22-05-2012
AL JAZIRA (UAE) v AL AHLI (KSA)
- Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
22-05-2012
FOOLAD SEPAHAN (IRN) v ESTEGHLAL (IRN)
- Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan City
23-05-2012
AL ITTIHAD (KSA) v PERSEPOLIS FC (PIROOZI ATHLETIC) (IRN)
- Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
23-05-2012
AL HILAL (KSA)v BANIYAS (UAE)
- Stadium: Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
29-05-2012 00:00
ADELAIDE UNITED (AUS)v NAGOYA GRAMPUS (JPN)
- Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Match Day 5 of the 2012 ACL delivers some surprising results. With one round to go we are nearing the knockout stage.
Match Day 4 of the 2012 ACL secures passage to the knockout stage for several group leaders.
22-05-2012
AL JAZIRA (UAE) v AL AHLI (KSA)
- Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
22-05-2012
FOOLAD SEPAHAN (IRN) v ESTEGHLAL (IRN)
- Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan City
23-05-2012
AL ITTIHAD (KSA) v PERSEPOLIS FC (PIROOZI ATHLETIC) (IRN)
- Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
23-05-2012
AL HILAL (KSA)v BANIYAS (UAE)
- Stadium: Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
29-05-2012 00:00
ADELAIDE UNITED (AUS)v NAGOYA GRAMPUS (JPN)
- Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Al Rayyan 3-4 Al Jazira
Brazilian forward Ricardo Oliveira scored all four of Al Jazira’s goals as the United Arab Emirates Pro League side claimed their fifth victory in six Group A matches with a lively 4-3 win over Al Rayyan of Qatar on Wednesday.
Oliveira entered the match at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium as the leading scorer in the AFC Champions League with six goals after he had bagged a hat-trick in Al Jazira’s 4-1 thrashing of Nasaf two weeks ago. And the Brazilian raised his tally in the competition …
Baniyas 2-0 Pakhtakor
AFC Champions League debutants Baniyas secured a spot in the Round of 16 after downing tournament ever-presents Pakhtakor 2-0 on Wednesday to take second spot in Group B. Senegalese forward Andre Senghor fired Baniyas ahead after 13 minutes and substitute Amer Abdulrahman added a second against the Uzbek club after the interval to help the UAE Pro League side to join group winners Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia in the knockout rounds.
Baniyas went into the match with a one-point edge over the visiting side following their 4-0 drubbing …
Gamba Osaka 0-2 Adelaide United
Sergio van Dijk came off the bench to score his first goal of the campaign as Australia’s Adelaide United beat Gamba Osaka 2-0 on Wednesday to win Group E and set-up a meeting with Nagoya Grampus in the last 16 of the AFC Champions League.
Van Dijk, making his fourth substitute appearance of the campaign, broke the deadlock at Expo ’70 Stadium five minutes after the hour mark before an own-goal from Gamba substitute Akihiro Sato with two minutes remaining ensured Adelaide completed the double over the …
Brisbane Roar 1-1 Beijing Guoan
A-League champions Brisbane Roar have bowed out of the 2012 AFC Champions League tournament with a fripustrating 1-1 draw with Beijing Guoan.
Brisbane took a deserved lead with just 15 minutes on the clock when Berisha finished off a fine move that saw Mitch Nichols feed the impressive Kofi Danning and the Albanian striker was left to slide the ball home.
Danning was causing the Beijing defence numerous problems throughout the first 25 minutes and it was through the Ghana-born winger that Brisbane’s greatest threat existed.
Danning and Berisha …
Al Hilal 2-1 Al Gharafa
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal secured top spot in Group D and their fifth consecutive appearance in the knockout rounds of the AFC Champions League after a 2-1 victory over Qatari side Al Gharafa on Tuesday.
Ahmed Al Fraidi scored early in the second half and Nawaf Al Abid extended the Saudi club’s lead in the 65th minute before Al Hilal defender Osama Hawsawi ensured a nervous finish for the hosts when he put the ball into his own net with nine minutes left.
With their victory, Al …
Lekhwiya 1-2 Al Nasr
Al Nasr of the United Arab Emirates scored twice in three minutes early in the second half as they came from behind to beat Qatar Stars League champions Lekhwiya 2-1 on Wednesday in the final AFC Champions League match for both teams this year.
Lassina Diaby gave the home side the lead at the Al Sadd Stadium with a cool finish just before half-time.
But the visitors struck back shortly after the break as Amara Diane and Humaid Abbas both beat goalkeeper Amine Lecomte from distance to give Al …
FT – TIANJIN TEDA (CHN) v SEONGNAM ILHWA CHUNMA (KOR) (0 – 3)
FT – BURIRAM UNITED (THA) v GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE (CHN) (1 – 2)
FT – NAGOYA GRAMPUS (JPN) v CENTRAL COAST (AUS) (3 – 0)
FT – JEONBUK MOTORS (KOR) v KASHIWA REYSOL (JPN) (0 – 2)
FT – LEKHWIYA (QAT) v AL NASR (UAE) (1 – 2)
FT – SEPAHAN (IRN) v AL AHLI (KSA) (2 – 1)
FT – AL HILAL (KSA) v AL GHARAFA (QAT) (2 – 1)
FT – AL SHABAB AL ARABI (UAE) v PIROOZI ATHLETIC (IRN) (1 – 3)
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