Beijing holds off Hiroshima's rally
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March 14, 2013, Thursday
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CHINA'S Beijing Guo'an saw off a late revival to beat J-League title-holder Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 and break an eight-match win drought in the AFC Champions League yesterday.
At a packed Workers Stadium, the green-clad hosts dominated for long stages and they led for most of the game after defender Lang Zheng planted a shot into the bottom corner on 21 minutes following some heavy pressure.
But almost out of nowhere, Hiroshima's Naoki Ishihara controlled a rebound from Okamoto Tomotaka's shot and stabbed home an equalizer on 79 minutes.
However, Beijing was not to be denied and just four minutes later Piao Cheng wriggled free of his marker on the edge of his box and fired home a right-footed winner on the turn.
The win was Beijing's first in the ACL since 2010.
However, Uzbekistan's Bunyodkor topped Group G on goal difference from Beijing after a last-gasp Kamoliddin Murzoev equalizer rescued a 2-2 draw with 2009 champion Pohang Steelers of Korea in Tashkent.
Earlier, Leandro Domingues scored twice as J-League club Kashiwa Reysol beat Australia's Central Coast Mariners 3-1 to take a firm grip on Group H while South Korea's Suwon Bluewings drew 0-0 with Guizhou Renhe of China.
At a packed Workers Stadium, the green-clad hosts dominated for long stages and they led for most of the game after defender Lang Zheng planted a shot into the bottom corner on 21 minutes following some heavy pressure.
But almost out of nowhere, Hiroshima's Naoki Ishihara controlled a rebound from Okamoto Tomotaka's shot and stabbed home an equalizer on 79 minutes.
However, Beijing was not to be denied and just four minutes later Piao Cheng wriggled free of his marker on the edge of his box and fired home a right-footed winner on the turn.
The win was Beijing's first in the ACL since 2010.
However, Uzbekistan's Bunyodkor topped Group G on goal difference from Beijing after a last-gasp Kamoliddin Murzoev equalizer rescued a 2-2 draw with 2009 champion Pohang Steelers of Korea in Tashkent.
Earlier, Leandro Domingues scored twice as J-League club Kashiwa Reysol beat Australia's Central Coast Mariners 3-1 to take a firm grip on Group H while South Korea's Suwon Bluewings drew 0-0 with Guizhou Renhe of China.
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