Sydney FC v Kashima Antlers – Live Score (0 – 3)(FT)
Sydney FC’s prospects of making the AFC Asian Champions League knockout phase have nosedived after crashing to a 3-0 loss to Japanese side Kashima Antlers at the Sydney Football Stadium on Wednesday night.
It was Sydney’s first home loss in an ACL game and left it in a parlous position with all three of its remaining games offshore.
Kashima joined Korean side Suwon on five points in the four-team group, with Sydney and China’s Shanghai Shenhua both three points further back at …

Al Shabab 4-1 Emirates
Alhassane Keita scored two goals to help Al Shabab overrun Emirates 4-1 in Group D clash of the 2011 AFC Champions League.
The home side were stunned after just five minutes when Emirates took the lead. The UAE outfit won possession on the right and Hadj Bougueche crossed towards Daoudi. The Moroccan striker showed good strength to hold off Walid Abdrabh before turning and firing past keeper Waleed Abdulla.
Al Shabab came desperately close to an equaliser just after the half-hour mark when Hassan Muath got inside the Emirates …

J. League champions Nagoya Grampus let slip a first-half lead as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Korean counterparts FC Seoul in their Group F 2011 AFC Champions League clash.

FC Seoul were the most aggressive from the beginning with Mauricio Molina’s movement up front causing problems and the Columbian international went close with a couple of good attempts in the early exchanges.

Sydney FC 1-1 Shanghai Shenhua
Sydney FC had a golden opportunity to take a commanding position in the Group H game but could only manage a 1-1 draw with Shanghai Shenhua.
Sydney dominated the game for very long periods but couldn’t convert enough chances to win the game. Surprisingly however it Shanghai who made the more aggressive start and took the lead after just six minutes through striker Duvier Riascos.
The burly striker was first to react to Luis Salmeron’s flick on, turning inside Stephan Keller and unleashing a left foot shot that …

Cerezo Osaka 1-0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Takashi Inui’s second-half goal saw Cerezo Osaka beat Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-0 in their 2011 AFC Champions League Group G game.
Cerezo, playing their first official game since March 16, struggled to find their rhythm. It was however Inui who came close from outside the box in the 31st minute and Shu Kurata, playing well in the middle of the park, struck from the edge of the box only to be denied by Kim Min-sik.
The hosts delivered some dangerous crosses from the left but Jeonbuk centre-backs …

Tianjin Teda 1-1 Melbourne Victory
Tianjin Teda earned a 1 – 1 draw with Melbourne Victory to maintain top spot in Group E of the 2011 AFC Champions League.
Victory came close to a first goal just two minutes in when Adrian Leijer was just inches away from tapping home. Yu Dabao looked to reply three minutes later, only to see his fierce 30-yard shot fly over the crossbar.
In the 11th minute, Chen back-heeled to Wu Weian down the left and the latter clipped an inviting centre across the face of the …

Bunyodkor 0-0 Piroozi
Bunyodkor and Piroozi did nothing to help their 2011 AFC Champions League cause after the two teams played out a tepid goalless draw at JAR Stadium.
In a game devoid of any clear cut chances, the best fell to Kamoliddin Murzoev after just seven minutes but the forward was unable to capitalise.
Bunyodkor will in all likelihood feel the more aggrieved of the two sides having also had a goal disallowed in the second-half, while Piroozi will be relatively satisfied with a point although they will need to win the …

Al Sadd 1-0 Al Nassr
Lee Jung-soo’s second-half header sent Al Sadd to the top of Group B in the 2011 AFC Champions League after they edged out Al Nassr 1-0 at Al Sadd Stadium.
Lee deftly headed Nadir Belhadj’s corner into the back of the net after 60 minutes for his second goal of the tournament as the Qataris moved on to seven points with the victory, three ahead of their Saudi opponents.
Al Nassr threatened first and in the fourth minute, striker Mohammed Al Sahlwai slipped in a pass to team-mate …

