Matchday Five: West Zone Preview

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Matchday Five: West Zone Preview

Kuala Lumpur: The West Asia Zone of the 2019 AFC Cup is set for a thrilling Matchday Five with all four Zonal Semi-Finals spots yet to be decided.

With Oman's Al Suwaiq the only side to have officially been eliminated from the competition, we will be a step closer to finding out which four West Asian sides reach the knock-out stages by the end of the six Matchday Five fixtures across Groups A, B and C on Monday and Tuesday.

Ott: My first AFC Cup goal made victory over Persija extra sweet

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Ott: My first AFC Cup goal made victory over Persija extra sweet

Bacolod: Tuesday's match-winner Mike Ott chose the perfect time to open his AFC Cup account for Ceres Negros with a stoppage time strike to complete a 3-2 comeback win for the Filipino champions in Jakarta.

It may have taken 16 matches over two campaigns in both the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup but, finally, Ceres midfielder Ott scored his maiden Asian club competition goal.

And he could not have chosen a more dramatic time or occasion to get this name on the scoresheet.

AFC Cup 2019 Allianz Goal of the Week: To Van Vu

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC Cup 2019 Allianz Goal of the Week: To Van Vu

Kuala Lumpur: The-AFC.com has announced that Becamex Binh Duong's To Van Vu is the winner of this week’s Goal of the Week presented by Allianz for the 2019 AFC Cup after a public vote on the AFC’s official website.

Group A: Al Wehdat 1-1 Al Jaish

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Group A: Al Wehdat 1-1 Al Jaish

Amman: Jordan's Al Wehdat came back from a goal down to salvage a 1-1 draw against Al Jaish of Syria, courtesy of Hassan Abdel Fattah's late second half strike on Matchday Four of the 2019 AFC Cup Group A on Tuesday.

Al Jaish were unbeaten this campaign going into the match while Al Wehdat had not conceded on home soil in the 2019 AFC Cup.

Saeed Al Murjan set up Bahaa Faisal with a through pass and the Jordanian international striker advanced on goal, but fired high from a narrow angle in what was Al Wehdat’s first real chance 16 minutes into the match.

Group C: Malkiya Club 1-2 Qadsia SC

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Group C: Malkiya Club 1-2 Qadsia SC

Manama: A brace from Bader Al Mutawa earned Kuwait's Qadsia SC a 2-1 win over Bahrain’s Malkiya Club on Matchday Three of the 2019 AFC Cup on Tuesday.

Malkiya came into the match on the back of three unbeaten games, while Qadsia were eyeing their first-ever AFC Cup triumph against Bahraini opponents.

Group B: Kuwait SC 2-1 Al Najma

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Group B: Kuwait SC 2-1 Al Najma

Kuwait City:  Kuwait SC survived a late scare to secure a 2-1 win over Bahrain’s Al Najma at Kuwait Sport Club Stadium on Matchday Four of the 2019 AFC Cup Group B on Monday.

The two sides entered the match level on points, with four each. Kuwait SC held a relative advantage having secured a 1-0 win in the reverse fixture in Bahrain.

Kuwait SC’s first chance came before the 15-minute mark through Faisal Zayed who got on the end of an Abdullah Al Buraiki cross, but his header went inches wide off the post.

Group C: Al Suwaiq 0-1 Al Ahed FC

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Group C: Al Suwaiq 0-1 Al Ahed FC

Muscat: Mohamad Kdouh’s fourth goal of the 2019 AFC Cup earned Lebanon’s Al Ahed a valuable 1-0 win over Oman’s Al Suwaiq in Matchday Four of the competition’s Group C at Al Seeb Stadium on Tuesday.

Al Suwaiq came into the match on the back of a nine-match losing run in the AFC Cup that stretches back to May 2012 when they defeated Jordan’s Al Faisaly 3-2. Al Ahed were, meanwhile, unbeaten in the 2019 edition, having collected five points from their first three matches.