Could you believe it that Al Sadd qualified despite having negative (-6) goals difference. Incredible.
Group C & D (final standings) Group G & H (final standings) Al Jazira might need to win if they want to avoid facing Al Ain in the next round
Just got back from El Jaish vs. Bunyodkor.... that's what you call a "happy ending"! I was like the only Uzbek fan there until they showed up around the 60th minute... seemed like Uzbekistan had a legitimate 2nd goal disallowed in the 2nd half and a guy missed a sitter which may have proved costly but I guess it was all part of the masterplan for that final ending!
The rules from what I understand are broken down into section. Play Off registration Group Stage registration Knock Out Stage registration The player in question was registered for the Play Off Stage with Lokomotiv, then transferred and registered for Bunyodkor in the Group Stage. He could in theory be transferred again and still play in the Knockout Stage with a different club. He couldn't have played in a Group Stage for two different clubs. So, as I understand it, Bunyodkor are fine. It's not clear. But AFC treat all three phases as new phases of competition where you re-register upto 30 players on every occasion, these players could always change.
Teams I pick to qualify to the quarter finals Al Shabab Al Ain Hiroshima FC Seoul Al Hilal Foolad Jeonbuk Evergrande teams I'll be supporting 1) Al Shabab 2) Al Jazira 3) Cerezo
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-2 Pohang Steelers [75'min] 54'Jae-Seong Lee Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 59'Joon-Ho Son Pohang Steelers 73'Mu-Yeol Ko Pohang Steelers
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-2 Pohang Steelers Cerezo Osaka - Guangzhou Evergrande 10:00gmt AlJazira - AlAin 16:00gmt AlIttihad - AlShabab 17:50gmt
Ittihad 1-0 Shabab All to play for in the second leg. Ittihad had more of the game, but they were a little fortunate.
- Yesterday result: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-2 Pohang Steelers Cerezo Osaka 1-5 Guangzhou Evergrande AlJazira 1-2 AlAin AlIttihad 1-0 AlShabab - Today Kawasaki Frontale - FC Seoul Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC - Western Sydney Wanderers FC Bunyodkor - AlHilal AlSadd - Foolad Khozestan