AFC Champions League

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

At Seoul, South Korea:

Dejan Damjanovic scored the only goal of the match in the 90th minute as FC Seoul defeated visiting Al-Ahli 1-0 in game two and won their two-match series 2-1 on aggregate.

At Buriram, Thailand:

Hanif Omranzadeh (53') and Andranik Teymourian (90'+2) each delivered a goal as Esteghlal defeated Buriram United 2-1 on the road in game two and took their two-match series 3-1 on aggregate.

At Doha, Qatar:

Elkeson scored twice (16', 77') as Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Lekhwiya 4-1 on the road in game two, enabling the Chinese club to win their two-match series 6-1 on aggregate.

At Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:

Kwak Tae-Hwi (OG-13') and Naoya Hondo (73') each scored twice as Kashiwa Reysol gained a 2-2 game-two road draw with Al-Shabab, enabling the Japanese club, with the aggregate score at 3-3, to advance to the semifinal round on away goals.

Match-ups for the semifinal round (game-one hosts listed first):

FC Seoul vs. Esteghlal

Kashiwa Reysol vs. Guangzhou Evergrande

The opening games will take place next Wednesday, with the return matches to be played on October 2.  The semifinal winners would meet in a two-match final, set to start on October 25 or 26, with game two to take place on November 8 or 9.  The winner then would play in December's FIFA Club World Cup, to take place in Morocco.