{"id":28477,"date":"2024-04-25T17:07:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T08:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/?p=28477"},"modified":"2024-04-25T17:07:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T08:07:50","slug":"marinos-survive-shootout-to-book-maiden-acl-final-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/2024\/04\/25\/marinos-survive-shootout-to-book-maiden-acl-final-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"Marinos Survive Shootout to Book Maiden ACL Final Ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Yokohama F. Marinos secured their historic berth in the AFC Champions League final, prevailing over Ulsan HD in a nail-biting encounter that culminated in a dramatic penalty shootout victory, ending with a 5-4 scoreline in Yokohama&#8217;s favor. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The match, held at Nissan Stadium, ended in a thrilling 3-3 draw on aggregate after the second leg of the semi-final on Wednesday. Ulsan had won the first leg 1-0 last week, before Yokohama returned the favor by beating the South Koreans 3-2.<\/p>\n<p>The first half was a rollercoaster of action, with Asahi Uenaka netting twice and Anderson Lopes adding another goal to give Yokohama a commanding 3-1 aggregate lead. However, Ulsan fought back fiercely, with Matheus Sales nodding in a header and Darijan Bojanic converting a penalty to level the aggregate score, all while Yokohama was reduced to 10 men following Takumi Kamijima&#8217;s expulsion.<\/p>\n<p>Despite intense play, neither side managed to break the deadlock in the second half or during extra time, setting the stage for a tense penalty shootout. Yokohama goalkeeper William Popp emerged as a hero, saving a crucial spot-kick from Kim Min-woo. Eduardo then capitalized on the opportunity, converting the winning penalty to secure Yokohama&#8217;s spot in the final against Al Ain from the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>The game unfolded amidst heavy rain, with Yokohama dominating early on, exemplified by Uenaka&#8217;s clinical finish in the 13th minute. Lopes and Yan Matheus continued to threaten, doubling the lead and extending Yokohama&#8217;s advantage further. However, Ulsan fought back valiantly, with Sales and Bojanic narrowing the gap just before halftime.<\/p>\n<p>The match saw several disallowed goals, VAR interventions, and missed opportunities, keeping fans on the edge of their seats. In the end, Yokohama emerged triumphant, marking their first-ever appearance in the AFC Champions League final in a thrilling encounter that will be remembered as a classic in the tournament&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yokohama F. Marinos secured their historic berth in the AFC Champions League final, prevailing over Ulsan HD in a nail-biting encounter that culminated in a dramatic penalty shootout victory, ending with a 5-4 scoreline in Yokohama&#8217;s favor. The match, held at Nissan Stadium, ended in a thrilling 3-3 draw on aggregate after the second leg of the semi-final on Wednesday. Ulsan had won the first leg 1-0 last week, before Yokohama returned the favor by beating the South Koreans 3-2. The first half was a rollercoaster of action, with Asahi Uenaka netting twice and Anderson Lopes adding another goal to give Yokohama a commanding 3-1 aggregate lead. However, Ulsan fought &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/2024\/04\/25\/marinos-survive-shootout-to-book-maiden-acl-final-ticket\/\" class=\"tribe-more-link\">Continue reading &#8220;Marinos Survive Shootout to Book Maiden ACL Final Ticket&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":25104,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,25],"tags":[130,926,2428,57,95,70,2838,175],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28477"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28477"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28478,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28477\/revisions\/28478"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}