Having seen their Matchday Three fixtures postponed, the Emiratis sides turn their attention to the home front, where they prepare to face-off in the President’s Cup semi-final, while the duo remain firmly in the UAE Pro League title race.

Al Duhail, meanwhile, continue to lead the Qatar Stars League while Al Quwa Al Jawiya made it three wins out of three in the Iraq Premier League.

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Han’s 89th minute goal ensured the two-time champions picked up a point even though they had been reduced to 10 men with a little more than a quarter of an hour remaining in the game and after Adam Le Fondre had put Sydney in front from the penalty spot.

The hosts initially went behind when Luke Brattan turned home an inswinging corner past his own 'keeper, but Trent Buhaigar scored a fine equaliser after bamboozling Choi Bo-kyung to restore parity.

And with 13 minutes of the tie remaining things went from bad to worse for the unfortunate Choi after he was adjudged to have handled in the area, conceding a penalty and receiving a red card.

The Korean heavyweights may have dominated possession with more than 61%, but JDT again showed that they are a match for anyone on the Continent on home soil as the 2-1 win moved them to second in Group G and left their opponents bottom and still seeking their first points of the campaign.

In what was a historic night for JDT as they played their maiden AFC Champions League game at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Cabrera opened the scoring from the spot in the 13th minute to the delight of the more than 25,000 in attendance.

The Korean side levelled after the interval through Terry Antonis but the hosts would not be denied a famous victory as Brazilian Mauricio headed home the winner with 17 minutes to play to ensure JDT picked up their first points of the campaign.

The 49-year-old Serbian replaces Swiss Christian Gross, who parted ways with the club recently following a series of indifferent results.