ACLElite – Arif tops best goal of MD1 (East) poll

The Johor Darul Ta’zim winger received 38 percent of the votes to advance to the semi-finals.
Check out the five Matchday One – East goals once again and view the polling result at the bottom of the article.
Voting for the Matchday Two (West) best goals begins on Thursday.
Jasir Asani, 55′
Gwangju FC (KOR) v Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN)
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Announcing himself to the AFC Champions League Elite with a hat-trick, the pick of Asani’s goals was this effort – with the Albanian cutting in from the right before unleashing an unstoppable shot into the far bottom corner.
Takuma Nishimura, 85′
Gwangju FC (KOR) v Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN)
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Latching onto a loose ball 30 yards out, Nishimura impressed with his perfect volley into the top corner.
Marcinho, 54′
Ulsan HD FC (KOR) v Kawasaki Frontale (JPN)
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Receiving the ball on the byline, Marcinho drove in-field before curling a shot past Jo Hyeon-woo for the only goal of the game.
Arif Aiman, 45′
Shanghai Port FC (CHN) v Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS)
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A solo goal of the highest order, Arif waltzed his way into a shooting position before curling the ball in to kick-start JDT’s campaign in style.
Valeri Qazaishvili, 88′
Shandong Taishan FC (CHN) v Central Coast Mariners (AUS)
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A superb long through ball from Liao Lisheng from just inside Shandong’s half set up Qazaishvili for a cheeky dinked finish over the keeper.