DUBAI — An Emad Al-Hosani double helped Saudi Arabia's Al-Ahli beat Emirati Al-Nasr 2-1 in their AFC Champions League match here Wednesday. Takayuki Morimoto put Al-Nasr in front in the 13th minute, Al-Hosani needed only four minutes to bring Ahli back in the game with an equalizer. Al-Hosani netted his second just before the break to put Ahli in front for good. China's Beijing Guoan, meanwhile, saw off a late revival to beat J-League title-holder Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 and break an eight-match win drought in the AFC Champions League. At a packed Workers Stadium in Beijing, the green-clad host dominated for long stages and it led for most of the game after defender Lang Zheng planted a shot into the bottom corner on 21 minutes following some heavy pressure. Zhang Xizhe's close-range effort cannoned off the foot of the post on 56 minutes and the midfielder was denied in a double attempt shortly afterward as Beijing looked to be cruising to victory. But almost out of nowhere, Hiroshima's Naoki Ishihara — with a strong hint of handball — controlled a rebound from Okamoto Tomotaka's shot and stabbed home an equalizer on 79 minutes. However, Beijing was not to be denied and just four minutes later Piao Cheng wriggled free of his marker on the edge of his box and fired home a right-footed winner on the turn. The win was Beijing's first since 2010 in the AFC Champions League, and kept up its unbeaten record at home against Japanese clubs in the competition. Uzekistan's Bunyodkor remained just above Beijing at the top of Group G on goal difference after a last-gasp Kamoliddin Murzoev equalizer rescued a 2-2 draw with 2009 champion Pohang Steelers in Tashkent. Earlier, Leandro Domingues scored twice and created another as J-League club Kashiwa Reysol torpedoed Australia's Central Coast Mariners 3-1 to take a firm grip on Group H. The Brazilian midfielder canceled out Dutch defender Patrick Zwaanswijk's headed opener before setting up Kenta Kano in a fine move to put the home side ahead on 67 minutes. As the clock ticked down to the final whistle, he buried a sizzling volley to make sure of the win, and the Mariners missed a chance to narrow the deficit when Michael McGlinchey's penalty was saved by Kashiwa keeper Takanori Sugeno. Emperor's Cup-holder Kashiwa now has a maximum six points from two games in Group H, an advantage of four points over South Korea's Suwon Bluewings which was held 0-0 at home by Guizhou Renhe of China. In other matches Al-Garrafa of Qatar beat Sepahan of Iran 3-1 and Esteghlal Tehran of Iran blanked Al-Ain of the UAE 2-0. — Agencies
