Melbourne City advance to Champions League knockouts for first time

Melbourne City claimed a 2-1 win at Ulsan HD on Wednesday as a stoppage-time strike from Marcus Younis earned the Australian side a place in the ‌knockout rounds of the Asian Champions League Elite for the first ‌time.

Younis struck three minutes into time added on ‌to earn the A-League side a fourth win in the ‌league phase, with the victory guaranteeing Aurelio Vidmar's ‌side a top-eight finish.

Melbourne City took the lead through a ​Max Caputo header in the 36th minute but Darijan Bojanic levelled the scores from distance with 10 minutes remaining.

However, Younis hit ​the winner when Kavian Rahmani's pass was not cleared and the 20-year-old volleyed in with his left.

The win lifts City into fourth place on 13 points from seven ‌matches and in the 12-team table, trailing Japanese trio Vissel Kobe, Machida Zelvia and Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who all confirmed their progress on Tuesday.