Iniesta on target as Vissel Kobe advance in Asian Champions League


Soccer Football - AFC Champions League - Group G - Guangzhou Evergrande v Vissel Kobe - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - November 25, 2020 Vissel Kobe's Andres Iniesta celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Andres Iniesta was on target as Vissel Kobe became the first team to book their place in the knockout stage of the eastern zone of the Asian Champions League in Doha on Wednesday with a 3-1 win over two-time champions Guangzhou Evergrande.

The Spanish World Cup winner put the seal on the win six minutes from time after Kyogo Furuhashi and Douglas had both found the net for last year's Emperor's Cup winners.

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