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.

https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/photo/3196806

https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/photo/3196808

https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league_elite.html/photo/md2-newcastle-jets-fc-aus-v-gamba-osaka-jpn

https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/photo/3197060

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: 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. 

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.

Al Nassr’s response delights Postecoglou

Tue, 13 Oct, 2026

Al Nassr’s response delights Postecoglou

Riyadh: Ange Postecoglou was a delighted head coach after seeing Al Nassr Club bounce back in style to defeat PFC Neftchi  3-1 in their AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27™ tie on Monday.

The performance at King Saud University Stadium was a stark contrast to the Matchday One 4-0 defeat to UAE’s Al Ain FC and Postecoglou praised his players for their response. 

We should have scored more, says Esteghlal’s Bakhtiarizadeh

Tue, 13 Oct, 2026

We should have scored more, says Esteghlal’s Bakhtiarizadeh

Al Rayyan: Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh felt Esteghlal FC should have won by a wider margin following their 2-1 defeat of Qatar’s Al Gharafa SC 2-1 in their AFC Champions League Elite 2026/2027™ tie on Monday.

Jasir Assani’s stunning first half strike was cancelled out by Ferjani Sassi in the 44th minute before Hossein Goudarzi’s effort on the hour-mark secured Esteghlal’s second successive victory.