MD3: Kyoto Sanga FC (JPN) 5-2 Newcastle Jets FC (AUS)

Tue, 27 Oct, 2026

MD3: Kyoto Sanga FC (JPN) 5-2 Newcastle Jets FC (AUS)

Kameoka: Japan’s Kyoto Sanga FC stormed back from two goals down to defeat Newcastle Jets FC 5-2 in their AFC Champions League Elite 2026/2027™ tie at the Kyoto Stadium on Tuesday.

Patrick Wood’s two first-half penalties were cancelled out by a brace from Marco Tulio and strikes from Hisashi Appiah Tawiah, Alex Negueba and Rafael Elias to give Ranko Popovic’s men their second win and consign the Australian side to a third straight defeat.

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MD3: Daejeon Hana Citizen FC (KOR) 0-1 Vissel Kobe (JPN)

Tue, 27 Oct, 2026

MD3: Daejeon Hana Citizen FC (KOR) 0-1 Vissel Kobe (JPN)

Daejeon: Ren Komatsu’s deft header seven minutes from time earned Vissel Kobe a third consecutive win in the AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27 ™ on Tuesday as Michael Skibbe’s side picked up a 1-0 victory over hosts Daejeon Hana Citizen.

Komatsu glanced Gotoku Sakae’s in-swinging cross from the right beyond Lee Chang-guen to give the J1 League outfit a result that takes them onto nine points from three matches while Korea Republic’s Daejeon remain on four points.

Kobe were often second-best to Hwang Sun-hong’s home side throughout the clash at Daejeon World Cup Stadium but the tireless Komatsu proved to be the difference between the teams.

MD3: Shanghai Port FC (CHN) 2-3 Cong An Ha Noi FC (VIE)

Tue, 27 Oct, 2026

MD3: Shanghai Port FC (CHN) 2-3 Cong An Ha Noi FC (VIE)

Shanghai: Cong An Ha Noi FC stunned Shanghai Port FC 3-2 in a thrilling AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27™ tie on Tuesday.

The China PR side fought back twice to draw level but it wasn’t enough to deny Vietnam’s Ha Noi the first win of their campaign as they moved to three points, one adrift of their beaten opponents.

MD3: Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS) 3-0 Port FC (THA)

Tue, 27 Oct, 2026

MD3: Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS) 3-0 Port FC (THA)

Iskandar Puteri: Johor Darul Ta’zim made it back-to-back wins in the AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27™ after cruising 3-0 past Port FC at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium on Tuesday.

Three second-half goals secured JDT their second consecutive win, while Port FC suffered a third straight defeat.

Rodgers hails Al Qadsiah grit in Al Sadd draw

Tue, 27 Oct, 2026

Rodgers hails Al Qadsiah grit in Al Sadd draw

Dammam: Head coach Brendan Rodgers praised Al Qadsiah Club’s fighting spirit after Julián Quinones struck late to secure a 1-1 draw against Al Sadd SC and preserve their unbeaten start to their AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27™ campaign.

Al Sadd looked set for their first win when Akram Afif opened the scoring in the 74th minute with a stunning curling effort, but Quinones came to Al Qadsiah’s rescue 10 minutes later to keep their unbeaten run intact.

Jaber relieved as Air Force revive campaign

Tue, 27 Oct, 2026

Jaber relieved as Air Force revive campaign

Baghdad: Relieved head coach Rasheed Jaber praised Air Force SC’s focus after they ended a run of two defeats with a 1-0 win over Pahtakor in their AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27™ tie on Monday.

Saad Abdul Ameer scored the decisive goal as the Iraqi side claimed the first victory of the campaign, while Pakhtakor are still searching for their first win.