Marcos Guilherme scored twice as ASEAN Club Championship Shopee Cup™ participants Johor Darul Ta’zim FC defeated former Asian champions Pohang Steelers 2-0 in the second round of league matches in the AFC Champions League Elite.
Guilherme netted in the 49th and 89th minutes against the South Korean hosts to continue JDT’s unbeaten start to the continental campaign, with Xisco Muñoz’s side sitting in sixth place in the 16-team standings on four points.
The top eight finishers in the eastern league phase will qualify for the knock-out rounds of the competition.
ASEAN Shopee Cup™ holders Buriram United FC slipped to a 1-0 loss against Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan FC after Fabio Abreu’s 79th minute header while fellow Thai League 1 outfit Ratchaburi FC lost 1-0 to Kyoto Sanga FC from Japan.
Port FC suffered a 5-1 defeat away to Japan’s Kashiwa Reysol, who scored five times in the opening 28 minutes.
Công An Hà Nội FC, meanwhile, were handed a 1-0 defeat at home by 2018 AFC Champions League winners Kashima Antlers to remain without a point after two rounds.
In the AFC Champions League Two, a Mariano Peralta penalty in the 45th minute saw Persib Bandung defeat Thể Công–Viettel FC from Vietnam 1-0 to sit on top of Group E with six points from their opening two matches.
A 48th-minute goal from Matthias Phaeton earned Lion City Sailors FC a 1-0 victory against Tai Po FC in Hong Kong as the Singapore Premier League side moved up to second in Group F.
PKR Svay Rieng FC picked up their first point in the competition through a 0-0 draw with China’s Shanghai Shenhua FC to sit above Tampines Rovers FC in Group G after the Singaporean side lost 1-0 to Japan’s FC Machida Zelvia.
Kuching City FC secured their first point in Group H with a 1-1 draw against Kitchee SC from Hong Kong.
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