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Guangzhou R&F, Guoan storm into ACL playoffs
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GUANGZHOU R&F and Beijing Guoan won their AFC Champions League playoffs yesterday to advance to the group stage, strengthening the Chinese presence in the continent's premier club competition.
China international Jiang Ning scored after eight minutes and provided a second-half assist for Lu Lin as Guangzhou beat Australia’s Central Coast Mariners 3-1 to secure its maiden appearance in the tournament.
A brace for Pablo Batalla and a goal from Song Boxuan took Beijing to a 3-0 win over Thai FA Cup winner Bangkok Glass as the Chinese Super League runner-up made it a seventh appearance in the tournament in eight seasons.
Guangzhou will join Japan’s Gamba Osaka, South Korean Seongnam FC and Thai Buriram United in Group F while Beijing will play Australia’s Brisbane Roar, Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds and South Korean Suwon Bluewings in Group G.
Chinese champion Guangzhou Evergrande and FA Cup winner Shandong Luneng are the other Chinese teams in the competition. Continental powerhouses Japan and South Korea also have four sides through.
Asian Cup winner Australia has two while Vietnam and Thailand has one club each.
“We scored very fast and this opened the game up, then it was more difficult to attack us as we had more space and we have players who can make very good counter-attacks,” visiting Guangzhou coach Cosmin Contra, who replaced Sven-Goran Eriksson in December, said.
2013 finalist FC Seoul proved too strong for Hanoi T&T, scoring four goals in the first half on the way to a 7-0 thrashing of the Vietnamese team.
Seoul advanced to Group H where it will face defending champions Western Sydney Wanderers, 2013 winner Guangzhou Evergrande and Japanese side Kashima Antlers.
Japan’s Kashiwa Reysol needed a second goal from Brazilian striker Leandro in extra-time to beat Thai Chonburi 3-2 after the match ended 2-2 in regulation.
Kashiwa joins Group E alongside Jeonbuk Motors of South Korea, Shandong and Vietnamese side Binh Duong.
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