Thai club makes ACL history
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May 2, 2013, Thursday
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UNHERALDED Buriram United made history as the first Thai team to reach the AFC Champions League last 16 after a thrilling night's action yesterday.
The Thais missed a first-half penalty but then twice came back from a goal down - within two minutes each time - to snatch a 2-2 draw with Korean champion FC Seoul. The result was enough to take Buriram through behind Group E winner Seoul by a solitary point after Japan's Vegalta Sendai, its main rival for the second qualifying spot, went down 1-2 to Jiangsu Sainty.
Naoki Sugai's opener for Sendai was cancelled out by Liu Jianye in the first half, but Hamdi Salihi popped up on 62 minutes to give Jiangsu a 2-1 lead. However, Jiangsu needed to beat Vegalta by six goals to qualify, a result which never seemed likely. In Group F, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors edged fellow former champion Urawa Red Diamonds for a place in the knockouts when it drew 0-0 with China's Guangzhou Evergrande.
The Thais missed a first-half penalty but then twice came back from a goal down - within two minutes each time - to snatch a 2-2 draw with Korean champion FC Seoul. The result was enough to take Buriram through behind Group E winner Seoul by a solitary point after Japan's Vegalta Sendai, its main rival for the second qualifying spot, went down 1-2 to Jiangsu Sainty.
Naoki Sugai's opener for Sendai was cancelled out by Liu Jianye in the first half, but Hamdi Salihi popped up on 62 minutes to give Jiangsu a 2-1 lead. However, Jiangsu needed to beat Vegalta by six goals to qualify, a result which never seemed likely. In Group F, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors edged fellow former champion Urawa Red Diamonds for a place in the knockouts when it drew 0-0 with China's Guangzhou Evergrande.
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