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Soccer-Get angry, get even, says Guangzhou boss Cannavaro

SEOUL, May 21 (Reuters) - Guangzhou Evergrande boss Fabio Cannavaro understands why his players were furious after going down 2-1 to Seongnam in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday, but believes they will harness that anger to turn the tie around in the home leg.

The Chinese Super League side looked comfortable at 1-1 after Huang Bowen's long-range effort cancelled out the opener from Seongnam's Jorginho, but Li Xuepeng's straight red card in the 65th minute put his side under pressure.

Guangzhou looked like they would hold on for the draw but were incensed when Iranian referee Torki Mohsen awarded a penalty in injury time when Brazilian Ricardo went down in the box.