AFC Champions League Results: Three ASEAN Teams Compact To Bend South Korea's Representative

AFC Champions League results. (Photo: Instagram @officialjohor)

JAKARTA - The match continued for the group stage of the AFC Champions League for the 2022-2023 season presented a surprise. Three teams from Southeast Asia succeeded in beating strong teams from South Korea.

The series of advanced group stage matches will take place on Monday, April 18 evening. The three Southeast Asian representatives who won the victory were Bangkok Glas Pathum United (Thailand), Lion City Sailors (Singapore), and Johor Darul Takzim (Malaysia).

BG Pathum recorded victory over Jeonnam Dragons two goals without reply. The winning goals were each scored by Pathompol Charoenrattanapirom in the 51st minute from the penalty spot and Jakkap Praisuwan in the 72nd minute.

This is the first victory for BG Pathum from the two matches that have been undertaken. This result makes Makoto Teguramori's team move up to second place in Group G with a collection of four points or equal to the acquisition of Melbourne City in the top place.

Meanwhile, Lion City won when they met Daegu in the Group F match. The Singaporean representative beat ten Daegu players with a score of three goals without reply.

Lion City is now in second place in the group standings with a capital of three points or a gap of three points from leaders Urawa Reds who bent them in their inaugural match.

Then, Johor Daruk Takzim managed to keep the top of the standings after beating Ulsan Hyundai with a narrow 2-1 victory. Johor took a quick lead through Fernando Forestieri's goal in the third minute before Um Won-sang replied in the 52nd minute.

Bergson then emerged as the hero of the victory for the representative of Malaysia through a goal he scored when a normal match had ten minutes remaining. This result makes Johor steady at the top of the standings with a collection of 6 points after they won 5-0 in the previous game over Guangzhou Evergrade.