The victory not only earned the Korean side three points, but it also saw them leapfrog their opponents in Group G.

Jeonbuk piled on some early pressure and Ricardo Lopes tested Shusaku Nishikawa with a powerful strike from 20 yards in the sixth minute.

Two minutes later, the Brazilian tricked his way past several challenges and played a one-two with Lim Seon-yeong before firing a shot just over.

On a cold and rainy night the home side were searching for their first win of the campaign after draws in their previous two Group E encounters with Shandong Luneng and Johor Darul Ta’zim.

It was the visitors who had the first clear shot on goal in the ninth minute when Koki Anzai found space on the edge of the area, but the defender lashed his shot wide of the mark.

For a second consecutive AFC Champions League tie, Zobahan conceded early only to rebound in impressive style to secure victory.

Caio's 14th minute opener at Al Wasl Stadium wasn't quite as quick as the goal Al Nassr's Giuliano netted to put Zobahan behind on Matchday Two, but the Isfahan side needed just two minutes to restore parity through Christian Osaguona before adding further goals from Amir Motahari and Hamid Bou Hamdan.

Melbourne have endured a disappointing start to their Group F campaign, losing successive games to Korea Republic’s Daegu FC and Japan’s Sanfrecce Hiroshima to leave them propping up the table, three points behind two-time champions Guangzhou and six off top spot.

The Australian side have struggled on the road over the years in the AFC Champions League and have yet to record a victory in 20 attempts, meaning three points at Tianhe Stadium would be regarded as a huge turn up for the books.

A recent poor run that included a defeat to bitter rivals Persepolis was not the ideal preparation for a difficult-looking Group C clash against Saudi Arabia powerhouse Al Hilal, but Tehran giants Esteghlal rose to the occasion to secure a priceless win - their first of the 2019 edition - and stay in contention in the race for the Round 16.

The 2017 AFC Champions League finalists came from two goals down inside the first half an hour to rescue their second point in the continental campaign.

The innovative system was implemented at the 2019 AFC Champions League’s Group C match between Qatar’s Al Duhail and the UAE’s Al Ain, which ended in a 2-2 draw at the Al Duhail Stadium, in the presence of QSL CEO Hani Taleb Ballan and with the backing of Ahmed Khellil Abbassi, Executive Director of Competition and Football Development (Acting) at QSL.

The Asian Football Confederation gave approval for the system to be implemented in two matches. It will also be used during the AFC Champions League Group B match between Qatar’s Al Rayyan and the UAE’s Al Wahda at the Al Sadd Stadium on Tuesday.