Kelvin Bowoto
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr advanced to the Asian Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday, defeating fellow Saudi Pro League club Al Fayha 2-0 to seal a 3-0 aggregate triumph.
Portugal winger Otavio scored in the 17th minute to follow up on last week’s 1-0 victory, before Ronaldo added a late second.
Al Nassr will next face Al-Ain, as Hernan Crespo’s side defeated Uzbekistan’s Nasaf with an injury-time winner from Soufiane Rahimi.
According to Reuters, Ronaldo almost missed a second goal when his 37th-minute header brushed the post, but he did score with four minutes remaining, tapping into an empty net after beating Stojkovic to a late throw forward.
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Earlier in the day, Anderson Lopes’ 122nd-minute penalty gave Yokohama F Marinos a last-gasp 1-0 triumph against Bangkok United, securing a 3-2 victory and a quarter-final match with China’s Shandong Taishan for Harry Kewell’s squad.
Ulsan Hyundai of South Korea also advanced to the next round, defeating Japanese second division team Ventforet Kofu 2-1 to complete a 5-1 aggregate triumph.
Ulsan extended their 3-0 first-leg lead in the 12th minute when Kim Ji-hyun scored with an instinctive finish from close range after Um Wong-san’s shot rebounded off the post.
Kazushi Mitsuhiro headed into an 88th-minute corner to tie the game, but Joo Min-kyu scored four minutes into injury time to clinch Ulsan’s quarter-final clash with Jeonbuk Motors, who defeated the Pohang Steelers on Tuesday.
Techrectory with Agency Report.
