DOHA (Qatar): Three second-half-goals saw FC Tokyo record a valuable 2-1 victory against Shanghai Shenhua in 2020 AFC Champions League Group F at Education City Stadium on Friday.
Both sides got the second half of their group stage campaign underway with their eyes firmly focused on moving closer to runaway leaders Ulsan Hyundai who had earlier beaten Perth Glory 2-0.
FC Tokyo got off to a flyer, taking the game to their opponents and coming within a whisker of opening the scoring inside three minutes when Diego Oliveira got on the end of a Keigo Higashi cross, but narrowly missed the target.
Fellow Brazilian Leandro showed impressive skill to nutmeg his marker and unleashed a powerful drive with his left that could only be rescued by a combination of a full stretch save from goalkeeper Li Shuai and a subsequent intervention of the crossbar.
Beijing Guoan and Ulsan Hyundai Motors also won at the expense of Australian sides who suffered another day of misery on Friday.
While Beijing Guoan stormed into the last-16 phase with a 2-0 win over Melbourne Victory in Group E, Ulsan Hyundai Motors edged past Perth Glory by a similar margin to boost their chances of qualifying from Group F. (Source: AFC)
