Home team China's Shandong Luneng beat Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma from South Korea with 2-1 in the second round match in Group G of AFC Champions League in Jinan Wednesday.

Both teams played aggressively in the first half but failed to score. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma enforced their attacks by using winger Choi Sung Kuk in the second half but turn out to be inefficient.

About 20 minutes into the second half, Luneng finally broke the deadlock with a penalty kick by Zivkovic, but the visiting team equalized 15 minutes later through Cho Byung Kuk's close range shot.

However, only two minutes later Wang Yongpo of Luneng connected a pass from right side into penalty area and completed the goal with a bicycle kick.

With the victory over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Shandong Luneng temporarily lead Group G with 6 points.

Besides Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Shandong Luneng, there are also Adelaide United from Australia and Dong Tam Long An from Vietnam in Group G. Only the group winners advance into quarterfinals.

Seongnam defeated Vietnam's Dong Tam Long An 4-1 two weeks ago while Shandong downed A-League side Adelaide United thanks to an own goal to set up the encounter between the two east Asian heavyweights.

(Xinhua News Agency March 22, 2007)