Soccer: Central Asian duo to meet in Champions League first

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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Debutants Istiklol knew they faced a steep learning curve in their first appearance in the Asian Champions League, but with a point secured from their opening game the Tajikistan club will hope to go one better against Uzbekistan's AGMK on Sunday.

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The two clubs from Central Asia - which is represented in the Asian Football Confederation by Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan - have never met in the group phase of the Asian Champions League.

Previously, only teams from Uzbekistan have qualified for this phase of play since the continental club championship was launched in 2002. Both clubs earned access to the group phase after it was expanded from 32 to 40 teams, with only the winners of each the 10 groups sure to advance to the knockout rounds.

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