Al Taawoun’s control thrills Arruabarrena

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Al Taawoun’s control thrills Arruabarrena

Baghdad: Rodolfo Arruabarrena heaped praise on his Al Taawoun players after they produced a controlled performance to defeat Air Force SC 1-0 in their final AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 Group B match on Wednesday.

Andrei Girotto’s goal early in the second half turned out to be the difference as Al Taawoun secured their passage to the knockout stage as group winners, three points ahead of Bahrain’s Al Khaldiya SC.

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Group B - MD6: Air Force SC (IRQ) 0-1 Al Taawoun FC (KSA)

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Group B - MD6: Air Force SC (IRQ) 0-1 Al Taawoun FC (KSA)

Baghdad: Saudi Arabia’s Al Taawoun FC topped Group B to seal their place in the knockout stage of the AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 thanks to a 1-0 win against Air Force SC of Iraq on Wednesday.

Al Taawoun - who lost to Air Force in the reverse fixture in what was their only blip in an otherwise perfect campaign - qualified to the Round of 16 with 15 points, three ahead of runners-up Bahrain’s Al Khaldiya SC who also advanced.

Group B - MD6: Al Khaldiya SC (BHR) 4-0 Altyn Asyr FC (TKM)

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Group B - MD6: Al Khaldiya SC (BHR) 4-0 Altyn Asyr FC (TKM)

Riffa: Al Khaldiya confirmed their progress to the last 16 of the AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 on Wednesday as a second half hat-trick from Oussama Bellatreche secured a 4-0 win over Turkmenistan's Altyn Asyr that guaranteed a top two finish in Group B.

The win moves the Bahraini club onto 12 points from six games and means Ali Ashoor’s team clinch second place in the standings ahead of Iraq's Air Force SC and behind Al Taawoun FC from Saudi Arabia.

Mahdi Abduljabbar put the hosts in front in the 10th minute but it was not until the second half that Al Khaldiya opened up a convincing lead, with Bellatreche scoring with a pair of headers in the 47th and 54th minutes to seal the win. He then hit his third with a minute left.

Group A - MD6: Al Wakrah SC (QAT) 0-2 FC Ravshan (TJK)

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Group A - MD6: Al Wakrah SC (QAT) 0-2 FC Ravshan (TJK)

Al Wakrah: FC Ravshan stunned Qatar’s Al Wakrah 2-0 to end their AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 Group A campaign with a solitary win on Wednesday.

The Tajikistan side bowed out of the tournament after finishing third in the standings with Al Wakrah - on four points - having already confirmed their knockout stage spot ahead of the match.

Group D - MD6: Kuwait SC (KUW) 2-2 Al Hussein (JOR)

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Group D - MD6: Kuwait SC (KUW) 2-2 Al Hussein (JOR)

Kuwait City: Jordan’s Al Hussein concluded their AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 Group D campaign with a 2-2 draw with Kuwait SC on Wednesday.

Joao Mota’s side finished the group stage on 10 points, three adrift of UAE’s Shabab Al Ahli who topped the group with both teams already assured of qualification prior to Wednesday’s matches.

Group D - MD6: Shabab Al Ahli (UAE) 3-2 PFC Nasaf (UZB)

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Group D - MD6: Shabab Al Ahli (UAE) 3-2 PFC Nasaf (UZB)

Dubai: Sardar Azmoun scored two goals in two minutes to lead Shabab Al Ahli to a 3-2 win over Uzbekistan’s Nasaf in Dubai on Wednesday as the side from the United Arab Emirates claimed top spot in Group D of the AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25.

Azmoun’s double came in the 32nd and 34th minutes after Nasaf’s Akmal Mosgovoy had struck in the 30th minute to cancel out Mateusao’s 23rd minute opener. Zoran Marusic was also on target for the visitors on the stroke of halftime in a goal-filled first period.

The win moves Shabab Al Ahli onto 13 points from their six games and confirms Paulo Sousa’s side as winners of the group while Nasaf finish bottom of the standings on four points and are eliminated.

Kim revels in Ulsan HD’s perseverance

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Kim revels in Ulsan HD’s perseverance

Shanghai: A jubilant Kim Pan-gon highlighted his side’s resolve as Ulsan HD FC ended a run of five AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 defeats by beating China PR's Shanghai Shenhua FC 2-1 on Wednesday.

The Ulsan head coach knew, given their fragility after a poor run on the continental stage, the enormity of the task his side faced after Shenhua took the lead through Andre Luis in the 23rd minute.

Marcinho: Teamwork secured Frontale victory

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Marcinho: Teamwork secured Frontale victory

Kawasaki: A jubilant Marcinho hailed Kawasaki Frontale’s team effort after their emphatic 4-0 triumph over China PR’s Shandong Taishan in the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 on Wednesday.

Marcinho set the tone with his strike in the third minute as the J1 League side led from start to finish, with further goals from Yuki Yamamoto, Jesiel and Shin Yamada moving Frontale within touching distance of the knockout stage.