Kashiwa advances to knockout stage, Guo'an tops Pohang
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April 24, 2013, Wednesday
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JAPAN'S Kashiwa Reysol grabbed its place in the AFC Champions League last 16 yesterday, as Michael McGlinchey lifted Australian hopes with a late winner for Central Coast Mariners against Suwon Bluewings.
A 1-1 draw with China's Guizhou Renhe was enough for Group H table-topper Kashiwa, which sealed its progress with a solitary point after Tatsuya Masushima's second-half strike was cancelled out by Li Kai.
The Emperor's Cup-holder becomes just the third team to reach next month's knockout phase in what is a frantic finish to the group stage with 27 clubs still in the running in the penultimate week.
Behind it Australia's Mariners, the newly crowned A-League champions, climbed to second in Group H and dashed Suwon's hopes after a 1-0 away win which was sealed in the 80th minute and against the run of play.
Substitute McGlinchey ran onto a ball over the top of the defense and bounced in his shot off goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong, as Suwon was left to rue its inability to capitalize on large amounts of possession.
In Kashiwa, proceedings got off to a sombre start with a minute's silence for the victims of this week's deadly earthquake in Sichuan, which neighbors Guizhou Province.
After play got under way, Masushima's shot from a rebounding free kick put the host ahead on 50 minutes. But Guizhou defender Li equalized with five minutes left to put his team third, two points behind the Mariners, with one game left.
Elsewhere, Beijing Guo'an kept its hopes alive in Group G with a 2-0 win over Pohang Steelers, courtesy of second-half goals from Ecuadorian striker Joffre Guerron and former Bundesliga star Shao Jiayi.
In the same group, top team Bunyodkor of Uzbekistan failed to take its place in next month's knockouts when it was held to a drab 0-0 draw in Tashkent by already eliminated Sanfrecce Hiroshima of Japan.
A 1-1 draw with China's Guizhou Renhe was enough for Group H table-topper Kashiwa, which sealed its progress with a solitary point after Tatsuya Masushima's second-half strike was cancelled out by Li Kai.
The Emperor's Cup-holder becomes just the third team to reach next month's knockout phase in what is a frantic finish to the group stage with 27 clubs still in the running in the penultimate week.
Behind it Australia's Mariners, the newly crowned A-League champions, climbed to second in Group H and dashed Suwon's hopes after a 1-0 away win which was sealed in the 80th minute and against the run of play.
Substitute McGlinchey ran onto a ball over the top of the defense and bounced in his shot off goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong, as Suwon was left to rue its inability to capitalize on large amounts of possession.
In Kashiwa, proceedings got off to a sombre start with a minute's silence for the victims of this week's deadly earthquake in Sichuan, which neighbors Guizhou Province.
After play got under way, Masushima's shot from a rebounding free kick put the host ahead on 50 minutes. But Guizhou defender Li equalized with five minutes left to put his team third, two points behind the Mariners, with one game left.
Elsewhere, Beijing Guo'an kept its hopes alive in Group G with a 2-0 win over Pohang Steelers, courtesy of second-half goals from Ecuadorian striker Joffre Guerron and former Bundesliga star Shao Jiayi.
In the same group, top team Bunyodkor of Uzbekistan failed to take its place in next month's knockouts when it was held to a drab 0-0 draw in Tashkent by already eliminated Sanfrecce Hiroshima of Japan.
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