Ha Tae-gyun’s scored a hat-trick for Suwon Samsung Bluewings as they thumped Shanghai Shenhua 4 -0 in their Group H game of the 2011 AFC Champions League.

Al Ittihad won a hard fought victory to beat Bunyodkor 1 – 0 in their Group C clash of the AFC Champions League.

Emirates claimed their first victory for the AFC Champions League pushing them into 2nd position in Group D. The final result was Emirates 2-0 Al Rayyan.

Shandong Luneng pick up their first win in the 2011 AFC Champions League with a convincing 2-0 defeat of Cerezo Osaka.

Al Nassr scored two goals in the 2nd half to claim victory against Esteghlal 2-1.

Baptism of fire for Al Gharafa’s new coach Metsu as Al Hilal won away 1 – 0 to take all three points in the Group A clash.

Tianjin Teda now leading Group E with a narrow 2 – 1 victory over Gamba Osaka.

FC Seoul took control of Group F of the 2011 AFC Champions League with a 3-0 win over Hangzhou Greentown.

Melbourne Victory has lost its second ACL clash in a row and now faces a very difficult task to progress into the knockout rounds of the tournament. Korea’s Jeju United where by far the better team on the night winning 2-1.

I have never been good a tipping football games, but I thought I would give it a go for this week’s Asian Champions League games and if I get more than 30% correct I will keep going. I have highlighted the team that I pick will win the ACL matchday 2 game. Games that will end in a draw are marked accordingly.

FT – BUNYODKOR (UZB) v AL ITTIHAD (KSA) (0 – 1)
FT – SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS (KOR) v SHANGHAI SHENHUA (CHN) (4 – 0)

FT – SHANDONG LUNENG FC (CHN) v CEREZO OSAKA (JPN) (2 – 0)
FT – AREMA MALANG (IDN) v JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS (KOR) (0 – 4)
FT – FC SEOUL (KOR) v HANGZHOU GREENTOWN (CHN) (3 -0)
FT – TIANJIN TEDA (CHN) v GAMBA OSAKA (JPN) (2 – 1)
FT – MELBOURNE VICTORY (AUS) v JEJU UNITED (KOR) (1 – 2)
FT – AL GHARAFA (QAT) v AL HILAL (KSA) (0 – 1)
FT – SEPAHAN (IRN) v AL JAZIRA (UAE) (5 – 1)
FT – AL NASSR (KSA) v ESTEGHLAL (IRN) (2 – 1)

FT – AL SADD (QAT) v PAKHTAKOR (UZB) (2 – 1)

FT – PIROOZI ATHLETIC (IRN) v AL WAHDA (UAE) (1 – 1)
FT – EMIRATES (UAE) v AL RAYYAN (QAT) (2 – 0 )
FT – AL SHABAB (KSA) v ZOBAHAN (IRN) (0 – 0)
KASHIMA ANTLERS (JPN) v SYDNEY FC (AUS) (Postponed)
NAGOYA GRAMPUS (JPN) v AL AIN (UAE) (Postponed)

Sydney FC has been notified by the Asian Football Confederation that next week’s Asian Champions League matchday 2 clash with Kashima Antlers of Japan has been postponed.
Kashim is two hours north of Tokyo and has been affected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami that has devastated Japan on Friday.
Representatives from Sydney FC, Kashima, AFC and FFA will meet next week to determine a new date for the game.
Sydney’s next match in the ACL is against Shanghai Shenhua at Sydney Football Stadium on April 6.

Chinese side Changchun Yatai were the star performers on day 1 of Match Day 2 of the AFC Champions League 2010 after their 9-0 victory over Indonesia’s Persipura in Group F. Beijing made it a great day for Chinese clubs as they won over Kawasaki Frontale 3-1 victory for their second win in Group E.

Almir scored two minutes into injury time as defending champions Pohang Steelers, returned to winning ways on the second night of Match Day 2 of the AFC Champions League 2010 on Wednesday. The Steelers scored a 2-1 victory over Japan’s Sanfrecce Hiroshima for their first win in Group H.

Adelaide United made it two from two in Group H after a 2-0 victory away to China’s Shandong Luneng. Goals scored by Sergio van Dijk and Matthew Leckie.

Jinan: Goals in each half from Sergio van Dijk and Matthew Leckie helped Adelaide United to an impressive 2-0 victory over Shandong Luneng at Shandong Sports Centre.
Van Dijk opened the scoring midway through the opening period of the AFC Champions League Group H encounter when the Dutchman got on the end of Lucas Pantelis’ teasing cross at the back post to head the Reds into the lead.
Leckie doubled Adelaide’s lead 20 minutes from the end when the Shandong defence switched off and allowed the youngster to meet Scott Jamieson’s corner …

Sadd Al Shammari and Brazilian striker Araújo scored inside the final 10 minutes as Qatar’s Al Gharafa rallied to beat Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia 3-2 in the AFC Champions League on Tuesday.

Brazilian striker Denilson scored twice as Bunyodkor recorded a 2-1 win over Al Wahda of the UAE in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday as Luis Felipe Scolari’s Uzbekistan champions maintained their 100% record in Group B.

Esteghlal and Al Jazira shared a point apiece as both sides hit the woodwork in a goalless draw at Azadi Stadium in Wednesday’s AFC Champions League Group A clash.

A dramatic last-minute strike from substitute Yasushi Endoh saw Kashima Antlers fight back from a goal down to beat Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-1 at Jeonju World Cup Stadium.

A beautifully crafted goal just before the break from Brazilian star Eninho gave Jeonbuk a first-half lead but Koji Nakata equalised midway through the second period before Endoh snatched the win with just seconds remaining.

Sasa Ognenovski made a triumphant return home as the defender opened the scoring and Korean outfit Seongnam Ilhwa recorded a crucial 2-0 win over Melbourne Victory in AFC Champions League Group E.

Ognenovski slid home the opening goal of a scrappy match in the 40th minute before Yun Young-sun then made sure of the result with the second five minutes from full-time.