting Al-Hilal eliminated Al-Jazira from the tournament with a 3-2 road win.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Sepahan Esfahan FC (GP: 4; GD: +6; PTS: 9)
2. Al-Hilal (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
3. Al-Gharafa (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 4)
4. Al-Jazira# (GP: 4; GD: -7; PTS: 1)

#Eliminated

Group C:

At Tehran, Iran:

Anvar Rajabov (60'), Hayrulla Karimov (PK-71'), and Viktor Karpenko (90'+5) each scored once as FC Bunyodkor defeated Persepolis 3-1 on the road.

At Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:

Al-Wahda held hosts Al-Ittihad to a 0-0 stalemate.

GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. Al-Ittihad* (GP: 4; GD: +6; PTS: 10)
2. FC Bunyodkor (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
3. Al-Wahda FC (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 3)
4. Persepolis FC (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 2)

*Clinched berth in knockout stage

Group E:

At Melbourne, Australia:

Carlos Hernandez (44') and Kevin Muscat (45'+1) provided the scoring shortly before halftime as Melbourne Victory held off visiting Tianjin Teda 2-1.

At Suita, Japan:

Adriano scored twice (26', 48') as Gamba Osaka defeated visiting Jeju United 2-1.

GROUP E STANDINGS:

1. Tianjin Teda FC (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
2. Gamba Osaka (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
3. Jeju United FC (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 6)
4. Melbourne Victory (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 4)

Group G:

At Jinan, China:

Five different goal scorers----Deng Zhouxiang (25'), Obina (44'), Han Peng (71'), Mirakhmadjon Muzaffar (81'), and Wang Yongpo (90'+2)----each scored once as Shandong Luneng eliminated Arema from the tournament by demolishing the visiting Indonesian club 5-0.

At Jeonju, South Korea:

Lee Dong-Gook provided all the scoring (77') as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors blanked visiting Cerezo Osaka 1-0.

GROUP G STANDINGS:

1. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (GP: 4; GD: +5; PTS: 9)
2. Shandong Luneng (GP: 4; GD: +6; PTS: 7)
3. Cerezo Osaka (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 6)
4. Arema FC# (GP: 4; GD: -10; PTS: 1)

#Eliminated