Tonight, the AFC Champions League semi-finals were all over, in a game just ended, Yokohama Mariner defeated Ulsan Hyundai 3:2 within 120 minutes at home, drew 3:3 on aggregate over two legs, and finally won 5:4 on penalties after a penalty shootout, and defeated Ulsan Hyundai with a total score of 8:7 to advance to the AFC Champions League final. In the other semi-final, Riyadh Crescent defeated Al Ain 2:1 at home, lost to Al Ain with an aggregate score of 4:5, and missed the final.
Yokohama Mariners' road to promotion: In the group stage, they advanced to the round of 16 with the first place in Group G, eliminated Bangkok United 3:2 in the two legs of the 1/8 finals, eliminated Shandong Taishan 3:1 in the two legs of the 1/4 finals, 3:3 in the two legs of the semifinals, and eliminated Ulsan Hyundai in a penalty shootout to advance to the final.
Ain's road to promotion: In the group stage, he advanced to the round of 16 with the first place in Group A, 2:1 Nassaf in the two legs of the 1/8 finals, 4:4 Riyadh victory in the two legs of the 1/4 finals, advanced to the penalty shootout, and eliminated Riyadh Crescent 5:4 in the two legs of the semifinals to enter the final.
Yokohama Mariner 3:2 Ulsan Hyundai (Penalty shootout 5:4)
In the first leg, Ulsan Hyundai had an advantage at home, but only won 1:0, this score came to Yokohama's away game is not safe, Yokohama Mariners will definitely fight back violently at home, sure enough, the game process confirmed all this, in the opening 30 minutes, Yokohama Mariners scored three goals, the total score was 3:1, bringing a lot of pressure to Ulsan Mariners.
In the 11th minute of the game, Ulsan Hyundai made a defensive mistake in the penalty area, and Asahil Zhichu stole the ball and pushed the goal, Yokohama Mariner 1:0, and the total score came to 1:1.
In the 21st minute, Jan Mateus passed into the penalty area, and Lopes pushed the far corner in the penalty area, and Yokohama Mariner led 2:0 and 2:1 on aggregate.
In the 30th minute, Asahi Uechu scored from a distance to complete the brace of the game, and Yokohama Mariner scored three goals in 30 minutes to lead 3:1 on aggregate.
However, Ulsan Hyundai were also a resilient team, and conceding consecutive goals did not break their fighting spirit, but instead allowed them to play bloody, with Lee Kyu-sung being substituted and Bojanic coming off the bench to become the turning point of the game, they pulled two goals back before half-time to level the aggregate score at 3-3, and also took advantage of playing one more man.
In the 35th minute, a corner kick opportunity on the right side, Salles shook his head in the penalty area and scored, Ulsan Hyundai 1:3, and the total score was 2:3 behind.
In the 39th minute, Yan Sangwon burst into the penalty area, Takumi Ueshima fell to the ground and fouled the handball, the referee awarded a red dot package, Bojanic hit the penalty, Ulsan Hyundai 2:3, the total score was 3:3 equalized, and played one more person, and the balance of victory has tilted in their favor.
In the second half of the game, Ulsan Hyundai took advantage of the numerical advantage and took the absolute initiative on the field, Bojanic scored a goal, which was blown off because of offside, and Yokohama Mariner also scored a goal, which was also blown off because of offside. Ulsan Hyundai's multi-footed shot never managed to change the score and went into extra time.
In the 47th minute, Bojanic received an inverted triangle pass and scored with a push, but Ludwigsson, who passed the ball for him, was offside and the goal was blown away.
In the 63rd minute, Jan Mateus scored with a header in the penalty area, but it was also offside, and the goal was disallowed, and both teams were blown off a goal in the second half.
In extra time, Ulsan Hyundai's Kim Woo scored another goal, but it was still offside, and the goal was blown off again, losing the chance to kill. In the 120-minute game, Ulsan Hyundai had 64% possession, 34 shots on goal, 13 shots on target, Yokohama Mariner only had 14 shots on goal and 5 shots on target, but the total score was still 3:3, entering a brutal penalty shootout, in the penalty shootout, the first four rounds of the two teams were all hit, and in the last round, Ulsan Hyundai missed the penalty and Yokohama Mariner won 5:4.
In this game, Yokohama Mariners goalkeeper Pope was the biggest contributor, contributing 13 saves in the whole game, and finally scored 10 points, the best in the game, and Asahi Uechu scored twice, with a post-game rating of 8.6, which was the team's second hero.