Tuesday, March 06, 2018

AFC Champions League

AFC Champions League group-stage play continued on Tuesday with eight games.

GROUP B:

At Isfahan, Iran:

Morteza Tabrizi scored twice (34', 73') as Zob Ahan blanked visiting Al-Wahda 2-0.

At Doha, Qatar:

Youssef Al-Arabi scored twice (9', 19') while Youssef Msakni produced the game winner at 25 minutes as Al-Duhail held off visiting Lokomotiv Tashkent 3-2.

Group B Standings:

1. Al-Duhail (GP: 3; GD: +4; PTS: 9)
2. Zob Ahan (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
3. Lokomotiv Tashkent (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
4. Al-Wahda (GP: 3; GD: -8; PTS: 0)



GROUP D:

At Al Ain, United Arab Emirates:

Marcus Berg (63') and Ahmad Khalil (PK-89') each scored once to lift Al-Ain to a 2-2 home draw with Esteghlal.

Mame Thiam scored both goals (52', 77') for the Iranian club.

At Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:

Abdullah Al-Zori's equalizer in the 58th minute lifted Al-Hilal to a 1-1 home draw with Al-Rayyan.

Mouhcine Moutouali scored for the Qatari club in the third minute.

Group D Standings:

1. Esteghlal (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
2. Al-Rayyan (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Al-Ain (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Al-Hilal (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 2)

NOTE:  Al-Rayyan gained a 1-1 road draw with Al-Ain on February 20.



GROUP E:

At Jeonju, South Korea:

Kim Shin-wook produced a hat trick (24', 60', 64') as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors dominated visiting Tianjin Quanjian 6-3.

At Kashiwa, Japan:

Junya Ito scored the only goal of Kashiwa Reysol's 1-0 victory over visiting Kitchee in the 66th minute.

Group E Standings:

1. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (GP: 3; GD: +10; PTS: 9)
2. Tianjin Quanjian (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
3. Kashiwa Reysol (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
4. Kitchee SC (GP: 3; GD: -10; PTS: 0)

NOTE:  Tianjin Quanjian gained a 1-1 road draw with Kashiwa Reysol on February 20.



GROUP G:

At Buriram, Thailand:

Andres Tunez (2') and Edgar Bruno da Silva (54') each scored once as Buriram United blanked visiting Cerezo Osaka 2-0.

At Guangzhou, China:

Ricardo Goulart delivered a second-half quadruple (52', PK-57', 86', 90'+2) as Guangzhou Evergrande defeated visiting Jeju United 5-3.

Group G Standings:

1. Guangzhou Evergrande (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 5)
2. Buriram United (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
3. Cerezo Osaka (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4. Jeju United (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)

NOTE:  Buriram United defeated visiting Cerezo Osaka 2-0 on Tuesday.

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