AFC Champions League: Cerezo Osaka 0 - Guangzhou Evergrande 0
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Sports Scene moves along to football now, and action from the AFC Champions League, where two-time winners Guangzhou Evergrande were in action. The 7-time CSL champs on the road in Japan facing Cerezo Osaka. Fabio Cannavaro looking for his first win in his second stint charge of the Chinese club, as they were held to a draw in their opening Group G encounter.
The Italian only lasted 23 games with the team in his first stint with the club. Scoreless after a half, so we move to the second 45, and the hosts think they score off a corner, but Souza's header off a corner is disallowd. The Brazilian not agreeing that ball crossed the by-line before it went in. Guangzhou think they get on the scoresheet in the final ten minutes, Kim Young-Gwon's free-kick goes under the wall, and is stopped by Kim Jin-Hyeon, but it may have crossed the line. It's close, but it is ruled a save. The teams play to a nil-nil draw.
In other action, Shanghai Shenhua was at home to Sydney FC. And the hosts go in front in the 26th minute as Obafemi Martins converts from close range. 1-nil. Sydney replay moments later as Luke Wilkshire scoring off a rebound in the area. 1-1 game. The visitors take the lead five minutes later, Alex Brosque firing it into the roof of the net. 2-1 game. Shenhua equalize five minutes after, as Fredy Guarin takes advantage of a poor clearance and firing it into the open net. 2-2 game. The CSL side are third in the Group H with two points.
In other games, the Kashima Antlers pick-up a 2-1 win over the Suwon Bluewings. The win vaults the Japanese club into top spot in pool H. Jeju United beat Thailand's Buriram United by a 2-nil count. The South Korean club are second in their pool, ahead of Evergrande, but behind Cerezo.