AFC Champions League final first leg: Watanabe Kota 84 minutes defeat Yokohama Mariners 2-1 reversal of Al Ain

Lazy Meow Sports

2024-05-11 20:02Published in Sichuan

On the evening of May 11, Beijing time, the first leg of this season's AFC Champions League final officially began, and the peak showdown of the AFC Champions League was launched between Yokohama Mariners and Al Ain. In the 12th minute, Mateusz was overtaken by Rahimi after getting stuck in position, and Abbas's follow-up shot gave Al Ain the lead. In the 30th minute, Al Ain's Palacios scored a solo but was offside. In the 71st minute, Asahil Zhichu equalized with a header. In the 86th minute, Kota Watanabe outflanked the goal and scored a stunner. In the end, in the first leg, Yokohama Mariner reversed Al Ain 2-1 at home.

【Highlights】

1. The head coaches of both teams are familiar to fans, the coach of the Yokohama Mariners is the Australian Colwill, and the coach of Al Ain is Crespo. The two managers played for Liverpool and AC Milan respectively, with the two European giants teaming up for the Istanbul Miracle in the Champions League final, with Kovic and Crespo both starting.

2. Yokohama Mariners have played Shandong Taishan 4 times in the AFC Champions League group stage and knockout rounds this season, winning all 4 games.

3. In the 12th minute, Eduardo was overtaken by Rahimi when he was in an advantageous position, Rahimi's shot was blocked by Pope, and Abbas made up for the goal.

4. In the 30th minute, Kaku sent a wonderful pass, Palacios formed a single knife, and goalkeeper Pope laid an egg, and a super mistake led to the loss of the ball. However, Palacios was offside when he received the ball and the goal was disallowed.

5. In the 71st minute, Mateus crossed at a 45-degree angle, and Zhizhong scored with a hammer.

6. In the 86th minute, Watanabe Shota outflanked the goal in front of the goal, and VAR ruled that the goal was valid.

【Wonderful Moment】

In the 6th minute, the defense in the Al Ain box was a little chaotic, and Mateus shot hard with his feet, and the ball was slightly high.

In the 25th minute, taking advantage of a corner kick opportunity, Katsuya Nagado's shot hit the defender and changed direction, and the goalkeeper still blocked the ball even though he lost his center of gravity.

In the 33rd minute, in the face of the opponent's continuous attacks, Al Ain goalkeeper Issa made consecutive brave saves.

In the 68th minute, Yokohama Marino's cross was very threatening, and Al Ain's Nader made a crucial tackle.

【Player Rating】

【Lineup】

Yokohama Mariners starters: 42-William Pope, 27-Ken Matsubara, 2-Katsuya Nagado, 4-Shinnosuke Machinaka, 5-Eduardo (39'39-Watanabe), 14-Asahi Uenaka (76'28-Riku Yamane), 8-Takuya Kita (60'6-Kota Watanabe), 29-Minami Taihee (76'35-Keiggo Sakakihara), 20-Jan Mateus, 11-Anderson López, 7-Elber (60'23-Ryo Miyaichi).

Manager: Colwill.

Replacements: 16 - Kato Kato, 21 - Ryo Ren, 18 - Mizunuma Kota, 31 - Shirasaka Kazuya, 47 - Yamamura Kazuya, 17 - Inoue Ryota, 24 - Kato Tsuto.

Al Ain starts: 17-Khalid Isa, 11-Ahbabi, 16-Hashmi, 3-Kuame, 6-Nadder, 8-Abbas, 5-Park Yong-woo, 20-Matthias Palacios, 21-Rahimi, 70-Abdul Karim Traore, 10-Kaku.

Manager: Crespo.

Subs: 66 - Mansour, 40 - Khaled Ali, 22 - Farah, 18 - Khalid, 4 - Mohammed Shakir, 27 - Sultan Alshamsi, 13 - Ahmed, 12 - Sultan Mandri, 1 - Mohammed, 44 - Huma, 30 - Hazim.

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