Ulsan Horangi advances to 2nd round in Asia Champions League

Posted April 04, 2018 7:00 am

The Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean club Ulsan Horangi joined Shanghai SIPG in the second round of the Asian Champions League after routing Melbourne Victory 6-2 Wednesday.

Junior Negrao and Mislav Orsic each scored two goals for the hosts.

Shanghai SIPG is in first place in Group F with 11 points, three more than 2012 champion Ulsan. Only the top two teams from each of the eight groups advance to the second round.

Shanghai SIPG was held to a 1-1 draw by last-place Kawasaki Frontale.

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GROUP E

Jeonbuk Motors 2, Kashiwa Reysol 0

Jeonbuk Motors advanced to the second round by beating Kashiwa Reysol 2-0.

Ricardo Lopes and Lee Dong-gook scored a goal each for the 2006 and 2016 champions.

Tianjin Quanjian 1, Kitchee 0

Tianjin Quanjian advanced to the second round in its Asian Champions League debut.

Tianjin beat Hong Kong club Kitchee 1-0 on a late goal from French striker Anthony Modeste.

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