Shandong into Asian Champions League last 8 after 2-2 draw
SYDNEY (AP) - A long-range strike in the 90th minute from substitute Hao Junmin gave Shandong Luneng a 2-2 draw with Sydney FC, putting the Chinese side into the Asian Champions League quarterfinals on away goals.
After a 1-1 draw last week in China, Rhyan Grant put the home side ahead 2-1 in the first minute of the second half before Hao's late goal against a 10-man Sydney side.
Zac Anderson was sent off with 14 minutes remaining for bringing down Yang Xu, but Sydney goalkeeper Vedran Janjetovic saved the penalty.
Midfielder Brandon O'Neill had given Sydney a 1-0 lead in the second minute from a free kick but Argentine midfielder Walter Montillo equalized less than 10 minutes later.
"We held on as long as we could, it took a great goal to beat us," Sydney coach Graham Arnold said. "These things happen in football."
Seoul FC advanced 7-6 on penalties over Japanese club Urawa Reds in the South Korean capital. Regulation finished with Seoul FC leading 1-0 after Urawa's 1-0 win last week in Japan, sending it to extra time.
Brazilian striker Adriano gave Seoul the lead four minutes into the extra period, but Tadanari Lee scored twice four minutes apart to give Urawa the advantage with five minutes remaining. Ko Yo-han scored for Seoul in the final minute of extra time to give the South Koreans a 3-2 second-leg win, but again leaving the sides level on aggregate.
Kim Dong-woo clinched the match for the home side in the penalty shootout. Yoshiaki Komai missed his attempt for Urawa on the previous shot.
"I don't want to have to go through that kind of game again," Seoul coach Choi Yong-soo said. "It was very tough, but I had faith in the players and we had some luck."
Later Wednesday, Qatar's El Jaish and Al Ain of United Arab Emirates completed the quarterfinal lineup.
At Doha, El Jaish lost 4-2 to compatriots Lekhwiya but advanced 6-4 on aggregate after winning the first leg 4-0. Romarinho scored El Jaish's second goal with 20 minutes to go and after Lekhwiya was reduced to 10 men following the sending off Chico Flores for his second bookable offense.
At Isfahan, Iran, inaugural winners Al Ain beat home side Zob Ahan 2-0 for a 3-1 aggregate win after the teams drew 1-1 in the first leg. Lee Myung-joo and Danilo Asprilla scored a goal in each half to take the 2003 champions into the quarterfinals for the second time in three seasons.
On Tuesday, Jeonbuk Motors of South Korea, Shanghai SIPG of China, Al Nasr of United Arab Emirates and Lokomotiv Tashkent of Uzbekistan also qualified for the final eight.
The quarterfinals, featuring two groups to be drawn from east Asia and two from the west, begin on Aug. 23-24 with the second legs set for Sept. 13 or 14.