AFC Champions League: Al-Jazira, Al-Arayyan Collect Wins; Gamba Osaka, Pohang Steelers, Nagoya Grampus Too

Eight games were played on Tuesday as group-stage action in the AFC Champions League resumed.

Group A:

At Tehran, Iran:

Juma Abdullah (6') and Jader Volnei Spindler (73') each scored once as Al-Jazira defeated Esteghlal 2-1 on the road.

At Al-Rayyan, Qatar:

Rodrigo Tabata (9'), Daniel Goumou (65'), and Ahmed Alaaeldin (88') each delivered a goal as Al-Rayyan defeated visiting Nasaf Qarshi 3-1.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Al-Jazira (GP: 3; GD: +4; PTS: 9)
2. Esteghlal Tehran FC (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
3. Al-Rayyan (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Nasaf Qarshi (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 1)

Group C:

At Isfahan, Iran:

Burno Correa scored the winning goal in the 88th minute as Sepahan defeated visiting Lekhwiya 2-1.

At Dubai, United Arab Emirates:

Victor Simoes (27') and Taisir Al-Jassim (51') each scored a goal as Al-Ahli held off Al-Nasr 2-1 on the road.

GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. Sepahan Esfahan FC (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
2. Al-Ahli (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
3. Al-Nasr (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. Lekhwiya (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)

Group E:

At Osaka, Japan:

Two successful penalty kicks from Rafinha (58', 82') helped carry Gamba Osaka to a 3-1 home win over FC Bunyodkor.

At Pohang, South Korea:

Kim Dae-Ho scored the only goal of the match in the 68th minute as Pohang Steelers blanked visiting Adelaide United 1-0.

GROUP E STANDINGS:

1. Pohang Steelers (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Adelaide United (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
3. Gamba Osaka (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 3)
4. FC Bunyodkor(GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)

Group G:

At Gosford, New South Wales, Australia:

Everton Santos' equalizer in the 57th minute lifted Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma to a 1-1 road draw with the Central Coast Mariners.  The recently-crown Hyundai A-League regular-season champs got their score in the 50th minute from Adam Kwasnik.

At Tianjin, China:

Jungo Fujimoto (24'), Keiji Tamada (49'), and Kensuke Nagai (73') each tallied once as Nagoya Grampus dominated Tianjin Teda 3-0 on the road.

GROUP G STANDINGS:

1. Nagoya Grampus (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 5)
2. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Central Coast Mariners (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Tianjin Teda FC (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 2)