Europe Wrap: Nakamura stars for Reims, derby heartbreak for Son

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

Europe Wrap: Nakamura stars for Reims, derby heartbreak for Son

Kuala Lumpur: Japan's Keito Nakamura made an impact coming off the bench for Reims in France while there was heartbreak for Son Heung-min as Tottenham Hotspur fell in the North London Derby.

Celtic's Japanese contingent played their part the defending champions stayed perfect in Scotland.

Join the-AFC.com as we take a look at how Asia's best fared across Europe this past week.

MD1: Al Ahli FC (KSA) 1-0 Persepolis FC (IRN)

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

MD1: Al Ahli FC (KSA) 1-0 Persepolis FC (IRN)

Jeddah: Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli Saudi FC secured a winning start to their AFC Champions League Elite™ League Stage campaign by defeating Persepolis FC of Islamic Republic of Iran 1-0 on Monday.

Frank Kessie’s early goal settled the contest at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in a game which saw both teams creating plenty of chances only to be let down by poor finishing.

MD1: Esteghlal FC (IRN) 3-0 Al Gharafa (QAT)

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

MD1: Esteghlal FC (IRN) 3-0 Al Gharafa (QAT)

Qods: Islamic Republic of Iran’s Esteghlal FC secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Al Gharafa of Qatar in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 opener at the Shahr-e Qods Stadium on Monday.

A Abdalla Yousif's own goal separated the sides going into the break before further efforts from Ramin Rezaeian and Arash Rezavand sealed the win for Esteghlal.

MD1: Al Ain FC (UAE) 1-1 Al Sadd SC (QAT)

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

MD1: Al Ain FC (UAE) 1-1 Al Sadd SC (QAT)

Al Ain: United Arab Emirates’ Al Ain left it late to secure a 1-1 draw against Qatar’s Al Sadd SC in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 opener at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium on Monday.

Akram Affif gave Al Sadd the lead in the closing stages of the first half, before Matias Palacios equalised for AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 winners Al Ain in the 80th minute for a share of the points.

MD1: Al Shorta (IRQ) 1-1 Al Nassr (KSA)

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

MD1: Al Shorta (IRQ) 1-1 Al Nassr (KSA)

Baghdad: Iraq’s Al Shorta held Al Nassr Club of Saudi Arabia to a 1-1 draw in their opening AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 League Stage match on Monday.

Missing Cristiano Ronaldo and Aymeric Laporte, Al Nassr found the going tough at Al-Madina International Stadium and in the end, had to settle for a point.

Group E: Tajikistan 2-4 Morocco

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

Group E: Tajikistan 2-4 Morocco

Tashkent: A valiant Tajikistan fell 4-2 to Morocco in their FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024 Group E tie at the Humo Arena on Monday.

Up next for the Central Asian side are defending champions Portugal on Thursday, while Morocco take on Panama.

Group F: IR Iran 7-1 Venezuela

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

Group F: IR Iran 7-1 Venezuela

Bukhara:  Islamic Republic of Iran got their FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024 Group F campaign off to a resounding start after beating Venezuela 7-1 on Monday.

Salar Aghapour, Mahdi Karimi and Behrooz Azimi led the way with a brace each as the Asian champions put on a show of intent right from the start.