April 22 (Reuters) - Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol booked a place in the last 16 of the AFC Champions League with a match to spare with a 3-2 home win over Jeonbuk Motors of South Korea on Wednesday.
The Group E teams were level on eight points going into the match but the hosts raced into a 3-0 halftime lead thanks to Kosuke Taketomi's double after Brazilian Eduardo had opened the scoring in the ninth minute.
K-League Classic champions Jeonbuk, who had recalled eight players to their side, fought back late in the second half with captain Lee Dong-Gook scoring twice but Kashiwa withstood the assault to reach the knockout stage.