Kim Bo-kyung wary of former teammate Le Fondre

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Kim Bo-kyung wary of former teammate Le Fondre

Sydney: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors midfielder Kim Bo-kyung has admitted that the Korean champions will need to be wary of Sydney FC frontman Adam Le Fondre when the former Cardiff City teammates face each other in Group H of the 2020 AFC Champions League on Wednesday.

Kim and Englishman Le Fondre were at Cardiff together in the 2014-15 season when the Welsh club were in England's Championship, with the former moving to Japan at the end of the campaign and the latter playing for several clubs in his homeland before joining Sydney in 2018.

Le Fondre has since achieved considerable success in Australia, where he won the A-League Grand Final last year, while he also currently leads the scoring charts in the 2019-20 season.

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Group G - MD3: Johor Darul Ta'zim (MAS) 2-1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (KOR)

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Group G - MD3: Johor Darul Ta'zim (MAS) 2-1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (KOR)

Iskandar Puteri: A late goal from defender Mauricio sealed all three points for Johor Darul Ta’zim on Tuesday as the Malaysian champions notched up a 2-1 win over Suwon Samsung Bluewings in their first-ever AFC Champions League clash at the new Sultan Ibrahim Stadium.

The Brazilian’s header 17 minutes from time secured all three points for JDT in the Group G meeting after Gonzalo Cabrera had seen his first-half penalty for the home side cancelled out by Terry Antonis’ long range strike six minutes into the second half.

Preview MD3 - Group H: Sydney FC (AUS) vs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR)

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Preview MD3 - Group H: Sydney FC (AUS) vs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR)

Sydney: Sydney FC and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are aiming to pick up their first points of the 2020 AFC Champions League when the pair clash at Jubilee Stadium on Wednesday. 

The teams have played one game apiece, with Jeonbuk losing 2-1 to Yokohama F. Marinos on Matchday One and Sydney suffering a 4-0 defeat against the same opponents two weeks ago.

With the meeting the only game to take place in Group H this week, victory for either side would see them move to within three points of table-toppers Yokohama.

East Zone teams agree to new dates

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

East Zone teams agree to new dates

Kuala Lumpur: Representatives of the East Zone Member Associations (MA) with competing teams in the AFC Champions League 2020 have agreed to extend the dates of the knock-out rounds to allow for more time to complete the disrupted Group Stage fixtures.

Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, it was agreed that Group matches scheduled for March and April which cannot be played, will be moved to May 19-20 - Match Day (MD3), May 26-27 (MD4), June 16-17 (MD5) and June 23-24 (MD6).

Where matches have been agreed between the two clubs, then the matches will go ahead as planned, if agreed by other stakeholders. A full list of fixtures will be confirmed between the MAs and the Clubs by March 16, 2020.

ASEAN & East Domestic Wrap: WSW claim Sydney bragging rights

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

ASEAN & East Domestic Wrap: WSW claim Sydney bragging rights

Kuala Lumpur: Runaway A-League leaders Sydney FC suffered just their second defeat of the season when they lost 1-0 to city rivals Western Sydney Wanderers on Friday.

In Thailand, Bangkok United and Ratchaburi set the pace as they made it four wins from four, and there was early glory for Johor Darul Ta’zim in Malaysia and Hanoi FC in Vietnam.

Elsewhere, the league campaigns got underway in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, while the action continued in Cambodia, Myanmar and Guam, so join the-AFC.com as we review a busy weekend in the ASEAN and East Zones.

Matchday Two #ACL2020: The Week In Numbers

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Matchday Two #ACL2020: The Week In Numbers

Kuala Lumpur: The second round of 2020 AFC Champions League fixtures produced the goods once more, with some fabulous team goals among the highlights of an entertaining week. 

The Continental competition will now take a two-week break ahead of Matchday Three in early March, before which the-AFC.com looks back at the stats and facts that stood out in the week that was.

ACL2020: What They Said

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

ACL2020: What They Said

Kuala Lumpur: Although there were just two matches played in this week's AFC Champions League there was plenty of drama and fall-out from the matches therein.

From keeping cool under pressure to disappointment and regrets at points dropped, the-AFC.com looks back at what some of those involved had to say from all the action on the Continent's biggest stage.