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Jeonbuk beat Beijing 1-0 to reach AFC Champions League quarters

Xinhua, May 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

Edu scored a fatal goal to help Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors beat Beijing Guoan 1-0 and eliminated the Chinese Super League team at the AFC Champions League Round of 16 here on Tuesday.

In the first leg, Beijing ever held a 1-1 draw with Jeonbuk in South Korea last Tuesday, the precious away goal brought Beijing in the upper hand before the game. Beijing had been looking forward to becoming the third team from Chinese Super League who have entered the quarterfinal.

Jeonbuk created many chances in the first half, but the veterans of Beijing's defense line was keeping the clean sheet till the 72nd minute. Edu broke the deadlock after receiving the penetrating pass from Lee Jae-Sung, which destroyed Beijing's confidence and led Jeonbuk to the next round.

In the 79th minute, Edu's volley shot in the chaos met the cross-bar and Leonardo made the same thing three minutes later, which made Beijing be passive across the board.

Pablo Batalla almost made the equalizer before the final whistle, but his powerful shot was denied by Jeonbuk's keeper Kwoun Sun-Tae. Beijing lost the game in their home soil, and their defender Zhou Ting was sent off.

It was the third time that Beijing was knocked out by a Korean club at the AFC Champions League since 2008. Endi