Sepahan 2-0 Al Gharafa
Sepahan made it three wins out of three as goals from Hadi Aghily and Ahmad Jamshidian sealed a 2-0 win over Al Gharafa at the Foolad Shahr.
Following a goalless first-half, the hosts went in front in the 54th minute when Aghily converted from the spot after Ibrahima Toure had been brought down in the box.
Jamshidian then wrapped up the points 11 minutes later when he beat Al Gharafa keeper Qasem Burhan from long range with a swerving strike to leave the Iranians on the verge of a …

05 Apr 2011 20:00 SEPAHAN (IRN) v AL GHARAFA (QAT)
05 Apr 2011 20:05 AL HILAL (KSA) v AL JAZIRA (UAE)
06 Apr 2011 AL SADD (QAT) v AL NASSR (KSA) (Draw)
06 Apr 2011 17:30 ESTEGHLAL (IRN) v PAKHTAKOR (UZB)
05 Apr 2011 18:00 BUNYODKOR (UZB) v PIROOZI ATHLETIC (IRN)
05 Apr 2011 20:20 AL WAHDA (UAE) v AL ITTIHAD (KSA)
06 Apr 2011 18:30 AL RAYYAN (QAT) v ZOBAHAN (IRN)
06 Apr 2011 20:05 AL SHABAB (KSA) v EMIRATES (UAE)
05 Apr 2011 19:30 JEJU UNITED (KOR) v GAMBA OSAKA (JPN)
05 Apr 2011 19:30 TIANJIN TEDA …

ESTEGHLAL (IRN) v PAKHTAKOR (UZB) (4 – 2) (FT)
HANGZHOU GREENTOWN (CHN) v AL AIN (UAE) (0 -0) (FT)
SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS (KOR) v KASHIMA ANTLERS (JPN) (1 – 1) (FT)
NAGOYA GRAMPUS (JPN) v FC SEOUL (KOR) (1 -1) FT)
SYDNEY FC (AUS) v SHANGHAI SHENHUA (CHN) (1-1) (FT)
AL RAYYAN (QAT) v ZOBAHAN (IRN) (1 – 3) (FT)
AL SHABAB (KSA) v EMIRATES (UAE) (4 – 1) (FT)

BUNYODKOR (UZB) v PIROOZI ATHLETIC (IRN) (0 – 0) (FT)
TIANJIN TEDA (CHN) v MELBOURNE VICTORY (AUS) (1 – 1) (FT)
JEJU UNITED (KOR) v GAMBA OSAKA (JPN) (2 – 1) (FT)
AREMA MALANG (IDN) v SHANDONG LUNENG FC (CHN) (1- 1) (FT)
CEREZO OSAKA (JPN) v JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS (KOR) (1 – 0) (FT’)
SEPAHAN (IRN) v AL GHARAFA (QAT) (2 – 0) (FT)
AL HILAL (KSA) v AL JAZIRA (UAE) (3 – 1) (FT)
AL SADD (QAT) v AL NASSR (KSA) (1 – 0) (FT)
AL WAHDA (UAE) v AL ITTIHAD (KSA) (0 – 3) (FT)

Group A
Esteghlal 3-0 Al Gharafa
Al Ahli 5-1 Al-Jazira
Al Gharafa couldn’t compete with Esteghlal today and went down 3-0 in the Azadi Stadium today. Esteghlal striker Farhad Majidi bagged himself two goals today. Majidi put the hosts ahead after a quarter of an hour before doubling their lead ten minutes after the break. Defender Pejman Montazeri then sealed the victory ten minutes from time.
In Group A’s other fixture, Al-Ahli, who so far have leaked five goals in their first two matches, turned things around against Al Jazira scoring 5 goals and …

Adelaide United have all but qualified for the AFC Champions League round of 16  after an epic 3-2 victory over Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Hindmarsh Stadium.
The Reds are sitting on top of Group H with nine points having won all of their three matches.
Adelaide had the better of the first half and went into half time leading 1 -0 after captain Travis Dodd connected with a curling cross from Marcos Flores with a diving header after 11 minutes.
Sanfrecce was under constant pressure from Adelaide’s counter-attacks and on …

