Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The 12 teams from the Central, South and East Zones of the AFC Cup will kick off their continental campaigns on Wednesday.
Among the contenders in Groups D, E and I will be the competition’s runners-up in the past two years – Tajikistan’s FC Istiklol and India’s JSW Bengaluru – while DPR Korea’s 4.25 SC are back again after impressing on their tournament debut last year.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: It's been a momentous week for the AFC Cup, with the tournament drawing in a record crowd for the group stage during Persija Jakarta's 4-1 victory over Tampines Rovers.
The 49,056 spectators who turned up at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium were not disappointed, and neither will you be with the-AFC.com's weekly look at the stats and facts that stood out on the continent.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: It’s full speed ahead in the AFC Cup, with matches now coming thick and fast as teams in the West Zone return to action once more in the week ahead.
The sides from Groups A and C will play their third round of fixtures on Monday, before the four remaining teams in Group B follow suit a day later.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: After yet another thrilling round of fixtures in the ASEAN Zone of the AFC Cup last week, the sides will play their third matches of the campaign on Tuesday and Wednesday.
First up will be Groups F and H when they take to the field on Tuesday, before Group G will close out the week in the ASEAN Zone on Wednesday.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Jakarta: The 2018 AFC Cup Group H tie between Indonesia’s Persija Jakarta and Tampines Rovers from Singapore attracted 49,056 spectators at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, a record high in the AFC Cup Group Stage.
The home side fans enjoyed a spectacular victory and had much to celebrate as Persija claimed a comprehensive 4-1 win over the visitors, courtesy of Marko Simic’s hat-trick and a thunderbolt from Rezaldi Hehanusa.
The match on Wednesday ranks third overall in terms of AFC Cup spectatorship history and is just shy of the Kingfisher East Bengal and Kuwait SC semi-final in 2013 which saw 50,000 spectators attend.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Jakarta: A Marko Simic hat-trick eased Persija Jakarta of Indonesia to a 4-1 win over Singapore’s Tampines Rovers in Group H of the 2018 AFC Cup on Wednesday.
The Croatian striker put Persija 1-0 up in the 12th minute at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, slamming Riko Simanjuntak’s cut back from the right under goalkeeper Syazwan Buhari to give the hosts the early initiative.
Rezaldi Hehanusa then doubled his side’s advantage four minutes before half time, cutting inside from the left wing before rifling home with his right foot from 20 yards.
Persija centre-back Jaime was dismissed for a second yellow card in just the 48th minute, but two more Simic strikes in the 74th and 86th minutes sandwiched a 77th-minute consolation for Tampines from Khairul Amri to ensure the 10 men left with all three points.
Next, Persija travel to Vietnam to take on Group H leaders Song Lam Nghe An FC, while Matchday 3 will also see Tampines host Malaysia’s Johor Darul Ta’zim on March 6.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Beirut: Two first-half goals and a late Khalil Bani Atiyah strike gave Al Faisaly a comprehensive 3-1 victory over Lebanon’s Al Ansar on Matchday Two of the AFC Cup Group C.
Senegalese striker Dominique Mendy fired the two-time AFC Cup winners in front inside seven minutes, heading in from Oday Zahran’s cross.
Skipper Ahmed Hayel doubled Al Faisaly’s lead before the break. Polish striker Lukasz Gikiewicz set up Hayel with a headed pass before the Number 9 applied a composed finish when one-on-one with the Lebanese goalkeeper in the 39th minute.
El Hadji Malick Tall pulled one back for the home side three minutes after the restart, after outmuscling his marker and finishing on the half-volley. However, Bani Atiyah restored Al Faisaly’s lead two minutes from time with a left-footed finish from inside the box.
The result puts Al Faisaly at the top of the group with four points ahead of their Matchday Three home encounter with Dhofar while Al Ansar sit behind them on three points as they face Al Wahda next.