Goulart brace proves good enough for Guangzhou

GUANGZHOU - A Ricardo Goulart double steered two-time winner Guangzhou Evergrande into the Asian Champions League last 16 as it drew 2-2 with Suwon Samsung Bluewings of South Korea on Tuesday.

After canceling out Yeom Ki-hun's opener, Goulart looked offside as he headed Evergrande 2-1 ahead in the 68th minute before Kim Jong-woo's late equalizer caused some late jitters.

But the single point was enough to take Evergrande, the 2013 and 2015 champion, into the knockout rounds in second place in Group G behind Japan's Kawasaki Frontale.