AFC Cup 2019 Allianz Goal of the Week: Mamunul Islam

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC Cup 2019 Allianz Goal of the Week: Mamunul Islam

Kuala Lumpur: The-AFC.com has announced that Abahani Dhaka Limited's Mamunul Islam 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.

Bumpy road ahead for Al Ahed, warns Marmar

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Bumpy road ahead for Al Ahed, warns Marmar

Amman: Al Ahed coach Bassem Marmar says his side needs to guard against complacency when they host Al Wehdat in the second leg of the 2019 AFC Cup West Zonal Semi-finals next week.

The Lebanese side had stunned their hosts, defending resiliently and snatching a goal in the final quarter of an hour to earn a valuable 1-0 win in Amman on Monday.

Goalkeeper Mehdi Khalil starred as Al Ahed weathered a storm of attacks, and Al Wehdat striker Baha Faisal hit the woodwork, but it was Mohammad Kdouh who settled the match with a header to send his side into the second leg with a crucial lead.

Lapse in concentration hurt us, admits Minerva head coach

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Lapse in concentration hurt us, admits Minerva head coach

Guwahati: After earning their fifth straight draw and almost ruling themselves out of contention from making it to the next round of the 2019 AFC Cup, Minerva Punjab head coach Sachin Badadhe expressed his displeasure over the result against Chennaiyin FC on Wednesday.

The team looked all set to register their first victory thanks to Samuel Lalmuanpuia's 62nd minute goal at the Indira Gandhi Stadium but were denied by a 90th minute goal by Mohd. Rafi.

It was a result which kept Minerva Punjab in third place, and with no chance of overtaking Group E leaders Abahani Limited Dhaka who are on 10 points.

We need to take our chances, says Porteria

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

We need to take our chances, says Porteria

Bacolod: Ceres Negros midfielder OJ Porteria was pleased with his side's performance on Tuesday but admitted that they would need to improve their finishing in next week's second leg in Hanoi.

Goals from 2019 AFC Cup leading scorer Bienvenido Marañón of Ceres and Hanoi FC's Pape Omar Faye meant the spoils were shared in the ASEAN Zonal Semi-final first leg tie at Panaad Stadium.

And, while Porteria did praise the effort from his team, Ceres would have been disappointed not to have capitalised on more of their chances, with the away goal meaning the Vietnamese club have a slim advantage.