Jeonbuk Motors recorded their first victory of the AFC Champions League campaign on Wednesday, while Brisbane Roar remain winless.
Jeonbuk Motors recorded their first victory of the AFC Champions League campaign on Wednesday, while Brisbane Roar remain winless.
Last year’s runners-up Jeonbuk ended Thai champions Buriram United’s dream start in Group H with a 2-0 win.
Veteran striker Lee Dong-Gook broke the deadlock after nine minutes and Seo Sang-Min added a second just after the half-hour to complete a comfortable win for the K-League champions, who remain bottom of the group.
In the other Group H encounter, Kashiwa Reysol and Guangzhou Evergrande played out an uninspiring 0-0 draw to stay second and third respectively.
Elsewhere, honours were shared in South Korea where Hyundai A-League champions Brisbane Roar held on for a 1-1 draw with Ulsan Hyundai in their Group F clash.
Nick Fitzgerald had fired Brisbane into the lead on 36 minutes with a low drive after some fine build-up play.
Ulsan had the chance to level shortly after the break when Kim Seung-Yong was brought down by Matthew Jurman in the area, with the Roar defender sent off for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity.
But Brisbane shot-stopper Michael Theoklitos kept out Lee Keun-Ho’s spot-kick to keep his side ahead.
Ulsan were level on 55 minutes, however, when Lee Jae-Sung fired home after Brisbane failed to clear a corner, leaving Roar bottom of the group.
Tokyo are top of the group after Aria Hasegawa cancelled out Wang Xiaolong’s 11th-minute penalty to earn them a 1-1 draw at Beijing Guoan.
In Group B, Pakhtakor claimed their first victory of the campaign with a 3-1 a triumph over Qatari outfit Al Arabi.
Sherzod Karimov got the Uzbek side off to a flying start with a goal on nine minutes but Al Arabi levelled through Argentine star Leonardo Pisculichi.
It remained 1-1 until the 74th minute, when Pakhtakor went on to win the game courtesy of goals from Dilshod Sharofetdinov and Temurkhuja Abdukholikov.
Iran’s Persepolis moved four points clear atop Group D with a 3-0 win at Qatar’s Al Gharafa.
Gholamreza Rezaei and Eamon Zayed struck in the opening five minutes, before Javad Kazemian netted the sealer in the second half.
United Arab Emirates Pro-League outfit Al Shabab and Saudi Premier League champions Al Hilal drew 1-1 after Ciel and Yoo Byung-Soo traded goals.
