Wednesday, August 21, 2013

AFC Champions League: Saudi Clubs Settle For Draws; Guangzhou Evergrande, Esteghlal Post Series-Opening Wins

The quarterfinal round of the AFC Champions League opened with four games on Wednesday.


At Kashiwa, Japan:

Fernando Menegazzo's equalizer in the 44th minute lifted Al-Shabab to a series-opening 1-1 road draw with Kashiwa Reysol.  Masato Kudo scored in the 21st minute for the hosts.

At Guangzhou, China:

Dario Conca (PK-73') and Elkeson (76') each scored a goal as Guangzhou Evergrande blanked visiting Lekhwiya 2-0 in the opening match of their two-game series.

At Tehran, Iran:

Khosro Heydari's opening-minute tally held up as Esteghlal defeated visiting Buriram United 1-0 in match one.

At Buraidah, Saudi Arabia:

Sultan Al Sawadi's equalizer in the 80th minute enabled Al-Ahli to salvage a series-opening 1-1 home draw with FC Seoul. Dejan Damjanovic scored for the visiting South Korean club in the tenth minute.

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