MD2: FC Pohang Steelers (KOR) 0-2 Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS)

Tue, 27 Oct, 2026

MD2: FC Pohang Steelers (KOR) 0-2 Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS)

Pohang: Johor Darul Ta’zim secured their first win of the AFC Champions League Elite 2026/2027™ when the Malaysian side overcame 10-man FC Pohang Steelers 2-0 at the Steelyard on Tuesday. 

Marcos Guilherme struck in the 49th minute after Steelers’ skipper Jeon Min-gwang was sent off on the stroke of half time, and added another a minute before the end of regulation time to send the home side to their second defeat. 

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MD2: Cong An Ha Noi FC (VIE) 0-1 Kashima Antlers (JPN)

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

MD2: Cong An Ha Noi FC (VIE) 0-1 Kashima Antlers (JPN)

Hanoi: Kashima Antlers moved onto six points from their first two matches in the AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27™ on Tuesday as Toru Oniki’s side secured a 1-0 win over hosts Cong An Ha Noi FC through Nguyen Abou Leygley Minh’s second half own goal.

The defender put the ball past Filip Nguyen in the 61st minute to give the Japanese side their second win of the campaign after starting the competition with a comprehensive victory over Newcastle Jets FC last month.

The result leaves Vietnam's Cong An Ha Noi without a point from their first two matches but coach Mano Polking will have been encouraged by his side’s performance against the reigning J1 League champions.

MD2: Buriram United (THA) 0-1 Beijing FC (CHN)

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

MD2: Buriram United (THA) 0-1 Beijing FC (CHN)

Buriram: Fabio Abreu came off the bench to score the winner as Beijing FC edged Buriram United 1-0 in their AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27™ League Stage match on Tuesday.

The Portuguese forward was one of three second half substitutions that turned the game for the China PR side just when Thailand’s Buriram were threatening to break the deadlock to give Nick Montgomery’s outfit their second win of the campaign.

MD2: Kyoto Sanga FC (JPN) 1-0 Ratchaburi FC (THA)

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

MD2: Kyoto Sanga FC (JPN) 1-0 Ratchaburi FC (THA)

Kameoka: A late Temma Matsuda goal earned Kyoto Sanga FC a 1-0 win against Ratchaburi FC in their AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27™ contest on Tuesday.

The substitute smashed home the winner with minutes to spare as the J League 1 side bounced back from their Matchday One defeat to Daejeon Hana Citizen FC of Korea Republic while Thailand’s Ratchaburi remained pointless after two matches.

MD2: Shanghai Port FC (CHN) 1-1 Daejeon Hana Citizen FC (KOR)

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

MD2: Shanghai Port FC (CHN) 1-1 Daejeon Hana Citizen FC (KOR)

Shanghai: Diogo Oliveira struck five minutes after Prince Ampem had given hosts Shanghai Port FC the lead to earn Daejeon Hana Citizen FC a 1-1 draw with Kevin Muscat’s Chinese Super League champions in the AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27™ on Tuesday.

Ampem thumped home his side’s opener in the 49th minute but Diogo cancelled out that strike when he stooped to head in Jeong Jae-hee’s cross from the right to secure a share of the spoils for Hwang Sun-hong’s team.

The result moves Shanghai Port onto four points from their first two matches in this season’s competition while Daejeon sit on the same total having won their opening match against Kyoto Sanga last month.

MD2: Newcastle Jets FC (AUS) 1-3 Gamba Osaka (JPN)

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

MD2: Newcastle Jets FC (AUS) 1-3 Gamba Osaka (JPN)

Newcastle: Deniz Hummet stepped off the bench to score the crucial second for Gamba Osaka as the J1 League side came from behind to defeat hosts Newcastle Jets 3-1 on Tuesday to pick up back-to-back wins in the league phase of the AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27™.

Hummet, who hit Gamba’s winner in the final of the 2025/26 AFC Champions League Two, made the difference in the 73rd minute, netting three minutes after his introduction while fellow substitute Welton Felipe scored his side’s third with four minutes remaining.
 
Nikolaos Vergos had given Newcastle the lead in the 32nd minute with a heavily deflected effort before Yusei Toshida levelled with a perfectly placed header five minutes before the interval.