FT – HANGZHOU GREENTOWN (CHN) v FC SEOUL (KOR) (1 – 1)
FT – PAKHTAKOR (UZB) v AL SADD (QAT) (1 – 1)
FT – GAMBA OSAKA (JPN) v TIANJIN TEDA (CHN) (2 – 0)
FT – JEJU UNITED (KOR) v MELB VICTORY (AUS) (1 – 1)
FT – AL AIN (UAE) v NAGOYA GRAMPUS (JPN) (3 – 1)
FT – AL JAZIRA (UAE) v SEPAHAN (IRN) (1 – 4)
FT – AL HILAL (KSA) v AL GHARAFA (QAT) (2 – 0)
FT – ESTEGHLAL (IRN) v AL NASSR (KSA) (2 – 1)

FT – SHANGHAI SHENHUA (CHN) v SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS (KOR) (0 – 3)
FT – CEREZO OSAKA (JPN) v SHANDONG LUNENG FC (CHN) (4 – 0)
FT – JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS (KOR) v AREMA MALANG (IDN) (6 – 0)
FT – KASHIMA ANTLERS (JPN) v SYDNEY FC (AUS) (2 – 1)
FT – AL WAHDA (UAE) v PIROOZI ATHLETIC (IRN) (2 – 0)
FT – AL ITTIHAD (KSA) v BUNYODKOR (UZB) (1 – 1)
FT – AL RAYYAN (QAT) v EMIRATES (UAE) (2 – 0)
FT – ZOBAHAN (IRN) v AL SHABAB (KSA) (0 – 1)

Group F had already been decided before today’s play, with Kashima Antlers and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors having already qualified for the second round. The two met today to settle who would qualify in top spot and meet Pohang Steelers in the knockout stage.
Kashima Antlers 2–1 Jeonbuk FC
Kashima boss Oswaldo Oliveira signaled his objective in the pre-match press conference that his team was not looking for a draw, despite only needing not to lose to earn the all important advantage of “playing at home next round.”
The Antlers went 2 – 0 …

Denilson made all the difference for Luiz Felipe Scolari’s Bunyodkor, ensuring his side made it into the knockout stages.
The Uzbek champions need to win and hope that Zob Ahan also won in order to progress. It turned out that way and now they will meet Saudi champs Al-Hilal. Zob Ahan’s win sees them qualify as group winners to set-up an all Iranian clash with Mes Kerman.
Bunyodkor 4-1 Al-Wehda
Rivaldo opened the scoring 28 minutes in, as Wehda left him un-marked inside the box to head home Djeparov’s cross. Denilson doubled their …

Chinese champions Beijing Guoan progressed into the second round thanks to 2-0 victory over Kawasaki Frontale. With Korea’s Seongnam Ilhwa already winning the group, Fontale had set up a winner-takes-all clash against Guoan.
Beijing Guoan 2-0 Kawasaki Frontale
Frontale needed a win to make it into the 2nd round of the ACL for the 3rd successive year. Goals either side of halt-time from Joel Griffiths and Valdo ensured the Japanese would make an early exit.
Griffith’s goal was created following a defensive error by Yusuke Tasaka. The Australian showed a cool head inside …

A last minute Naser Kamel winner for Al-Gharafa saw the The Cheetahs clinch top spot in Group A. Matchday 6 was a contest about who would win top spot.
Al-Jazira 2–1 Esteghlal
UAE League side Al-Jazira is one of the weakest teams in the ACL based on results over the past 2 seasons. However with few expecting them to do much against group leaders Esteghlal, the stepped up to the mark and broke Esteghlal’s unbeaten record.
The visitors took an expected lead five minutes before half-time. Hossein Kazemi’s mazy run ended with Farhad …

Al-Ain 2–0 Sepahan
Ghalenoei knew victory against Al-Ain at the Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium in UAE would guarantee a second round appearance. Unfortunately for the Yellows, a 2-0 loss left them crossing their fingers and watching events elsewhere – events that would ultimately go against them.
A brace from Argentinian international Jose Sand was enough to give all three points to the home side, who ended their campaign with a little pride, and condemned their opponents to early elimination. The former River man grabbed the first from the spot a couple of …

Mes Kerman 3–1 Al Hilal
Iranian side Mes Kerman have have lost all three away games this ACL season. However, their home form has been great. With Hilal already qualified as group winners, Mes seemed certain to take all three points, they would just have to hope that was enough.
Brazilian Edinho got Mes off to the perfect start just two minutes in, racing down the left before driving a low strike across Hilal ‘keeper Al Daeyea. The lead was however surrendered just six minutes after the restart with a close range …

Top spot was all that was left to fight for in Group G.
Suwon Bluewings 6–2 Singapore Armed Forces
Singapore took a shock lead after just five minutes, controlling brilliantly before curling a long rage shot past Lee Woon-jae. Six minutes later however, Suwon equalised through Jose Mota. They then took the lead through Lee Hyun-jin, who was first to react to a rebound. Kwak Hee-ju then headed home a set piece on the half-hour mark to make it 3-1. Mota grabbed his second seven minutes before the break.
Second half substitute Yeom …

Adelaide United has claimed top spot in Group H despite going down 1-0 to Shandong Luneng at Hindmarsh stadium in the final group game of the Asian Champions League.
A second-half goal to Lei Wei was enough for the the Chinese Super League side to secure the win, but Sanfreece’s 4-3 win over Pohang Steelers in Japan denied the current holder the chance to secure top billing in Group H.

