Tussle ... Mitchell Duke attemps to muscle his way past a Guangzhou defender. Source: William West / AAP
Chinese heavyweights Guangzhou Evergrande have edged Central Coast Mariners 2-1 in the first leg of their Asian Champions League round-of-16 tie at Bluetongue Stadium.
Young striker Mitchell Duke gave the hosts and early lead with a perfectly-executed volley after some neat build-up play from Bernie Ibini.
Guangzhou were soon on level terms thanks to one of their European superstars, Lucas Barrios lashing in a fierce volley after a deflection fell the visitors way.
That's the way it stayed until the 76th minute when Guangzho's all-time leading goalscorer Muriqui got in behind and buried the ball past a hapless Mat Ryan.
The two sides will meet next Wednesday evening for the second leg in China.
More to come..
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