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Football: AFC Champions League results - collated

AFC Champions League round of 16, second leg results on Wednesday: At Kashiwa Kashiwa Reysol (JPN) 3 (Hirofumi Watanabe 42, Jorge Wagner 51, Masato Kudo 69) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR) 2 (Tatsuya Masushima 22-OG, Kevin Oris 86) Kashiwa win 5-2 on aggregate At Guangzhou Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN) 3 (Muriqui 7, Dario Conca 45+1, Gao Lin 68) Central Coast Mariners (AUS) 0 Guangzhou win 5-1 on aggregate At Doha

Football: Lippi's Guangzhou star in Australia

China's Guangzhou Evergrande took a firm grip on their AFC Champions League last 16 tie with Central Coast Mariners Wednesday, as Kashiwa Reysol stunned former winners Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. Mega-rich Guangzhou, helmed by World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi and inspired by their South American stars, fought back from a goal down to win 2-1 in Gosford, gaining the upper hand ahead of next week's second leg.

Football: Tense draw for Chinese, Japanese teams in Nanjing

Jiangsu Sainty played out a tense 0-0 draw with Japan's Vegalta Sendai under tight security but with no violent flare-ups Tuesday in Nanjing, scene of a notorious massacre by Japanese troops. In a highly charged atmosphere, about 6,000 police were at the Olympic Sports Center stadium and occasional taunts were directed at the small group of around 100 Japanese fans, who were gathered together and under heavy guard.

Football: Security tight as Lippi's Guangzhou beat Reds

Marcello Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande swept aside Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds 3-0 in an AFC Champions League opener crackling with political tensions and played under heavy security on Tuesday. As the Asian competition got underway with goals and an outlandish "Panenka" penalty, the Chinese double-holders began their campaign in ominous style as they dispatched the 2007 winners at home.
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