Sydney FC beats defending Asian champions 2-1 on late goal

SYDNEY (AP) - Substitute Milos Dimitrijevic scored an 88th-minute goal after threading his way through two defenders to give Sydney FC a 2-1 win over defending champion Guangzhou Evergrande on Wednesday in the Asian Champions League.

Sydney took the lead in the 17th minute when Guangzhou failed to clear a corner and Shane Smeltz headed it into the path of Robert Stambolziev, who scored volleyed in from close range.

Minutes later, Seb Ryall yanked Jackson Martinez to the turf by his shirt, earning a yellow card and conceding a penalty. Goalkeeper Vedran Janjetovic saved Ricardo Goulart's penalty attempt, but the equalizer came three minutes later from Huang Bowen.

"We've got a win over the richest club in Asia," Dimitrijevic said. "Before the game, we said, 'Let's try to shock Asia to win this game,' and we did it."

The loss leaves Guangzhou, which has won the Asian Champions League title two out of the past three years, with only one point after two matches in Group H. Sydney FC has three points after losing to Urawa Reds in its opening match.