Han’s 89th minute goal ensured the two-time champions picked up a point even though they had been reduced to 10 men with a little more than a quarter of an hour remaining in the game and after Adam Le Fondre had put Sydney in front from the penalty spot.

The hosts initially went behind when Luke Brattan turned home an inswinging corner past his own 'keeper, but Trent Buhaigar scored a fine equaliser after bamboozling Choi Bo-kyung to restore parity.

And with 13 minutes of the tie remaining things went from bad to worse for the unfortunate Choi after he was adjudged to have handled in the area, conceding a penalty and receiving a red card.

Sydney looked set to claim a famous win when Adam Le Fondre converted from the penalty spot 13 minutes from time to put the home side in front, but Han reacted quickest after Murilo’s shot came back off the post to secure a draw for Jose Morais’ side.

Lee, who began his career with FC Seoul in 2004, moved to English Premier League side Bolton Wanderers in 2009 before transferring to Crystal Palace six years later.

In 2018, the 31-year-old winger signed with VfL Bochum, and now makes his return to Korea Republic's top flight.

Brazilian defender Mauricio headed home the winner 17 minutes from time for the Southern Tigers after Gonzalo Cabrera had seen his first-half penalty cancelled out by Terry Antonis’ equaliser for the club from Korea Republic.

The win means JDT move into second place in Group G, three points behind leaders Vissel Kobe from Japan, who won their opening games against Suwon and JDT last month, and Mora is looking for improvements from his players despite picking up the victory.

In what was a historic night for JDT as they played their maiden AFC Champions League game at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Cabrera opened the scoring from the spot in the 13th minute to the delight of the more than 25,000 in attendance.

The Korean side levelled after the interval through Terry Antonis but the hosts would not be denied a famous victory as Brazilian Mauricio headed home the winner with 17 minutes to play to ensure JDT picked up their first points of the campaign.

The Brazilian’s header 17 minutes from time secured all three points for JDT in the Group G meeting after Gonzalo Cabrera had seen his first-half penalty for the home side cancelled out by Terry Antonis’ long range strike six minutes into the second half.