Wednesday, May 22, 2013

AFC Champions League: Kashiwa Reysol, Guangzhou Evergrande, Lekhwiya, Esteghlal Advance To Quarterfinals

The AFC Champions League's Round of 16 concluded on Wednesday with four games.

At Kashiwa, Japan:

Hirofume Watanabe (44'), Jorge Wagner (51'), and Masato Kudo (69') each scored once as Kashiwa Reysol defeated visiting Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3-2 in game two of their two-game series, which they won 5-2 on aggregate.

At Guangzhou, China:

Muriqui (7'), Dario Conca (PK-45'+1), and Gao Lin (68') each delivered a goal as Guangzhou Evergrande dominated the visiting Central Coast Mariners 3-0 in game two and took their two-game set 5-1 on aggregate.

At Doha, Qatar:

Issiar Dia (14') and Mohamed Musa (52') provided the scoring as Lekhwiya, despite blowing a two-goal lead and settling for a 2-2 game-two home draw with Al-Hilal, still won their two-match series 3-2 on aggregate.

At Tehran, Iran:

Despite being held to a 0-0 game-two home stalemate with Al-Shabab Al-Arabi, Esteghlal still won their two-game series 4-2 on aggregate.

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