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AFC Cup 2017 Roundup: Defending champions Air Force Club held to a draw while Al Jaish start with a win

Monday saw Asia's second-tier club tournament get underway as Groups A & B witnessed cagey and tight affairs...

The first round of fixtures in the AFC Cup 2017 have commenced and we saw four games take place in Group A and B (West Zone) on Monday.

Not surprisingly, we saw two draws and just the two goals scored from the four opening day fixtures as the teams started out on a cautious note.

Let’s take a look at what transpired on Monday in Asia’s second-tier club competition.

GROUP A:

Al Jaish (SYR) 1-0 Al Ahli (JOR) [Hamdoko 24’]

Al Jaish vs Al Ahli
Syrian champions Al Jaish SC got their AFC Cup Group A campaign off to a winning start after downing Jordan’s Al Ahli by a single goal in Doha.