Wuhan Three Towns leveled South Korea's Pohang Steelers 1-1 in the sixth round of the AFC Champions League on Wednesday, ending its maiden journey with
Choi Hyun-Woung (L) of Pohang Steelers vies with Davidson Pereira of Wuhan Three Towns FC during the AFC Champions league football match between Wuhan Three Towns FC of China and Pohang Steelers of South Korea at Wuhan Sports Center Stadium in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Accumulating four points after five rounds, Wuhan was out ahead of the match, while Pohang Steelers with a winning streak of five games, had secured a slot in the top 16 teams.
In the first half, both sides managed to shoot with long volleys, but neither could get on the scoresheet. In the 50th minute, the 19-year-old Lee Gyu-Baeg had the misfortune to put the ball into his own net after Wuhan's Jiang Zhipeng passed the ball to the penalty area. 27 minutes later, Ho-Jae Lee headed home with a goal to level the game 1-1.
Elsewhere, Hanoi FC defeated Urawa Red Diamonds 2-1.
