AFC Champions League: Hulk downs Jeonbuk as toothless Guangzhou Evergrande see Fabio Cannavaro fume

Two wins from two in AFC Champions League bubble for Shanghai SIPG ahead of Yokohama F Marinos double-header

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Hulk of Shanghai SIPG celebrates his goal against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of South Korea at the AFC Champions League 2020 in Doha. Photo: Xinhua

Published: 11:20am, 23 Nov 2020Updated: 10:10pm, 23 Nov 2020

A late Hulk penalty proved the difference as Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG downed Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-1 in the AFC Champions League bubble in Doha, Qatar.

Vitor Pereira’s team notched a second win since the restart to take control of the group and leave the South Korean champions in trouble with one point from their opening three games.

SIPG’s opener was route one football and came barely 10 minutes into the game.

Goalkeeper Chen Wei bypassed the Korean defence with a long ball upfield that left Lu Wenjun through on Jeonbuk keeper Song Bum-keun. The Shanghai striker slotted home.

The lead lasted 13 minutes when Gustavo got on to a Kim Bo-kyung ball to prod home the leveller.

Despite chances at both ends in the second half, including Aaron Mooy going close after coming on, it stayed that way until late into the second half when the referee pointed to the spot after substitute Oscar was brought down in the box.