The 2008 semi-finalists, Bunyodkor, picked up a draw and a point to progress to the round of 16 at the expense of Al Shabab of UAE.

Brazilian ace Rivaldo went close twice in the 2nd half but was unable to break the deadlock. A win would have sent Al Shabab through but the UAE club struggled to make chances.

The point gives Bunyodkor second place with eight points, four behind table-toppers Ettifaq of Saudi Arabia.

Defiant Newcastle Jets striker, Sasho Petrovs Petrovski claims the players will put the row over bonus payments to one side as they chase the one point needed to qualify for the final 16 against. The final game will be played on Wednesday night against Ulsan Hyundai.
“The bonus payments issue was something that needed to be addressed and now it has been and we’re now just looking forward to going and getting the result we require to take us through.
Petrovsiki, with 3 goals already in the championship adds that the team …

FC Seoul boss Senol Gunes was thrilled with his side’s 5-1 victory over Sriwijaya on Tuesday but brought a touch of realism about their chances of reaching the knockout phase.
A Dejan Damjanovic hat-trick and Sim Woo-yeon’s brace gave the Korea Republic side a convincing triumph over the lowly Indonesians after they were stunned by Keith Gumbs’ 61st minute equaliser
Three goals in quick succession won the game for the hosts and puts Seoul level on points with Shandong Luneng, who entertain group leaders Gamba Osaka on Wednesday.
The defeat leaves Sriwijaya with …

Pakhtakor coach Viktor Djalilov was a contented man after seeing his side claim an easy 2-0 win over Al Ahli of the United Arab Emirates in their Champions League clash at Pakhtakor Stadium on Wednesday.
The Uzbek side maintained their position at the top of Group A thanks to a Zaynitdin Tadjiyev header in the 38th minute and a strike by substitute Alexander Geynrikh 12 minutes into the second half.
“I’m happy with the win and I think that everyone who was at the stadium tonight enjoyed the game,” said Djalilov after …

Al Shabab defeated Al Gharafa 1-0 in Riyadh.
The hosts left it as late as could be as a stoppage-time penalty from Nasser Al Shamrani won the game.
The Qatari team played for much of the game with ten men as Ahmed Fares was sent off in the first half.
With time running out for Al Shabab, Fisal bin Sultan was brought down by Saad Al Shammri and Nasser Al Shamrani made no mistake from the spot.
Persepolis also booked their place in round 2.
The Iranian champions saw their game against Sharjah cancelled as …

Newcastle Jets coach Gary van Egmond has warned there is more to come from his side in the AFC Champions League after the Australians battled back from a goal down to defeat Beijing Guoan 2-1.
The visitors deservedly took the lead in the 69th minute through former Newcastle player Ryan Griffiths, who latched onto a good pass from Guo Hui to net from 12 yards out.
Newcastle gambled on an all-out attack for the final 15 minutes and eventually broke through courtesy of a left-footed volley from Sasho Petrovski in the 88th …

A-League side the Newcastle Jets scored a stunning late victory over Beijing Guoan on Wednesday evening, leaping into third place, four points behind Nagoya Grampus who confirmed their qualification for the Asian Champions League group stages with a 4-1 thrashing of Ulsan Hyundai.
Nagoya have arguably been the most impressive of the four sides in Group E and outgunned the Koreans, Yoshizumi Ogawa’s double on either side of strikes by Yuki Maki and Brazilian forward Davi.
Kim Shin-Wook pulled a goal back for the visitors before half-time to make it 2-1 but …

Al Ittihad and Umm Salal have confirmed their spot in the last 16 of the Asian Champions League.
The 2004 and 2005 Asian Champions were held to a 1-1 draw by Esteghlal in Tehran but it was enough to progress.
Hicham Aboucherouane gave the Saudi Arabians what looked to be the winner ten minutes from time.
With just two minutes remaining, however, Ali Alizadeh equalised for the hosts to give them a draw and another point.
Umm Salal fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Al Jazira and seal their progression …