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22:45, 08-May-2019
AFC Champions League: Luneng advance after win over Gyeongnam; Evergrande lose to Hiroshima
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Shandong Luneng Wednesday defeated Gyeongnam FC at home in the fifth round of Group E of the 2019 AFC Champions League 2-1 and made a group exit in advance.
In the 43rd minute, Kim Seung-jun scored, and Gyeongnam took the 1-0 lead. Hao Junmin from Luneng tied up the score with a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 87th minute Marouane Fellaini came back to win via a header.
Gao Lin of Guangzhou Evergrande (L) and Yoshifumi Kashiwa of Sanfrecce Hiroshima compete for the ball during the AFC Champions League Group F. /VCG Photo
Gao Lin of Guangzhou Evergrande (L) and Yoshifumi Kashiwa of Sanfrecce Hiroshima compete for the ball during the AFC Champions League Group F. /VCG Photo
Also in the fifth round of Group F the same day, visiting Guangzhou Evergrande lost to Sanfrecce Hiroshima with one goal deficit.
In the 15th minute, the ball touched Li Xuepeng's leg and rolled into the goal. Hiroshima took the lead 1-0. After the loss, Evergrande dropped to the third in Group F, and the last round the team must defeat Daegu FC at home to advance to the top 16.