Teixeira on target as Jiangsu wins
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RECORD signing Alex Teixeira helped kick-start Jiangsu Suning’s AFC Champions League campaign yesterday as the big spenders got off the mark with a tense 3-2 win over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
Teixeira started to repay his giant 50 million euros (US$54.4 million) transfer fee from Shakhtar Donetsk as he grabbed the opener in what became Jiangsu’s first win of the tournament.
Former Manchester City forward Jo also got on the scoresheet, but Jiangsu’s victory came at a cost as ex-Chelsea midfielder Ramires saw red during an injury-time melee.
The well-heeled Chinese side was held by Vietnam’s Binh Duong in its opening game but it was a different story at home as its expensive new strike-force started to gel.
One-time Liverpool target Teixeira ran at a backpedalling defence and fired in at the near post to open the scoring on 16 minutes, only for Lee Dong-gook to equalize just after the hour-mark.
But Jo buried a leaping header on 66 minutes to restore Jiangsu’s lead, before Ramires cued up Wu Xi for a shot on the turn to put the hosts 3-1 ahead.
However, there were some nervy moments for Jiangsu when towering striker Kim Shin-wook nodded Jeonbuk’s second to cut the deficit to 3-2.
Ramires got his marching orders after a shoving match in stoppage time but Jiangsu held on — much to the relief of its animated coach Dan Petrescu — to top Group E.
Earlier, Brazilian goal-machine Adriano made it seven goals in just two Champions League games as FC Seoul destroyed Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4-1 to stay top of Group F.
Adriano, who smashed four in last week’s 6-0 demolition of Buriram United, plundered another hat-trick as the Korean FA Cup-holder roared back from a goal down.
After Kazuhiko Chiba’s opener for Hiroshima, Kim Won-sik equalized just after the half-hour mark, but Adriano stole the show with his treble in 20 second-half minutes.
The Brazilian put Seoul ahead in the 49th minute when he let a free-kick drop over his shoulder and steered home a delicate volley.
He showed his predatory instincts with a determined run and near-post finish on 55 minutes, and completed his hat-trick after another flowing team move in the 69th.
After two games, FC Seoul lead Group F on goal difference ahead of Shandong Luneng, which beat Thai outfit Buriram 3-0 in Jinan yesterday. Shandong is coached by former Brazilian coach Mano Menezes.
“My heart can not bear a score like 4-3 or 5-4, because it is too heavy for a 53-year-old man,” Menezes said after the home win yesterday.
Shandong got goals from Zhao Mingjian and Brazilian duo Diego Tardelli and Jucilei.
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