Guangzhou Evergrande leads Shanghai SIPG 2-0 at half time in AFC Champions League

Source: Xinhua| 2017-09-12 21:23:31|Editor: Yurou
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GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Alan scored twice to help Guangzhou Evergrande lead Shanghai SIPG 2-0 at half time during the second leg of their AFC Champions League quarterfinals here on Tuesday evening.

The 2-0 scoreline fired up the hope for the home side to come back from a 4-nil deficit at the first leg.

The Brazilian striker dribbled past keeper Yan Junling to break the deadlock in the 21st minute. Then, the 28-year-old headed home a fine cross from Zhang Linpeng in the 34th minute.

Guangzhou almost made it 3-0 before the half time break, only to see Ricardo Goulart narrowly miss the target in the 42nd minute.

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