In the ACL 2010, five spots remain open while many of those who have already qualified, are looking to top their group in order to earn home advantage for the R16.

BUNYODKOR (UZB) vs AL WAHDA (UAE) (4 – 1) (FT)
BEIJING GUOAN (CHN) vs KAWASAKI FRONTALE (JPN) (2 – 0) (FT)
SEONGNAM ILHWA FC (KOR) vs MELBOURNE VICTORY (AUS) (3 – 2) (FT)
PERSIPURA JAYAPURA (IDN) vs CHANGCHUN YATAI FC (CHN) (2 – 0) (FT)
KASHIMA ANTLERS (JPN) vs JEONBUK MOTORS (KOR) (2 – 1) (FT)

AL JAZIRA (UAE) vs ESTEGHLAL (IRN) (2 – 1) (FT)
AL AHLI (KSA) vs AL GHARAFA (QAT) (0 – 0) (FT)
ZOBAHAN (IRN) vs AL ITTIHAD (KSA) (1 – 0) (FT)

Adelaide United FC Coach Aurelio Vidmar is not letting the various outcomes of whom and where the Reds may play their Round of 16 encounter, as he leads up to the decisive Match Day 6 of the AFC Champions League against China’s Shandong Luneng.
Leading up to the final Match Day of the AFC Champions League Group Stage, there are a host of possible scenarios of how United’s Round of 16 predicament could play out.
The one off elimination Round of 16 in the AFC Champions League, pits the top team of …

Match Day 5 of the AFC Champions League 2010 ended with 11 teams qualifying for the Round of 16.
With 11 taken, there are now only 5 places remaining for the one-off knockout matches on May 11 and 12. Match Day 6 is now less than 2 weeks away. Lets take a look at how the 5 remaining places might be filled.
Here is a list of teams who have already qualified.
Group A – Esteghlal (Iran), Al Gharafa (Qatar)
Group B – Zobahan (Iran)
Group D – Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
Group E – Seongnam …

Korea’s FC Seoul have qualified for the second round of the Asian Champions League.
The faced Gamba Osaka who had already qualified and relied upon Chinese champions Shandong Luneng to lose.
As And that is exactly what happened. FC Seol won and Shandong lost.
It wasn’t going according to plan however in the 64th minute as 17 year-old Takashi Usami put Gamba ahead.
Late goals from Dejan Damjanovic and Kim Han-yoon gave the K-League runners-up the points.
It didn’t look like happening for Seoul in the other match either as Shandong raced into a 2-0 …

The Iranian champions came back from two goals down to return with a point and deny Al Jazira a first win in the tournament in the final Group C match that did not have any bearing on the result after Saudi champions Al Ittihad and Umm Salal of Qatar had already progressed into the last 16.
“We tried out our reserve players and they did a good job for us,” said Braga.
“I think the 2-2 draw was a fair result. Esteghlal had taller players and they used the long ball to …

Naif Hazazi netted a hat-trick as Al Ittihad secured top spot in Group C in emphatic style with a 7-0 demolition of Umm Salal at the Prince Abdullah Stadium.
The win ensured the Jeddah side of a home match in the last 16 against the runners-up of Group B while Umm Salal will visit the winners of Group A.
The hosts went ahead after nine minute when the Umm Salal defence failed to deal with Osama Al Harbi’s long throw-in, which was flicked into the heart of the box where Renato lashed …

Suwon Samsung Bluewings booked their place in round 2 with a 3-1 win over Singapore Armed Forces.
They now join Kashima Antlers in the top two spots in Group G.
It was far from an easy win. Bae Ki-jong headed home the opener for Suwon after just four minutes of the first half. Alexander Duric headed an equalizer with 4 minutes to go in the first half.
Suwon took the lead again just after the break with a Lee Sang-ho header.
Both teams had chances to add to the scoreline but it was Seo …

The Pohang Steelers took top spot in Group H following a win in Japan. Frontale went into their last match in first position but the loss to Pohand meant they finish second.
Central Coast Mariners finished their maiden campaign without victory with a home loss against Tianjin Teda.
The visitors took an early lead through No Byungun before Brazilian striker Denilson with another strike on 72 minutes.
In front of a crowd of 13,633 at the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium was, Kawasaki midfielder Shin Hyungmin found himself sent off for a second bookable offence …