Sepahan vs Al Ittihad Aleppo, 2008 AFC Champions League, Group Stage
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Game Information
Venue: Naghsh e Jahan
Location: ,
Attendance: 12,000
AFC Champions League Elite Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | +14 | 18 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | +9 | 15 |
| 3 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 7 | +8 | 14 |
| 4 | Gwangju FC | 7 | +6 | 14 |
Line-Ups
Sepahan
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Abass Mohammadi (GK) |
| 8 | Mohsen Benkar  |
| 5 | Seyed Aghily |
| 6 | Jalal Akbari |
| 7 | Farshad Bahadorani  |
| 28 | Ehsan Hajsafi |
| 11 | Hossein Kazemi |
| 12 | Abdul Abolheil |
| 15 | Hossein Papi |
| 23 | Seyed Mohamad Salehi |
| 10 | Emad Reza |
Al Ittihad Aleppo
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmoud Karkar (GK) |
| 22 | Baki Tarab |
| 20 | Salah Shahrour |
| 5 | Omar Hemidi |
| 6 | Mohammed Ibrahim |
| 7 | Ammar Rihawi |
| 11 | Jesus Gomez |
| 16 | Jonathan Laurens |
| 17 | Mahmoud Al Amena |
| 19 | Yahia Al-Rached |
| 10 | Abdul Agha |
AFC Champions League Elite News
Cristiano Ronaldo's wait for a major trophy in Saudi Arabia is set to continue as Al-Nassr lost 3-2 to Kawasaki Frontale in the Asian Champions League semifinals on Wednesday.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr were meant to be the star act of the ACL Elite -- only to be upstaged by Kawasaki Frontale.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr were dumped out of the Asian Champions League Elite as Japan's Kawasaki Frontale spectacularly ripped up the script with a 3-2 semifinal victory on Wednesday to reach the continental final for the first time.
Al Ahli's victory over Al Hilal in the ACL Elite semifinals might just have been a case of substance trumping style.
Record four-time champions Al Hilal have been eliminated from the AFC Champions League Elite by a 3-1 loss to Al Ahli.