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Group H
FT – ADELAIDE UNITED (AUS) vs SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA (JPN) (3 – 2)
FT – POHANG STEELERS (KOR) vs SHANDONG LUNENG FC (CHN) (1 – 0)
Group F
FT – CHANGCHUN YATAI FC (CHN) vs JEONBUK MOTORS (KOR) (1 – 2)
FT – KASHIMA ANTLERS (JPN) vs PERSIPURA JAYAPURA (IDN) (5 – 0)
Group B
FT – AL WAHDA (UAE) vs AL ITTIHAD (KSA) (0 – 2)
FT – ZOBAHAN (IRN) vs BUNYODKOR (UZB) (3 – 0)
Group D
FT – AL SADD (QAT) vs MES KERMAN (IRN) (4 – 1)
FT – AL HILAL (KSA) vs AL …

Kawasaki scored three goals in the first 20 minutes to convincingly beat Melbourne Victory 4-0 for their first Group E win in the AFC Champions League.

Jong Tae-se, Masaru Kurotsu and Renatinho scored in the third, 11th minute and 22nd minutes respectively while Hiroyuki Taniguchi completed the victory with a goal in the 90th minute.

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Group E
FT – SEONGNAM ILHWA FC (KOR) vs BEIJING GUOAN (CHN) (3 – 1)
FT – KAWASAKI FRONTALE (JPN) vs MELBOURNE VICTORY (AUS) (4 – 0)
Group G
FT – SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES (SIN) vs GAMBA OSAKA (JPN) (2 – 4)
FT – HENAN JIANYE (CHN) vs SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS (KOR) ( 0 – 2)
Group C
FT – PAKHTAKOR (UZB) vs SEPAHAN (IRN) (2 – 1)
FT – AL AIN (UAE) vs AL SHABAB (KSA) (2 – 1)
Group A
FT – ESTEGHLAL (IRN) vs AL GHARAFA (QAT) (3 -0)
FT – AL AHLI (KSA) vs AL JAZIRA …

Group A
ESTEGHLAL (IRN) vs AL GHARAFA (QAT)
AL AHLI (KSA) vs AL JAZIRA (UAE)

Top 2 clash this week. Al Gharafa continue to lead in their domestic league, whilst Esteghlal are sitting 4th domestically. I expect an upset at home with Al Gharafa winning by 1 goal, maybe 2 – 1.
Al Ahli are at home to Al Jazira and need a point to have any chance to getting through to the next stage. If they lose at home they are out of this years competition. I expect Al Jazira to …

Persepolis of Iran and Saudi Arabia’s Al Shabab are in control of Group B of the ACL and looking good for a place in round 2.
Persepolis defeated Al Gharafa of Qatar 3-1. Meyzar Zare put the Tehran giants ahead after 36 minutes from the penalty spot and there was still time in the first half for Ibrahim Toure to make it 2 – 0.
It got worse after the break as Alireza Vahedi Nikbahkt made it three. Fernandao pulled a goal back for the visitors midway through the half but …

Saudi Arabia giants Al Hilal recorded their first win of the Asian Champions League, defeating UAE’s Al Ahli 2-1 at the King Fahd International Stadium.
The three points puts the Riyadh club on to five points from three games, two behind leaders Pakhtakor.
The visitors took the lead through the Young Asian Player of the Year, Ahmed Khalil, after just 12 minutes. 2007 Asian Player of the Year, Yasser Al Qahtani, levelled at the 30 minute mark.
With the game heading for a draw, Al Qahtani was brought down …

Al Ittihad, title winners in 2004 and 2005, drew 0-0 against Al Jazira.
Al Jazira are still looking for their first win and should have collected it against the Saudi Arabians.
Brazilian stars Rafael Sobis and Fernando caused problems for the visiting defence but goalkeeper Mabrouk Zaid was a brick wall, stopping all shots on goal.
That left Umm Salal to open a four-point gap between second and third as they won 1-0 at home to Iranian league leaders Esteghlal.
Fabio Cesar made it 1 – 0 for the Qatari …