WATCH: Guangzhou Evergrande stay winless after Urawa draw, Shandong take heavy beating from visiting FC Seoul
Shinzo Koroki’s late strike keeps holders Guangzhou rooted to the bottom of their AFC Champions League group after a 2-2 draw
Shinzo Koroki’s late strike kept holders Guangzhou Evergrande rooted to the bottom of their AFC Champions League group after a 2-2 draw with Urawa Red Diamonds on Wednesday.
Luiz Felipe Scolari’s moneybags Chinese champions had looked odds-on for the first win of their campaign after an early double from Brazilian playmaker Ricardo Goulart.
But a Zeng Cheng goalkeeping howler gifted Urawa their first goal on the half-hour, before Koroki struck in the 89th minute to snatch a point for the Japanese side.
The result leaves Evergrande bottom of group H with just two points at the halfway stage and with work to do if they are to reach the knock-out rounds.
Elsewhere, in group F, Brazilian scoring machine Adriano reached nine goals in just three games with a brace in FC Seoul’s 4-1 win over China’s Shandong Luneng.
In Guangzhou, Goulart opened the scoring from the penalty spot after just six minutes, and he doubled Evergrande’s advantage from close range eight minutes later.