Daniel McBreen steers South China into quarter-finals of AFC Cup
Australian strikes twice in Caroliners convincing 2-0 win over Bengaluru of India
It's that man again - striker Daniel McBreen hogged the headlines as South China reached the AFC Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Bengaluru of India at Mong Kok Stadium on Tuesday night.
The big Australian continued his current rich vein of goalscoring with two more to his name and tops the Cup goalscoring table with eight goals, along with Riste Naumou of Myanmar side Ayeyawady United.
The mentality of the players was tremendous. The team played very well despite the bad conditions of the pitch
While doing well this season in the AFC Cup, South China still have to qualify for next year's competition. They wil
The Caroliners have a seven-game winning run in the current AFC Cup competition, including the round-of-16 triumph.
The achievement is compensation for a poor domestic season by South China, who failed to hoist any major silverware.
Despite the victory, coach Ricardo Rambo said it was not easy against the visitors, who are second in the Indian Super League.
"It was very competitive in the first half, but a goal advantage gave us confidence.