The first leg of the AFC Champions League semifinals was all over, a game was awarded three penalties, the favorite Riyadh Crescent lost 2:4 to Ain away, 34 consecutive wins were ended, lost the initiative to advance to the final, Ain is also a frequent visitor to the AFC Champions League, experienced in the knockout round, with a two-goal advantage in the second leg, even if they are a guest in Riyadh, they have a greater probability of advancing to the final. Ulsan Hyundai defeated Yokohama Mariner 1-0 at home, winning three consecutive home games in all competitions and taking the lead in advancing to the final.
Ain 4:2 Riyadh Crescent
Riyadh Crescent Mitrovic continues to be injured and has a big impact on the team's attack, and there is no suitable player in the team to replace him. In the last round of the game, Ain drew with Riyadh Victory in two legs, and eliminated Ronaldo's Riyadh Victory in a penalty shootout.
In the first half of the game, in the 6th minute, Nadir broke the ball in the midfield, advanced with the ball and sent a diagonal pass, Rahimi stepped forward in the penalty area and pushed the far corner to score, and Ain scored 1:0. In the first minute, Rahimi burst into the penalty area and was brought down by the Crescent goalkeeper, Ain got a penalty opportunity, Rahimi hit the penalty, and Ain extended the lead 2:0. Two minutes later, Ain made a long pass, Eric burst into the box and was tackled, Ain was awarded another penalty opportunity, Rahimi hit the penalty to complete the hat-trick, and Ain led 3-0.
In the second half, Milinkovic crossed from the right, Malcolm pushed the goal in the middle, and Riyadh Crescent pulled a goal back 1:3. Just minutes later, Rahimi burst into the box and was tripped again, and Ain was awarded his third penalty of the game, which Kaku converted to give Ain a 4-1 lead.
In the 78th minute, Dawasari flexibly picked up the ball in front of the goal and turned around, scored the ball, and Riyadh Crescent pulled back another goal 2:4, adding a lot of probability to the next round of reversal of the game. At full-time, Al Ain had 34% possession and 10 shots on goal with 7 on target, while Crescent Moon had 10 shots on goal with 6 on target.
Ulsan Hyundai 1:0 Yokohama Mariner
Yokohama Mariners have the advantage of possession and the number of shots on goal is higher than that of Ulsan Hyundai, but Ulsan Hyundai definitely has more chances to score, especially striker Zhou Mingui, who has created many threatening shots, fortunately Yokohama Mariners goalkeeper Pope played well, otherwise Ulsan Hyundai would have been able to establish a promotion.
In the first half of the game, in the 19th minute, Zhou Mingui took the ball back in the penalty area, Lee Dong-hyung met the ball and pushed the goal, and Ulsan Hyundai took the lead in breaking the deadlock. In the second half of the game, Zhou Mingui and Lee Dong-hyung hit the post one after another, and Zhou Mingui received a header from his teammates and scored with a volley, but the offside was first and the goal was blown invalid.