Igor Castro scored the first and only game in the match to see Zob Ahan beat Al Hilal for the second time in a month and reach the final of the AFC Champions League.
The only goal of the match came from an  Osama Hawsawi’s defensive error  and occurred in 54th minute. The goal and the win sets up a clash against Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in Tokyo on November 13.
The loss is Al Hilal first for this season’s AFC Champions League.
Al Hilal threatened first but Thiago Neves’ low shot from 25 …

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma booked their place in the final of the AFC Champions League on away goals as Cho Dong-keon’s first-half goal saw the Koreans defeat Al Shabab 1-0 at Tancheon Sports Complex.

20/10/10 – Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (KOR) vs Al Shabab (KSA) (1 – 0) (FT’) (Agg 4 – 4)

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (KOR) advance on goal difference

21/10/10 – Al Hilal (KSA) vs Zob Ahan (IRN) ( 0 – 1) (FT) (Agg 2 – 0)

Zob Ahan (IRN) advance 2 – 0

Zob Ahan will take a narrow lead into the return leg of their AFC Champions League semi-final with Al Hilal after Ghasem Hadadifar’s second-half goal secured a 1-0 win at the Foolad Shahr Stadium.

Hadadifar’s free-kick 57 minutes into the first-leg encounter settled the contest in the Iranians’ favour and extend Al Hilal’s away-day misery in this season’s competition.

Al Shabab came from behind on three occasions to beat Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 4-3 in a thrilling first-leg match of the AFC Champions League semi finals at King Fahd International stadium on Tuesday. Watch Video Highlights

Asian Champions League semi final Live Scores:
5 Oct 2010 – AL SHABAB (KSA) vs SEONGNAM ILHWA FC (KOR) (FT) (4 – 3)
6 Oct 2010 – ZOBAHAN (IRN) vs AL HILAL (KSA) (Foolad Shar Stadium) (1 – 0)

Al Ittihad breezed into the final of the AFC Champions League as a 2-1 win over Nagoya Grampus in their semi-final second-leg encounter at Mizuho Athletic Stadium on Wednesday secured an 8-3 aggregate victory.

The Saudi side had won the first-leg in Jeddah 6-2, meaning Nagoya would need to score at least four goals to have any hope of progressing and though they made a bright start, Al Ittihad in the end proved too strong as they put the tie beyond a doubt with goals in each half from Saleh Al Saqri (pictured shielding the ball from Maya Yoshida) and Amine Chermiti.

Goals from Stevica Ristic and No Byung-jun ensured Pohang Steelers will meet Al Ittihad in the final of the AFC Champions League after the Koreans downed Umm Salal 2-1 at Qatar Sports Club.

Leading 2-0 from the first-leg, Sergio Farias’ men ensured there would be no semi-final comeback from the plucky hosts as they held firm over the opening 45 minutes before putting the result beyond doubt after the break.

Pohang Steelers are putting their Asian Champions league semi-final first leg advantage out of their minds on Wednesday as they face Umm Salal in Qatar.

The South Koreans won 2-0 a week ago to move within 90 minutes of a place in the final.

Nagoya Grampus know what they have to do in the second leg of their Asian Champions League semi-final against Al Ittihad – attack.

The Japanese club are 6-2 down after a disastrous last quarter in the first leg in Jeddah when they conceded four late goals.

29 October 2009 -  UMM-SALAL (QAT) 1 – 2 POHANG STEELERS (KOR) – (FT) (Aggregate 1 – 4 )
28 October 2009  – NAGOYA GRAMPUS (JPN) 1 – 2 AL ITTIHAD (KSA) – (FT) (Aggregate 3 – 8 )
Game over for Nagoya and Umm Salal.
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Nagoya Grampus will be without the services of Takeuchi Akira in the 2nd leg of the AFC Champions League semi-finals against Al Ittihad on October 28.
Akira was red carded in the sixth minute of their first leg match, forcing Nagoya to manage with 10 players then on.
The Japanese side lost 6-2 despite leading with goal from Kennedy and Nakamura either side of Ahmed Hadid’s goal for Ittihad.
But the hosts burst to life in the second half, inspired by Noor who scored a superb hat-trick while further strikes from Luciano Leguizamon …

Headers in both halfs by captain Hwang Jae-won and Kim Jae-sung gave Pohang Steelers a deserved 2-0 win in the first leg of the AFC Champions League semi-final first leg against Qatar’s Umm Salal.
Pohang dominated the opening 45 minutes as a frustrated Umm Salal were restricted to a few moves forward.
And with Umm Salal looking to have escaped with just a one goal deficit ahead of next week’s second-leg, Kim Jae-sung nodded in a second with 11 minutes remaining.
After kick-off No Byung-jun almost handed the home side an ideal start …

Al Ittihad’s Mohammed Noor scored a hat-trick tp inspire a 6-2 victory over 10-man Nagoya Grampus on Wednesday to put one foot in the AFC Champions League final.

Nagoya were disadvantaged following the dismissal of defender Akira Takeuchi. They did however twice take the lead through goals by Josh Kennedy and Naoshi Nakamura.

21 October 2009 -  POHANG STEELERS (KOR) – UMM-SALAL (QAT) – 2 : 0 ( Final score)
22 October 2009 3.50am (AEST) AL ITTIHAD (KSA) – NAGOYA GRAMPUS (JPN) – 6 : 2 (Final score)

Pohang Steelers will aim to make the most of home advantage as the K-League giants host Qatari first-timers Umm Salal in Wednesday’s Asian Champions League semi-final first leg.

Pohang have an impressive record at the Steelyard Stadium, where they crushed former A-League winners Newcastle Jets 6-0 in the round of 16 and beat Uzbek champions Bunyodkor 4-1 in the quarter-final second leg to overturn a 3-1 loss in Tashkent.

Ittihad have won their first four matches in the 2009-10 Saudi Pro League as they target their third AFC Champions League title in six seasons after securing back-to-back wins in 2004 and 2005.

The Jeddah giants signed Tunisia striker Amine Chermiti and Argentine forward Luciano Leguizamon on loan in August and their arrival has proved crucial following a long-term injury to Saudi Arabia striker Naif Hazazi.