Games for 1 May 2012
PIROOZI ATHLETIC (IRN) v AL HILAL (KSA) (0 – 1)
GUANGZHOU EVERGDE (CHN) v JEONBUK MOTORS (KOR) (1 – 3) (FT)
SEONGNAM CHUNMA (KOR) v NAGOYA GRAMPUS (JPN) (1 – 1) (FT)
CENTRAL COAST MARINERS (AUS) v TIANJIN TEDA (CHN) (5 – 1) (FT)
KASHIWA REYSOL (JPN) v BURIRAM UNITED (THA) (1 – 0) (FT)
AL AHLI (KSA) v LEKHWIYA (QAT) (3 – 0) (FT)
AL NASR (UAE) v SEPAHAN (IRN) (0 – 3) (FT)
AL GHARAFA (QAT) v AL SHABAB AL ARABI (UAE) (2 – 1) (FT)

Lekhwiya 1-0 Sepahan
Lekhwiya have made up for the loss they had at the hands of Sepahan in the AFC Champions League two weeks with a lone goal by Bakari Kone in stoppage time to give the Qatar Stars League champions a 1-0 win.
The loss was Sepahan’s first the this year’s Asian Champions League tournament. A win would have secured them passage into the last 16. However, following the loss they remain one point ahead of Lekhwiya in the group with seven points.
There were few efforts to comment on in the …

Nasaf 0-1 Al Rayyan
Al Rayyan claimed their first ever away win in the AFC Champions League with a 1-0 victory at Nasaf boosting their chances of an appearance in the knockout phase.
The victory was Al Rayyan’s second in a row against the Uzbek club in Group A following their 3-1 win in Doha two weeks ago and it moved them up to second with six points, four behind group leaders Al Jazira and one ahead of Esteghlal with two games to play.
Nasaf have only one point from four games and …

Adelaide United 1-0 Pohang Steelers
Australia’s Adelaide United scored in the final minutes of the game to move clear at the top of Group E of the AFC Champions League with a 1-0 win over Korea Republic’s Pohang Steelers.
Whilst Adelaide had lost their first encounter two weeks ago in Korea, Adelaide goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic was at his best this time round with a superb save to push away No Byung-jun’s downward header in the early stages of the game.
With No’s header the only real chance of a tight opening 45 minutes, …

Games for 18 April 2012
BUNYODKOR (UZB) v GAMBA OSAKA (JPN) (3- 2) (FT)
ADELAIDE UNITED (AUS) v POHANG STEELERS (KOR) (1 – 0) (FT)
NAGOYA GRAMPUS (JPN) v TIANJIN TEDA (CHN) (0 – 0) (FT)
SEONGNAM CHUNMA (KOR) v CENTRAL COAST (AUS) (5 – 0) (FT)
NASAF (UZB) v AL RAYYAN (QAT) (0 – 1) (FT)
AL JAZIRA (UAE) v ESTEGHLAL (IRN) (1 – 1) (FT)
LEKHWIYA (QAT) v SEPAHAN (IRN) (1 – 0) (FT)
AL AHLI (KSA) v AL NASR (UAE) (3 – 1) (FT)

Al Arabi 0-1 Pakhtakor
Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov capitalised on a defensive error to score the only goal of the game as Pakhtakor boosted their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage of the AFC Champions League with a 1-0 away win over pointless Al Arabi on Tuesday.
The Pakhtakor striker struck four minutes before half-time at the Grand Hamad Stadium following some calamitous defending by Ahmed Dad to give the Uzbek side their second consecutive win, which sent them up to second in Group B.
The visitors were reduced to 10 men with …

Piroozi 1-1 Al Gharafa
Lawrence Quaye fired in a stunning stoppage-time equaliser as 10-man Al Gharafa prevented Piroozi from clinching a spot in the last 16 of the AFC Champions League with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
The Iranian side had appeared to be headed for a victory that would have sent them through to the knockout round with two games to spare when Ali Karimi scored with a deflected shot six minutes from time.
But despite being a player down for the final 19 minutes after the dismissal of their Iranian striker …

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3-2 Buriram United
Jeonju: Park Won-jae struck 10 minutes from time to haul 2006 AFC Champions League winners Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors back into contention for a place in the knockout phase of the 2012 edition of the continental championship with a 3-2 win over Buriram United on Tuesday.
Frank Ohandza had given Buriram the lead after 20 minutes but two goals in two minutes from Lee Dong-gook put Jeonbuk in control before Ohandza pulled his side level again 10 minutes after the restart.
The game looked to be destined for …