Brazilian goal machine Muriqui scored in the 64th minute to rescue a point for Guangzhou Evergrande in a 1-1 away draw with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in a pulsating AFC Champions League Group F game.

The Chinese champions fell behind to a first-half strike from Kim Jung-Woo, and the hosts nearly went further ahead when Australian defender Alex Wilkinson and Brazilian midfielder Leonardo both went close with headers.

But Marcello Lippi's team got back on terms through Brazilian goal machine Muriqui, who equalised in the 64th minute. And the ambitious visitors nearly snatched a famous win when Argentinian midfielder Dario Conca saw his header denied by the crossbar.

However, the result was enough to keep Guangzhou top of Group F and unbeaten after two games. In another match, Jiangsu Sainty, runners-up in the Chinese Super League last season, played out a goalless draw with Japan's Vegalta Sendai in a Group E clash in Nanjing.

The result earned debutante Jiangsu, hosting its first AFC Champions League game, its first point of the competition but could not lift it off the foot of Group E.

Jiangsu fans left disappointed after their team pressed for a late winner, only to be held goalless by the Japanese visitors.