Tianjin Quanjian, who were playing in the second-tier of Chinese football two years ago, are now looking to earn a spot in the AFC Champions League Round of 16 for the first-time ever.

Anthony Modeste and company will have their hands full with visiting Filipino champs Ceres Negros, who caused a massive upset earlier in the playoff round when they beat three-time Australian League champs, the Brisbane Roar.

Modeste joined Tianjin for a reported fee of 44.3 million US Dollars from Bundesliga side Cologne and former Fiorentina coach Paulo Sousa replaced World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro when the Italian joined Guangzhou Evergrande in November.

Tianjin had the lions' share of play in the opening period and, in the 6th minute, Modeste had a chance off a through ball, but was denied by goalkeeper Antonio Santana. The Filipino champs had an attempt on goal a few minutes later, but Stephan Markus Schrock's shot was turned aside by Tianjin goalkeeper Zhang Lu.

The hosts made a breakthrough in the 18th minute, as Modeste met Wang Yongpo's corner and put his side up 1-nil. After the restart, Alexandre Pato provided Modeste with the perfect ball, as the Frenchman gamboled past the visiting defense and beat the goalkeeper with a curling effort from the edge of the box to double the lead. The slick pass led to the goal for a 2-0 victory, which sent Tianjin into the group stage of the event for the first time ever.