Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Pyongyang: DPR Korea’s 4.25 SC advanced to the Inter-Zone semi-finals after defeating Hang Yuan FC 5-0 in Group I of the 2019 AFC Cup on Wednesday.
The Pyongyang side made it five wins in a row and will be a force to be reckoned with in the Inter-Zone semi-finals, having fallen to Altyn Asyr in the 2018 final.
It was Hang Yuan's fifth consecutive defeat and the Chinese Taipei club will be looking to earn their first point when they play Tai Po on Matchday Six.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Arad: A brace from Bassel Moustafa and a late Mohammed Al Wakid strike earned 10-man Al Jaish an emphatic 3-0 victory over Jordan’s Al Jazeera in the first leg of the 2019 AFC Cup West Zonal Semi-finals on Tuesday.
Al Jazeera were hopeful of taking home a result that could help them reach the West Zonal final for the second time running, but they faced the challenge of an Al Jaish side that had not lost in their last eight AFC Cup games.
The Jordanians started brightly and were in complete control for the first 25 minutes, threatening first through Abdullah Al Attar’s header which narrowly missed the target, then through Omar Al Manasrah’s long range strike.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Balaclod: Hanoi FC recovered from a goal behind to earn a 1-1 away draw against Ceres Negros FC in the first leg of their AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal semi-final on Tuesday.
Risto Vidakovic’s side took the lead through Bienvenido Marańon just before the hour mark, but the visitors returned fire through Senegalese forward Pape Omar Faye to earn a share of the spoils and a potentially vital away goal at Panaad Stadium.
The two sides will meet again at Hanoi’s Hang Day Stadium next Tuesday, with the winners to advance to the ASEAN Zonal final.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Amman: Mohammed Kdouh’s fifth goal of the competition was the difference as Al Ahed stunned Al Wehdat 1-0 in the first leg of the 2019 AFC Cup West Zonal Semi-final on Monday.
Both sides looked to improve on their most recent AFC Cup campaigns. Al Ahed had been eliminated at the same stage last year whereas Al Wehdat suffered the same fate in 2017 and missed out on the 2018 AFC Cup.
Al Wehdat came racing out of the blocks, and within three minutes, they had their first sight of goal.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Amman: A brace from Bahaa Faisal sent Al Wehdat into the 2019 AFC Cup West Asia Zone Semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Hilal Alquds at King Abdullah II Stadium 0n Matchday Six of Group A on Tuesday.
Al Wehdat will play Lebanon Al Ahed FC , the Group C winners, in the two-leg semi-finals scheduled for June 17 and 24.
With a two-point advantage over their opponents, Al Wehdat came into the final Group A game needing just a draw to secure a place in the next stage. Only a win could do for Hilal Alquds, while Syria’s Al Jaish hoped for a draw as they faced Nejmeh in the other group game.
The game got on to a pacey start, with Al Wehdat dominating the early proceedings, but with clear-cut chances few and far between.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: There's just a few days to go to the ASEAN Zonal Semi-finals with teams from Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam set to go head-to-head in some classic encounters.
The two-legged semi-finals will kick off on Tuesday and Wednesday with the return legs the following week. The two victors will progress to the ASEAN Zonal Final a month later to determine who is the 2019 AFC Cup's Southeast Asia champion.
We look at four players - one from each of the semi-finalists - who could prove to be the difference-makers.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Thu Dau Mot City: Experienced Becamex Binh Duong midfielder Le Tan Tai has pinpointed PSM Makassar’s Wiljan Pluim as the player the Vietnamese side must beware of as the teams prepare to meet in the 2019 AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal semi-final first leg on Wednesday.
Binh Duong advanced to the regional semi-finals after winning their final four Group G games to finish as the best-placed runners-up in ASEAN, while Makassar remained unbeaten to win Group H in what is their debut campaign.
Much of the Indonesian side’s success has been built around their Dutch captain Wiljan Pluim, as well as Finnish striker Eero Markannen and naturalised Netherlands-born midfielder Marc Klok, and Tan Tai is well aware of the threat they pose going forward.