An early and an injury-time goal lead to Sepahan's 2-0 victory in its first AFC Champions League match against the UAE's Al Shabab.

Mehdi Jafarpour scored the opener for Sepahan only two minutes into the game, which was held in Isfahan's Naqsh-e-Jahan Stadium.

Sepahan was the dominant side throughout the game, but missed several scoring opportunities.

It was only in the injury time when Armando Sa made a secure 2-0 win for the home side, sending Sepahan to the top of Group D of AFC Champions League.

In another Group D match, Uzbekistan's Bunyodkor beat Saudi Arabia's Ettifaq 2-1 to stand in the second place.

Wednesday match results

Group D
Sepahan (IRI) 2, Al Shabab al Arabi (UAE) 0
Bunyodkor (UZB) 2, Ettifaq (KSA) 1

Group G
Suwon Bluewings (KOR) 4, Kashima Antlers (JPN) 1
Shanghai Shenhua (CHN) 4, Singapore Armed Forces (SIN) 1

Group H
Kawasaki Frontale (JPN) 1, Tianjin Teda (CHN) 0
Central Coast Mariners (AUS) 0, Pohang Steelers (KOR) 0

Playing later

Group C
Al Ittihad (KSA) vs Esteghlal (IRI)
Al Jazira (UAE) vs Umm-Salal (QAT)

Played Tuesday

Group A
Al Ahli (UAE) 1, Pakhtakor (UZB) 2
Al Hilal (KSA) vs Saba Battery (IRI) - match postponed

Group B
Al Gharafa (QAT) 1, Al Shabab (KSA) 3
Persepolis (IRI) 3, Sharjah (UAE) 1

Group E
Beijing Guoan (CHN) 2, Newcastle Jets (AUS) 0
Ulsan Hyundai (KOR) 1, Nagoya Grampus (JPN) 3

Group F
Sriwijaya (INA) 2, FC Seoul (KOR) 4
Gamba Osaka (JPN) 3, Shandong Luneng (CHN) 0

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