SHANGHAI (AP) - Big-spending Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande, coached by Luiz Felipe Scolari, was held to a 2-2 draw by Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday.
After winning their opening game 7-0 last week, the six-time Chinese champions trailed for much of the match at a wet Suwon World Cup Stadium.
All four goals were scored by Brazilians. The first went to Suwon, who took the lead after 15 minutes as Santos got behind two defenders to head home a corner.
Ricardo Goulart equalized for Guangzhou 10 minutes later, but Jonathan put the hosts back in front late in the first half. Alan Douglas again equalized for Guangzhou with nine minutes remaining.
“We didn’t play badly,” said Scolari, who led the team to the 2015 title before a first-round exit in 2016. “Suwon is a good team and while we conceded from two corners, this is early in the season and there is time to improve.”
Guangzhou stayed at the top of Group G after Japanese club Kawasaki Frontale was held to a 1-1 draw in Hong Kong by Eastern SC.
Also, two goals from Alex Teixeria gave Jiangsu Suning a 2-1 win over Adelaide United to put the Chinese team at the top of Group H. The Brazilian scored one goal in each half.
Jeju United of South Korea bounced back from its opening Group H loss with a 4-1 victory over Gamba Osaka in Japan, while 2016 finalist Al Ain beat Uzbek club Bunyodkor 3-2 to move into second place in Group C behind Saudi club Al Ahli.
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