Preview - Group A: Hilal Alquds Club v Nejmeh SC

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Preview - Group A: Hilal Alquds Club v Nejmeh SC

Jeddah: Palestine's Hilal Alquds Club will look to close the gap on the top two spots of the 2019 AFC Cup Group A as they play hosts to Nejmeh SC of Lebanon in a rescheduled Matchday Three fixture at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium on Friday.

The Palestinian side have collected two points from their two encounters. This tally leaves them eight points adrift of the top spot occupied by Al Wehdat, but with two games in hand.

Hilal Alquds already got the opportunity to adapt to the ground in Western Saudi Arabia, having played out a goalless draw against Al Jaish on Tuesday at the same stadium.

Group A: Nejmeh SC 0-2 Al Wehdat

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Group A: Nejmeh SC 0-2 Al Wehdat

Beirut: Al Wehdat got back to winning ways with a valuable 2-0 away win over Nejmeh SC at Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium on Matchday Five of the 2019 AFC Cup Group A on Tuesday.

The Jordanian side had collected just one point from their last two fixtures, losing to Al Jaish in Bahrain and drawing them in Amman, while Nejmeh had lost their two previous games in the group.

The visitors wasted no time in taking the lead. Baha Faisal’s fifth goal of the campaign gave Al Wehdat an early advantage. The striker lost his marker inside the box and powered in a header from Ahmad Elias’ corner-kick five minutes into the game.

Group A: Hilal Alquds Club 0-0 Al Jaish

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Group A: Hilal Alquds Club 0-0 Al Jaish

Jeddah: Hilal Alquds Club collected their second point of the 2019 AFC Cup after holding Syria’s Al Jaish to a 0-0 draw at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium on Matchday Five of Group A on Tuesday.

The two sides had also shared the spoils in their previous encounter on the opening matchday when Mohammad Obaid scored for Hilal Al Quds and Ahmad Ashkar equalised for Al Jaish.

A second consecutive draw sees Al Jaish drop to second place in the group with nine points, as Al Wehdat moved to the top spot following their 2-0 win over Nejmeh SC. Hilal Al Quds are in third place ahead of facing Nejmeh in a rescheduled fixture on Friday.

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.

AFC Cup 2019 Allianz Goal of the Week: Marc Klok

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC Cup 2019 Allianz Goal of the Week: Marc Klok

Kuala Lumpur: The-AFC.com has announced that PSM Makassar's Marc Klok 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.

Hard work was the key for Hanoi FC, says Oseni

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Hard work was the key for Hanoi FC, says Oseni

Phnom Penh: Ganiyu Oseni continued his impressive goal scoring form for Hanoi FC with another brace, his second in as many matches, in their 5-1 defeat of Cambodia’s Naga World FC on Wednesday.

The former Nigerian youth international has now found the back of the net eight times in this campaign, just one behind top scorer Bienvenido Marañon from Ceres Negros, with a match at home against Tampines Rovers in two weeks still to come.

The Vietnamese champions traveled to the Cambodian capital knowing a win was needed to keep alive their hopes of progressing from the group stage, but it took the side time to settle.

It's a great feeling to be top of the group, says Thapa

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

It's a great feeling to be top of the group, says Thapa

Ahmedabad: Chennayin FC midfielder Anirudh Thapa hailed an important victory after his team edged to 1-0 victory over Abahani Limited Dhaka to move clear at the top of Group E in the 2019 AFC Cup.

In a close match, the Indian Super League side earned three points thanks to a late own goal from Wellington Priori, who deflected Thapa’s low cross in at the near post.

It took until the 79th minute for the home side to make the breakthrough and Thapa paid tribute to the resolute defending that provided the foundation for a vital win.