AFC Champions League: Group G Up For Grabs

Eight games were played in the group stage of the AFC Champions League on Tuesday.

Group C:

At Doha, Qatar:

Asamoah Gyan scored twice (70', 90'+2) as Al-Ain demolished Lekhwiya 5-0 on the road.

At Mecca, Saudi Arabia:

Abdulfattah Asiri (18') and Mukhtar Fallatah (60') delivered the scoring as  Al-Ittihad defeated visiting Tractor Sazi 2-0.

GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. x-Al-Ain (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 10)
2. x-Al-Ittihad (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 9)
3. z-Tractor Sazi (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 5)
4. z-Lekhwiya (GP: 5; GD: -6; PTS: 4)

x-Clinched berth in knockout stage

z-Eliminated from tournament



Group D:

At Fuladshahr, Iran:

Mehdi Sharifi scored twice (48', 56') as Sepahan smashed open what had been a scoreless stalemate at halftime with four second-half goals en route to a 4-0 home demolition of Al-Sadd.

At Dubai, United Arab Emirates:

Al-Ahli settled for a 0-0 home stalemate with Al-Hilal.

GROUP D STANDINGS:

1. Sepahan Isfahan FC (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
2. Al-Ahli (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
3. Al-Hilal (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
4. Al-Sadd (GP: 5; GD: -7; PTS: 5)



Group G:

At Melbourne, Australia:

Mark Milligan (2') and James Troisi (90'+1) provided the scoring as the Melbourne Victory helped gum things up in Group G following their 2-0 home blanking of defending champs Guangzhou Evergrande.

At Yokohama, Japan:

Manabu Saito scored two second-half goals a minute apart (61', 62') as Yokohama F. Marinos helped make it a four-team race in Group G with their 2-1 home win over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

GROUP G STANDINGS:

1. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
2. Guangzhou Evergrande FC (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
3. Melbourne Victory (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
4. Yokohama F. Marinos (GP: 5; GD: -2; PTS: 7)



Group H:

At Ulsan, South Korea:

Mark Bridge (60') and Brendon Sentalab (80') delivered the goals as the Western Sydney Wanderers blanked Ulsan Hyundai 2-0 on the road.

At Guiyang, China:

Kengo Nakamura scored the only goal of the match in the 38th minute as Kawasaki Frontale stayed level on points with Western Sydney atop the Group H standings with their 1-0 road win over already-eliminated Guizhou Renhe.

GROUP H STANDINGS:

1.    Western Sydney Wanderers (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 9)
2.    Kawasaki Frontale (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 9)
3.    Ulsan Hyundai FC (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
4. z-Guizhou Renhe (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 4)

z-Eliminated from tournament