Evergrande rallies to a draw as Sainty held
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March 13, 2013, Wednesday
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MARCELLO Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande fought back from behind to earn a 1-1 away draw with former title holder Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in a pulsating AFC Champions League group game yesterday.
Also, Jiangsu Sainty played out a goalless draw with Japan's Vegalta Sendai in a Group E clash in Nanjing.
The result earned debutante Jiangsu, hosting its first AFC Champions League game, its first point of the competition but could not lift it off the foot of Group E.
Jiangsu fans left disappointed after their team pressed for a late winner, only to be held goalless by the Japanese visitors.
In Jeonju, the Chinese champion fell behind to a first-half strike from Jeonbuk's Kim Jung-woo, and the hosts nearly went further ahead when Australian defender Alex Wilkinson and Brazilian midfielder Leonardo both went close with headers.
But Guangzhou, gunning to add Champions League glory to last year's Chinese double under World Cup-winning coach Lippi, got back on terms through Brazilian goal-machine Muriqui, who equalized in the 64th minute.
And the ambitious visitors nearly snatched a famous win when Argentine midfielder Dario Conca saw his header denied by the crossbar. However, the result was enough to keep them top of Group F and unbeaten after two games played.
Elsewhere, Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds climbed off the bottom of the same group in fine style with a thumping 4-1 win over Thailand's Muangthong United, which went down to 10 men after Piyaphon Buntao was sent off after half an hour.
By that stage, the Thai side was already a goal in arrears and Urawa, the 2007 winner, made its advantage count when Kunimitsu Sekiguchi and Genki Haraguchi both scored in five second-half minutes.
Thritthi Nonsrichai's own goal 12 minutes from time compounded Muangthong's misery before Siaka Dagno grabbed a consolation strike at the death.
But there was better news for another Thai outfit, domestic cup holder Buriram United, which held South Korean champion FC Seoul 0-0 at home in Group E.
Seoul had opened the tournament with a 5-1 win over Jiangsu two weeks ago, but was unable to find a breakthrough at Buriram. "We are not disappointed with the draw. We are very tired but satisfied with the result as this is a very tough away fixture," Seoul coach Choi Yong-soo said.
Also, Jiangsu Sainty played out a goalless draw with Japan's Vegalta Sendai in a Group E clash in Nanjing.
The result earned debutante Jiangsu, hosting its first AFC Champions League game, its first point of the competition but could not lift it off the foot of Group E.
Jiangsu fans left disappointed after their team pressed for a late winner, only to be held goalless by the Japanese visitors.
In Jeonju, the Chinese champion fell behind to a first-half strike from Jeonbuk's Kim Jung-woo, and the hosts nearly went further ahead when Australian defender Alex Wilkinson and Brazilian midfielder Leonardo both went close with headers.
But Guangzhou, gunning to add Champions League glory to last year's Chinese double under World Cup-winning coach Lippi, got back on terms through Brazilian goal-machine Muriqui, who equalized in the 64th minute.
And the ambitious visitors nearly snatched a famous win when Argentine midfielder Dario Conca saw his header denied by the crossbar. However, the result was enough to keep them top of Group F and unbeaten after two games played.
Elsewhere, Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds climbed off the bottom of the same group in fine style with a thumping 4-1 win over Thailand's Muangthong United, which went down to 10 men after Piyaphon Buntao was sent off after half an hour.
By that stage, the Thai side was already a goal in arrears and Urawa, the 2007 winner, made its advantage count when Kunimitsu Sekiguchi and Genki Haraguchi both scored in five second-half minutes.
Thritthi Nonsrichai's own goal 12 minutes from time compounded Muangthong's misery before Siaka Dagno grabbed a consolation strike at the death.
But there was better news for another Thai outfit, domestic cup holder Buriram United, which held South Korean champion FC Seoul 0-0 at home in Group E.
Seoul had opened the tournament with a 5-1 win over Jiangsu two weeks ago, but was unable to find a breakthrough at Buriram. "We are not disappointed with the draw. We are very tired but satisfied with the result as this is a very tough away fixture," Seoul coach Choi Yong-soo said.
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