Asian Champions League | Eriksson’s Shanghai held 0-0 in ACL quarterfinal first leg

Sven-Goran Eriksson’s Shanghai SIPG could only manage a 0-0 draw in the first leg of its Asian Champions League quarterfinal against Jeonbuk Hyundai yesterday.
Shanghai invested heavily since securing its place in the quarterfinals in May, bringing Brazilian striker Hulk to the club for an Asian transfer record of 55.8 million euros (then USD62 million) from Russian side Zenit St. Petersburg. The 30-year-old Hulk missed this tie with an injury, however, as did Argentinian playmaker Dario Conca.
Eriksson, a former England manager, still had plenty of firepower to deploy — with two-time ACL winner Elkeson and forward Wu Lei both starting.
The 2006 ACL champion Jeonbuk showed why it sits 10 points clear at the top of South Korea’s K League Classic, edging a physical first half and coming closest to opening the scoring with Leonardo’s effort that struck the post.
Shanghai looked dangerous going forward in the second period, and Lu Wenjun drew a smart save from Kwoun Sun-tae from a free kick just outside the area soon after the restart. Yu Hai and Wu also went close with headers but couldn’t find the target. AP