Guangzhou R&F off to a flying start
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NEWCOMER Guangzhou R&F stunned Japanese treble-winner Gamba Osaka 2-0 on its AFC Champions League debut as the Asian club showpiece got under way yesterday.
The Chinese side looked on in envy as city rival and domestic champion Guangzhou Evergrande won the title in 2013, but it announced itself on the big stage in style yesterday with the win in Osaka.
Moroccan striker Abderrazaq Hamedallah set the visitors on their way with a mazy run and finish on 11 minutes, which left a back-pedalling Gamba defense red-faced.
And Wang Song ensured a dream opener for Guangzhou, and its new coach Cosmin Contra, in Group F when his deflected free-kick found the net 11 minutes from time.
The Japanese side had a 68 percent ball possession and made seven attempts in the first half. However, Guangzhou R&F’s keeper Liu Dianzuo made three saves to keep a clean sheet.
In a later match, Yang Xu’s second-half double spared Shandong Luneng’s blushes and made it a 100 percent start for Chinese clubs as it beat Binh Duong 3-2 in provincial Thu Dau Mot in Vietnam.
Binh Duong’s Nigerian forward Ganiyu Oseni cancelled out Wang Yongpo’s opener, before Wang Qiang gave the hosts a shock lead with an own goal on 56 minutes.
But Yang got Shandong back to 2-2 just three minutes later before he completed the great escape in Group E by snatching the winner with 10 minutes to go.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors’ Group E campaign began with a whimper as the South Korean champion was held 0-0 at home by Japan’s Kashiwa Reysol. But Thailand’s Buriram United started with a win when it beat South Korean side Seongnam FC 2-1 at the Thunder Castle stadium in Group F.
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