AFC Champions League: Three-Horse Race In Group G

Action in AFC Champions League group-stage play resumed on Tuesday with eight games.

Group A:

At Al Rayyan, Qatar:

Wagner Renan Ribeiro scored twice (7', 58') as El Jaish defeated visiting Al-Jazira 3-1.

At Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:

Nasser Al-Shamrani scored the only goal of the match in the 30th minute as Al-Shabab defeated visiting Tractor Sazi 1-0.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Al-Shabab (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
2. Tractor Sazi FC (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. El Jaish (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
4. Al-Jazira (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 1)


Group C:

At Dubai, United Arab Emirates:

Nene delivered what proved to be the game-winning goal with his first-half stoppage-time penalty kick (45'+1) as Al-Gharafa doubled up Al-Nasr 4-2 on the road.

At Fuladshahr, Iran:

Victor Simoes scored twice (23', 65') as Al-Ahli doubled up Sepahan 4-2 on the road.

GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. Al-Ahli (GP: 3; GD: +5; PTS: 9)
2. Al-Gharafa (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
3. Sepahan Isfahan FC (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. Al-Nasr (GP: 3; GD: -6; PTS: 0)



Group E:

At Seoul, South Korea:

Kim Jin-Kyu scored what proved to be the winning goal in the 22nd minute as FC Seoul held off visiting Vegalta Sendai 2-1.

At Nanjing, China:

Lu Bofei (42') and Sun Ke (43') each scored a goal a minute apart in the waning moments of the first half as Jiangsu Sainty blanked visiting Buriram United 2-0.

GROUP E STANDINGS:

1. FC Seoul (GP: 3; GD: +5; PTS: 7)
2. Jiangsu Sainty (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 4)
3. Vegalta Sendai (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 2)
4. Buriram United (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 2)



Group G:

At Hiroshima, Japan:

Bae Chun-Suk scored the game's lone goal in the 18th minute as Pohang Steelers defeated Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 on the road.

At Tashkent, Uzbekistan:

Beijing Guoan held hosts FC Bunyodkor to Tuesday's lone draw, a 0-0 stalemate.

GROUP G STANDINGS:

1. FC Bunyodkor (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 5)
2. Pohang Steelers (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
3. Beijing Guoan (GP 3; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
4. Sanfrecce Hiroshima (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 0)