Lee Dong-gook scored four times in the second-half as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors cruised into the 2011 AFC Champions League semi-finals with a comprehensive 6-1 victory over Cerezo Osaka at Jeonju World Cup Stadium.
Jeonbuk althogh trailing 4 – 3 from the first leg, controlled most of the first half. Both the Cerezo and Jeonbul keepers showed how they earned their money early on by showing how good their reflexes are.
Jeonbuk got the break-through they were after at the 30 minute mark when Luiz Henrique played an inch-perfect pass into Eninho’s path, …

LIVE! – QF1 – JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS (KOR) – CEREZO OSAKA (JPN) (6 – 1) (FT) Aggregate (9 – 5)
LIVE! – QF2 – FC SEOUL (KOR)-AL ITTIHAD (KSA) (1 – 0) (FT) Aggregate (2 – 3)
LIVE! – QF3 – AL SADD (QAT)-FOOLAD MOBAREKEH SEPAHAN (IRN) (1 – 2) (FT) Aggregate (4 – 2)
LIVE! – QF4 – ZOBAHAN (IRN)-SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS (KOR) (1 – 2) (FT) Aggregate (2 – 3)

A late goal for Al Ittihad means they will enter the second leg in Korea with a comfortable 2 goal buffer after overcoming FC Seoul 3-1 in the first-leg of their 2011 AFC Champions League quarter-final.
The opening period was a little on the quite side until Naif Hazazi controlled a bouncing ball 20 yards out and then unleashed a volley that made Seoul keeper Kim Yong-dae earn his money.
Al Ittihad took the lead a just before the break when Kim Yong-dae could not get a strong enough hand on Hazazi’s …

Ten man Sepahan secured a narrow win in the quarter-finals of the 2011 AFC Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Al Sadd.
The hosts were immediately on top when in the 3rd minute Hashem Beikzadeh cut into the box before firing narrowly over.
Sepahan took the lead in the 12th minute when Al Sadd half-cleared a corner and Ibrahimi’s low strike made its way through a crowded penalty area and into the bottom corner of the net.
Ahmad Jamshidian beat the offside trap in the 34th minute but his volleyed over from …

A sea-sawing match saw Jeonbuk take the lead three times through Lee Dong-gook’s double and a goal from Cho Sung-hwan.
But Cerezo were equal to the task each time hitting back with goals from Ryuji Bando, Kiyotake and Kim Bo-kyung’s penalty before Kiyotake netted the winner nine minutes from the end.
Cerezo was the more aggressive from the outset and within minutes of the start Bando directed a Shu Kurata cross wide.
Jeonbuk however took the lead in the sixth minute. Forward Lee collected Luiz Henrique’s pass, cut in to the box and …

Park Hyun-beom’s equaliser managed a 1-1 draw for Suwon Bluewings in their 2011 AFC Champions League quarter-final match with Zob Ahan.
Suwon controlled the early minutes and this resulted in the first real chance of the game after eight minutes when Stevica Ristikj, headed a Hong Soon-hak cross from the right side just wide.
A few minutes later, Igor Castro was freed on the left side of the area by Hugo Machado and goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong had to get down quickly at his near post to turn the Brazilian’s low shot away …

QF1 – CEREZO OSAKA (JPN)-JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS (KOR) (4 – 3) (FT)
QF4 – SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS (KOR)-ZOBAHAN (IRN) (1 – 1) (FT)
QF2 – AL ITTIHAD (KSA)-FC SEOUL (KOR) (3 – 1) (FT)
QF3 – FOOLAD MOBAREKEH SEPAHAN (IRN)-AL SADD (QAT) (1 – 0) (FT)

This week we look at the 4th quarter final between Korean power house in Samsung Bluewings and Iranian champions and Asian powerhouse in Zob Ahan.
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
K League is in full swing at the moment with 23 games already played in the 2011 season. Suwon is sitting in 4th place after 23 games with 11 wins, 3 draws and 9 loses. With 36 points, Suwon is sitting 6 points behind 3rd position.
So far in the Asian Champions League, Suwon hasn’t lost a game so far in the 2011 Asian Champions …