Campelos credits teamwork as Al Taawoun stay perfect

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Campelos credits teamwork as Al Taawoun stay perfect

Buraidah: Al Taawoun FC head coach Vitor Campelos said teamwork was the key ingredient in his side’s 2-0 win against Al Duhail SC in Group C of the AFC Champions League 2020 on Tuesday.

Goals from Mohammed Al Sahlawi and Abdulmajeed Al Swat at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium steered the AFC Champions League newcomers to their second consecutive victory.

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Group C - MD2: Al Taawoun FC (KSA) 2-0 Al Duhail SC (QAT)

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Group C - MD2: Al Taawoun FC (KSA) 2-0 Al Duhail SC (QAT)

Buraidah: Al Taawoun FC stunned Qatari heavyweights Al Duhail SC 2-0 at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium on Matchday Two of the 2020 AFC Champions League Group C on Tuesday.

The Saudi side were looking to build on their opening day win over Sharjah as they hosted 2018 quarter-finalists Al Duhail who had yet to beat a Saudi team in the AFC Champions League.

Group C - MD2: Sharjah (UAE) 2-2 Persepolis FC (IRN)

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Group C - MD2: Sharjah (UAE) 2-2 Persepolis FC (IRN)

Sharjah: Fans at Sharjah Stadium were treated to a fine display of attacking football as Sharjah FC and Persepolis FC played out a 2-2 draw in Matchday Two of the 2020 AFC Champions League Group C on Tuesday.

Both sides went into the match hopeful of overturning a rough patch; Sharjah had lost their last three games in the competition, although two of those dated back to their last appearance in 2004.

Persepolis, meanwhile, had lost four of their last six.

Emanuel: Al Ain didn’t deserve to lose to Al Nassr

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Emanuel: Al Ain didn’t deserve to lose to Al Nassr

Al Ain: Al Ain FC head coach Pedro Emanuel said his side's AFC Champions League 2020 Group D 2-1 defeat to Al Nassr on Tuesday was undeserved. 

Omar Yaseen gave UAE's Al Ain the lead in the first half but Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr made a second-half comeback to level the tie through Mukhtar Ali before Abderazzak Hamdallah netted the winner 10 minutes before the end at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium.

Victory in opener a great start to the season, says Wang

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Victory in opener a great start to the season, says Wang

Chiang Rai: Matchwinner Wang Ziming believes Beijing FC got their 2020 campaign off to the best possible start after his goal edged the Chinese side past AFC Champions League debutants Chiangrai United of Thailand on Tuesday.

Wang's close-range finish on 23 minutes was the tie's only goal in the 1-0 scoreline at The Power of Chiangrai Stadium, with Beijing FC taking home maximum points from their first Group E outing after sitting out the Matchday One games the previous week.

Popovic: Perth Glory deserved more against FC Tokyo

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Popovic: Perth Glory deserved more against FC Tokyo

Tokyo: Perth Glory head coach Tony Popovic was buoyed by the performance of his side in their first-ever game in the AFC Champions League on Tuesday despite seeing them slip to a narrow 1-0 loss at the hands of FC Tokyo.

Leandro’s strike from distance eight minutes from time was all that separated the teams in the Group F clash at Tokyo Stadium, with Perth unfortunate not to leave the Japanese capital with a point.

Yeom Ki-hun: Taggart can be the ACL's top scorer

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Yeom Ki-hun: Taggart can be the ACL's top scorer

Suwon: Yeom Ki-hun believes Suwon Samsung Bluewings striker Adam Taggart is a strong contender to win the 2020 AFC Champions League Golden Boot as the Korea Republic side prepare to kick off their Group G campaign against Japan’s Vissel Kobe on Wednesday.

Taggart joined Suwon at the beginning of 2019 and promptly finished as the K League’s top goalscorer after finding the back of the net 20 times in what was a largely disappointing league season for the former Asian champions.

Club captain Yeom, who top-scored in the Korean FA Cup as the side secured a return to the AFC Champions League, was hugely impressed with what he saw and believes the 26-year-old Australian could be the difference between success and failure on the Continent.