AFC Champions League

Eight games were played in the AFC Champions League's group stage on Wednesday.

Group A:

At Al Rayyan, Qatar:

With Wagner Ribeiro providing all the scoring (3', 82', 90'+3), El Jaish clinched a berth in the knockout stage with a 3-0 home domination of Al-Shabab.

At Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:

Al-Jazira blanked visiting Tractor Sazi 2-0, but were still eliminated from the tournament due to El Jarish's home win over Al-Shabab.  Ricardo Oliveira (7') and Subait Khater (90'+2) each tallied once for the hosts.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. x-Al-Shabab (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 10)
2. x-El Jaish (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 8)
3. z-Al-Jazira (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 5)
4. z-Tractor Sazi (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 4)



Group B:

At Dubai, United Arab Emirates:

Essa Obaid (46'), Jociel Ferreira da Silva (a.k.a. Ciel; 76'), and Edgar Silva (90'+3) each provided a goal as Al-Shabab Al-Arabi downed visiting Lekhwiya 3-1.

At Dammam, Saudi Arabia:

Yahya Al Shehri (24') and Jamaan Al Jamaan (41') each scored once as Al-Ettifaq blanked visiting Pakhtakor Tashkent 2-0.

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. Lekhwiya (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 8)
2. Al-Ettifaq (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
3. Pakhtakor Tashkent (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 7)
4. Al-Shabab Al-Arabi (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 6)



Group E:

Buriram, Thailand:

Takayuki Nakahara's stoppage-time equalizer (90'+2) enabled Vegalta Sendai to gain a 1-1 road draw with Buriram United.  Osmar Ibanez scored for the hosts in the 52nd minute.

At Nanjing, China:

Koh Myong-Jin (32') and Yun Il-Lok (72') provided the scoring as FC Seoul clinched the Group E title with a 2-0 road win over Jiangsu Sainty.

GROUP E STANDINGS:

1. y-FC Seoul (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 10)
2.    Vegalta Sendai (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
3.    Buriram United (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
4.    Jiangsu Sainty (GP: 5; GD: -6; PTS: 4)



Group F:

At Jeonju, South Korea:

Lee Dong-Gook (PK-57') and Park Hee-Do (58') each scored a second-half goal a minute apart as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors remained in second place in Group F with a 2-0 home win over Muangthong United.

At Saitama, Japan:

Shinzo Koroki (51'), Yuki Abe (63'), and Marcio Richardes (64') each delivered a second-half goal as Urawa Red Diamonds kept their knockout-stage hopes alive with a 3-2 home win over Round-of-16-bound Guangzhou Evergrande.

GROUP F STANDINGS:

1. x-Guangzhou Evergrande (GP: 5; GD: +9; PTS: 10)
2.    Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 9)
3.    Urawa Red Diamonds (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
4. z-Muangthong United (GP: 5; GD: -12; PTS: 1)

x-Advanced to the knockout stage

z-Eliminated from tournament