AFC Champions League: First win for Arsène Zola and Kuwait Sport Club

Kuwait Sport Club and Congolese centre-back Arsène Zola defeated Bahrain’s Al Khalidiyah 3-1 in the second round of the AFC Champions League’s Group 2. After a difficult first half and conceding a goal, the Kuwaiti side scored late to take the lead and added two more, including one in stoppage time. The win is their first in the tournament, following a 2-3 defeat away to Al Wahda in the opening round. Kuwait Sport Club sit second with three points and will face Uzbekistan’s Nasaf Qarshi in the third round.