Hilal joined its compatriot Shabab in the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League following a 3-0 victory over Bunyodkor of Uzbekistan at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh Wednesday. Defender Majed Al-Marshadi put Hilal in the lead early before and Swedish midfielder Christian Wilhelmsson doubled the lead 11 minutes after the break. However, Brazilian midfielder Thiago Neves sealed Hilal's win three minutes later. Starting confidently, Hilal applied pressure. From a corner kick by Thiago Nevez in the 9th minute, Hilal Al-Marshadi leapt high to head into the far right corner of Bunyodkor goalkeeper Murotjon Zukhurov. Two minutes later, midfielder Mohammed Al-Shalhoub passed through into the box to Al-Qahtani who misfired. Three minutes later, Qahtani missed another chance to score when his kick inside the box missed the target. After that goal, Hilal relaxed and Bunyodkor launched serious attacks. But Hilal goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Daeyea foiled a couple of Uzbek attempts. In the 56th minute, Shalhoub passed to an advancing and unmarked Wilhelmsson who controlled the ball and kicked powerfully into the right corner of Zukhurov. Three minutes later, Wilhelmsson received a pass and quickly nudged the ball to an advancing Nevez who entered the area and hit the left corner of the Uzbek goalkeeper. Five minutes later, Bunyodkor midfielder Victor Karpenko could have reduced the margin but it was the post which denied the attempt. Shabab had qualified to the same stage after defeating guest Esteghlal of Iran 3-0 at the same venue Tuesday. Elsewhere, reigning champion Pohang Steelers beat Kashima Antlers 1-0 Wednesday, joining three other South Korean clubs in the quarterfinals. Brazilian striker Mota's deflected right-foot shot in the 29th minute was enough for Pohang to dispose of the last Japanese team in contention. Kashima, the J-League champion, had topped its first-round group after six consecutive wins. Eninho scored once in each half, twice giving Jeonbuk Motors the lead at Adelaide United, but the Korean club needed a late extra-time goal from Lee Dong-guk to win 3-2 later Wednesday. Eninho's close-range shot gave Jeonbuk the lead in the 38th and, after Robbie Cornthwaite equalized, the Brazilian midfielder looked to have sealed the win with a right-foot drive from the top of the area in the 87th. But Adelaide leveled it again five minutes into stoppage time when Serginho van Dijk stabbed in a left-footer from a sitting position following a goalmouth scramble from Cassio's corner. With a penalty shootout looming, Jeonbuk Lee moved into a floating cross at the far post and nodded in the winner with four minutes to go in extra time. In another all-Iranian encounter, ET Zobahan defeated Mes Kerman 1
