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Jeonbuk ousted, SIPG thumped

Source: Agencies | 00:00 UTC+8 December 2, 2020 | Print Edition

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors failed in their bid to add the AFC Champions League to their South Korean league and cup double as Yokohama F Marinos handed Jose Morais鈥 side a 4-1 thrashing to advance to the knockout stage yesterday.

Jeonbuk, a two-time Asian champion, needed a win against the 2019 Japanese champion to keep alive its hopes of completing a remarkable treble.

But Theerathon Bunmathan鈥檚 long-range effort and Marcos Junior鈥檚 left-foot strike put Ange Postecoglou鈥檚 side two goals up inside the first 51 minutes. Jeonbuk halved the deficit three minutes later when Gustavo converted from the penalty spot.

However, Teruhito Nakagawa restored Marinos鈥 two-goal lead 17 minutes from time and Ado Onaiwu added a late fourth.

The win for Marinos means the Japanese club advances to the knockout rounds for the first time and is all-but assured of top spot in Group H after second-placed Shanghai SIPG lost 0-4 to already-eliminated Sydney FC.

Sydney impressed to pick up its first win of the campaign, although its victory was marred by the loss of goalkeeper Adam Pavlesic in a clash of heads with SIPG defender Yu Rui.

Pavlesic was carried off in a neck brace before goals from Alex Wilkinson, Luke Brattan and two from Trent Buhagiar earned Steve Corica鈥檚 side victory.

SIPG takes on Jeonbuk on Friday needing a massive win while hoping Yokohama loses heavily to Sydney to overturn a 10-goal difference and claim top spot.

Meanwhile, Fabio Cannavaro鈥檚 Guangzhou Evergrande was held to a 1-1 draw by Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

Wei Shihao scored 18 minutes from time to salvage a point for the Chinese Super League side after Lim Sang-hyub had given the South Koreans the lead. The draw means Guangzhou maintains its three-point lead over Suwon.

Guangzhou coach Cannavaro was once again at a loss to explain his team鈥檚 showing.

鈥淚 am not happy because the performance of my team in the first half was not so good,鈥 said the former Italy international. 鈥淲e didn鈥檛 control the game and we didn鈥檛 even try to play football. Even in defense we did not play well. I don鈥檛 want to find excuses.鈥

With only three teams in Group G following the withdrawal of Malaysia鈥檚 Johor Darul Ta鈥檢im, Suwon can claim second place with a two-goal victory over group winner Vissel Kobe in Friday鈥檚 clash.

The knockout stage of the tournament, which features 15 teams from east Asia and is being held in a biosecure bubble in Doha after play was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, begins on Sunday.

The final will be hosted in the Qatari capital on December 19, with the leading team from the east taking on Iran鈥檚 Persepolis after it advanced to the decider during a centralized event for teams from the west in October.

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