AFC Champions League; Lekhwiya Lock Up Berth In Knockout Stage; Buriram United Eliminated

The second half of AFC Champions League group-stage play commenced on Tuesday with eight games.

GROUP B:

At Isfahan, Iran:

Mehdi Rajabzadeh scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 50th minute as Zob Ahan raced out to a 5-0 lead before coasting to a 5-2 victory over visiting FC Bunyodkor.

At Doha, Qatar:

Tae-Hee Nam opened the scoring in the 49th minute as Lekhwiya busted open what was at halftime a scoreless stalemate and turned it into a 4-0 home demolition of Al-Nassr from Saudi Arabia.

Group B Standings:

1. Zob Ahan (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 8)
2. Lekhwiya (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 5)
3. Al-Nassr (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 5)
4. FC Bunyodkor (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 2)



GROUP D:

At Qarshi, Uzbekistan:

The match between Nasaf Qarshi and visiting El Jaish ended in a 0-0 stalemate, good enough for the club from Qatar to lock up a berth in the knockout stage.

At Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:

Douglas scored twice (25', 77') as Al-Ain knocked off Al-Ahli 2-1 on the road.

Group D Standings:

1. x-El Jaish (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 10)
2.    Al-Ain (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
3.    Nasaf Qarshi (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4.    Al-Ahli Saudi FC (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 3)

x-Clinched berth in the knockout stage



GROUP F:

At Seoul, South Korea:

Shandong Luneng held hosts FC Seoul to a 0-0 deadlock.

At Buriram, Thailand:

Takumi Miyayoshi (45') and Kosei Shibasaki (87') delivered the goals as Sanfrecce Hiroshima blanked Buriram United 2-0 and eliminated the Thai club from the tournament.

Group F Standings:

1.    FC Seoul (GP: 4; GD: +12; PTS: 10)
2.    Shandong Luneng (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
3.    Sanfrecce Hiroshima (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
4. z-Buriram United (GP: 4; GD: -14; PTS: 0)

z-Eliminated from tournament



GROUP H:

At Sydney, Australia:

Milos Ninkovic scored the only goal of the match in the 51st minute as FC Sydney defeated visiting Pohang Steelers 1-0.

At Saitama, Japan:

Yuki Muto scored the lone goal of the match in the 52nd minute as Uruwa Red Diamonds defeated visiting Guangzhou Evergrande 1-0.

Group H Standings:

1. Sydney FC (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 9)
2. Urawa Red Diamonds (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
3. Pohang Steelers (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 2)