A goal in each half from Yeom Ki-hun and Lee Sang-ho was enough to send Suwon Samsung Bluewings into the quarter-finals of the 2011 AFC Champions League as they overcame Nagoya Grampus 2-0 at Suwon World Cup Stadium.
Yeom broke the deadlock with a close-range header after 23 minutes and Lee Sang-ho took advantage of a defensive mix-up to extend the lead 11 minutes into the second-half as the Koreans completed what turned out to be a fairly comfortable victory over the defending J.League …

FC Seoul strolled into the last eight of the 2011 AFC Champions League with a comfortable 3-0 win over Kashima Antlers at Seoul World Cup Stadium.
Bang Sung-hwan fired the Korea Republic champions into the lead in the first-half, forward partner Dejan Damjanovic produced a super strike after the restart and Koh Myung-jin added a third deep into stoppage time to give Seoul a second victory in three years over the lacklustre Japanese side at the last 16 stage .
Seoul were on top for a …

Sepahan followed up their domestic title success by booking a place in the quarter-finals of the 2011 AFC Champions League with a deserved 3-1 victory over Bunyodkor at the Foolad Shahr.
Having already clinched the Iran Pro League crown, Amir Ghalenoei’s side turned in another impressive throughout to outclass their Uzbek visitors, although they played the majority of the second-half with 10 men after Ibrahima Toure had needlessly got himself sent-off.
Fabio Januario put Sepahan ahead in the first-half and Toure did brilliantly to make it 2-0. Slavoljub Djordjevic pulled one back …

Al Ittihad ensured new boss Dimitri Davidovic enjoyed a perfect return to the club as two goals from Nuno Assis helped them down Al Hilal 3-1 at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium and qualify for the 2011 AFC Champions League quarter-finals.
The Portuguese midfielder twice combined with Mohammed Noor, putting the home side in front early in the first-half and, after Abdelmalik Ziaya had added a second shortly afterwards, netted his second and Al Ittihad’s third just before the hour mark.
Abdulaziz Aldawsari grabbed a …

Cerezo Osaka reached the last eight of the 2011 AFC Champions League after Daisuke Takahashi’s late goal saw them edge out city rivals Gamba 1-0 at Expo ’70 Stadium.
With two minutes remaining, Takahashi received a pass from Kim Bo-kyung on the right and the defender fired home with his right foot for the vital winner, putting an end to Gamba’s Asian campaign.
Cerezo began aggressively and kept the hosts’ defence busy during the opening 20 minutes.
Midfielder Kim was the first to go close with his mid-range …

Eninho was the star of the show as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors eased their way into the quarter-finals of the 2011 AFC Champions League with a 3-0 win over Tianjin Teda at Jeonju World Cup Stadium.
Eninho scored in each half and had a huge hand in Jeonbuk’s second goal that came just before the break from Lee Sung-hyun as Tianjin, missing no less than six starters, were comfortably dispatched.
The Brazilian’s virtuoso performance ensured the Korea Republic team’s fourth appearance in the last eight of the …

Gamba Osaka (Japan) v Cerezo Osaka (Japan) (0 – 1) (FT)
Jeonbuk Motors (Korea Republic) v Tianjin Teda (China) (3- 0) (FT)
Sepahan (Iran) v Bunyodkor (Uzbekistan) (3 – 1) (FT)
Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) v Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) (3 – 1) (FT)
FC Seoul (Korea Republic) v Kashima Antlers (Japan) (3 – 0) (FT)
Suwon Bluewings (Korea Republic) v Nagoya Grampus (Japan) (2 – 0) (FT)
Al Sadd (Qatar) v Al Shabab (Saudi Arabia) Sheik (1 – 0) (FT)
Zob Ahan (Iran) v Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) (4 – 1) (FT)

Esteghlal ended their 2011 AFC Champions league campaign with a 2-1 victory over Al Nassr at the Azadi Stadium, but it was not sufficient to seal a place in the last 16 as they lost out to their Saudi opponents on goal difference.
Badar Al Motawa opened the scoring on the hour mark before Farhad Majidi in the 62nd and Hawar Mulla Mohammed in the 89th minutes turned the match around for Esteghlal.
In a first half low on excitement, the visitors created the first chance in the 16th minute from a …