FC Bunyodkor vs Al Ittihad Aleppo, 2008 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

Another draw despite calculated gambles

If India had threatened to make a match of it with an imaginative effort on the final day, it was all set up by Lara's declaration.

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue:
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
Full Table

Line-Ups

BUN FC Bunyodkor

No. Name
12 Murotjon Zukhurov (GK)
2 Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov
3 Gochguly Gochguliyev
13 Aleksandr Khvostunov
29 Timur Kapadze
19 Jasur Hasanov
22 Victor Karpenko
26 Aziz Haydarov
28 Aleksei Nikolaev
10 Ulughbek Bakaev
30 Server Djeparov

Al Ittihad A Al Ittihad Aleppo

No. Name
1 Mahmoud Karkar (GK)
5 Omar Hemidi
27 Obada Al Said
14 Wael Aian Yellow Card
22 Baki Tarab Yellow Card
21 Yousef Shikhaleshreh
11 Jesus Gomez
16 Jonathan Laurens
17 Mahmoud Al Amena
19 Yahia Al-Rached Yellow Card
10 Abdul Agha Yellow Card

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