Zheng Zhi in action. Photo courtesy sports.sohu.com

JINAN, China: Japanese champions Urawa Reds collected their first win in the ongoing A3 Champions Cup after defeating their Korean counterparts Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1-0 here on Sunday.

Brazilian Washington scored the decisive goal after guiding in a cross from Makoto Hasebe five minutes before the break,

Shandong Luneng beat Shanghai Shenhua 2-1 in the clash of Chinese Super League clubs in the other match. Zivkovic and Zheng Zhi's goals in the first half helped Shandong Luneng run out for the break 2-0 up. But Diego Alonso pulled one back in the second half for shanghai shenhua, forcing Shandong to defend doggedly for the win.

Shandong now need a draw against Seongnam tomorrow to win this edition.

STANDINGS: 1: Shandong (6), 2: Shanghai (3), 3: Urawa (3), 4: Seongnam (0)

JUNE 13

Urawa v Shanghai, Shandong v Seongnam