Freak goal gives Reds Seoul edge
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TOMOYA Ugajin’s freak goal gave Urawa Red Diamonds a 1-0 win over FC Seoul in their AFC Champions League round of 16, first leg yesterday, boosting their chances of reaching the quarterfinals.
Ugajin was alone on the edge of the box when he received Ryota Moriwaki’s raking cross, and he looked as surprised as anyone when his hopeful volley looped unstoppably into the far corner.
It was an unexpected but welcome dose of good fortune for the 2007 champion from Japan, which will hope it is a good omen for next week’s return leg in the South Korean capital.
FC Seoul created plenty in reply but Brazilian striker Adriano, after scoring 10 in the group stage, was out of sorts and he ballooned a golden chance over the bar late in the first half.
Later, Sydney FC’s first appearance in the knockout stages ended in a 1-1 draw at Shandong Luneng, which fought back from behind after missing an early penalty.
After Vedran Janjetovic got down well to stop Walter Montillo’s spot-kick, Australia international David Carney nodded the visitors in front on the quarter-hour.
But the Chinese team, led by former Brazil coach Mano Menezes, came back firing. After Li Wei thundered a shot against the crossbar, Diego Tardelli equalized in the 57th minute.
The Brazilian forward half-volleyed a corner into the roof of the net for his sixth goal of the tournament to leave the tie delicately poised ahead of next week’s second leg.
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