Analysis: Al Rayyan keep it tight to hold Al Hilal to a draw

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Analysis: Al Rayyan keep it tight to hold Al Hilal to a draw

Riyadh: A tightly contested affair at King Saudi University Stadium saw Al Hilal and Al Rayyan play out a 1-1 draw on Tuesday. Both sides are yet to win after three games in the competition so far.

Al Hilal recovered from the shock of Al Rayyan's early opener to dominate possession for a large portion of the match, but they wasted multiple chances and could only muster Abdullah Al Zori's fine strike to cancel out Mouhsine Moutouali's goal.

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ACL2018 MD3 Toyota Player of the Week: Ricardo Goulart

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

ACL2018 MD3 Toyota Player of the Week: Ricardo Goulart

Kuala Lumpur: Guangzhou Evergrande's Ricardo Goulart has been named the Toyota Player of the Week for Matchday Three of the 2018 AFC Champions League.

A fantastic four-goal salvo from Brazilian forward Ricardo Goulart led Guangzhou Evergrande to a rollercoaster 5-3 win over Jeju United in their Group G Matchday Three clash at Tianhe Stadium on Tuesday.

The 2015 AFC Champions League MVP and Top Scorer impressively netted all of his tally in the second half of the tie, helping spark another magical night of continental football in southern China. The pick of the bunch was a delicate chipped effort, which saw saw him nominated for the Allianz Goal of the Week.

Analysis: Jeonbuk dominate throughout to brush aside Tianjin

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Analysis: Jeonbuk dominate throughout to brush aside Tianjin

Jeonju: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors sent a message to the rest of the competition with a dominant 6-3 win over Tianjin Quanjian on Tuesday.

The match loomed as a heavyweight battle between the top two teams in Group E, but Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors brushed aside their Chinese opponents in comprehensive fashion.

TOO HOT TO HANDLE

Kim Shin-wook’s size and aerial presence caused a constant threat throughout the night for the Tianjin Quanjian defence. His opening goal came via a header, and came just minutes after he had a goal disallowed – also a header – for offside.

His aerial threat meant the home side’s wingers and midfielders could whip the ball in from wide areas confident that their man would get on the end of it.

In total the target man managed five shots, four of which were on target, as shown on his shooting map below.

Analysis: Two set-pieces propel Persepolis past Al Wasl

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Analysis: Two set-pieces propel Persepolis past Al Wasl

Tehran: A long throw-in and a penalty kick helped Persepolis record a solid 2-0 win over UAE's Al Wasl who are yet to get a single point in the competition this season.

Persepolis were calm and collected as they beat a young Al Wasl side 2-0 in Tehran, with goals from Farshad Ahmadzadeh and Ali Alipour enough to put them in second place with six points. The Emirati side were unable to threaten in the absence of their top two goal scorers Fabio de Lima and Caio Canedo.

Al Wasl attempt to nullify Persepolis with a new formation

With foreign duo Lima and Canedo missing, and Ronaldo Mendes on the bench, Rodolfo Arruabarrena had to come up with a different plan to get something against Persepolis. This involved Al Wasl using a new 5-3-2 formation.