Tuesday, May 24, 2011

AFC CL: Jeonbuk Motors, Cerezo Osaka, Sepahan, Al-Ittihad Advance To Quarterfinals

The knockout stage of the AFC Champions League commenced with four games on Tuesday.  The Round of 16 consists of eight one-game series with the winners advancing to the quarterfinal round.


At Jeonju, South Korea:


Eninho scored twice (32', 84') as Jeonbuk Hyndai Motors dominated visiting Tianjin Teda 3-0 to advance to the Elite Eight.


At Suita, Japan:


Daisuke Takahashi scored the only goal of the match at 88 minutes Cerezo Osaka defeated local rivals Gamba Osaka 1-0 on the road.


At Isfahan, Iran:

With goals from Fabio Januario (28'), Ibrahima Toure (33'), and Hadi Aghili (PK-69'), Sepahan defeated visiting FC Bunyodkor 3-1.


At Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:

Nuno Assis scored twice (16', 80') as Al-Ittihad defeated fellow Saudi club Al-Hilal 3-1.

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