AFC Champions League Elite

FT Saturday, May 11, 2024
Al Ain WWWWL 1
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Yokohama F. Marinos LWDDL 2
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AlN101
YOK022
1st Leg · Nissan Stadium, Yokohama · 53,704 att.

Match Report

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Asian Champions League: Watanabe gives Marinos advantage

Kouta Watanabe struck six minutes from time to give Yokohama F. Marinos a 2-1 win over Al-Ain of the United Arab Emirates in the first leg of the Asian Champions League final on Saturday, earning Harry Kewell's side a slender advantage.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
6
1
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
4
40.6
Possession
59.4
11
SHOTS
18
5
ON GOAL
8
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
240
Accurate Passes
399
357
Passes
506
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
21
0.1
Cross %
0.2
82
Long Balls
61
24
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
7
23
Tackles
8
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
22
Interceptions
9
33
Effective Clearances
12
33
Clearances
12

Lineups

YOK · 4-3-3

  1. 42William PoppG
  2. 5EduardoCD-L
  3. 4Shinnosuke HatanakaCD-R
  4. 2Katsuya NagatoLB
  5. 27Ken MatsubaraRB
  6. 8Takuya KidaCM
  7. 29Nam Tae-HeeLM
  8. 14Asahi UenakaRM
  9. 11Anderson LopesF
  10. 7ÉlberLF
  11. 20YanRF

AlN · 4-3-3

  1. 17Khalid EisaG
  2. 3Kouame AutonneCD-L
  3. 16Khalid HashemiCD-R
  4. 11Bandar Al-AhbabiLB
  5. 70Abdoul TraoréRB
  6. 5Park Yong-WooCM
  7. 6Yahia NaderLM
  8. 8Mohamed AbbasRM
  9. 21Soufiane RahimiF
  10. 20Matías PalaciosLF
  11. 10Alejandro Romero GamarraRF

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Yokohama F. Marinos 0, Al Ain 1. Mohammed Al Baloushi (Al Ain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 37' Substitution, Yokohama F. Marinos. Taiki Watanabe replaces Eduardo because of an injury.
  3. 61' Substitution, Yokohama F. Marinos. Ryo Miyaichi replaces Élber.
  4. 61' Substitution, Yokohama F. Marinos. Kota Watanabe replaces Takuya Kida.
  5. 72' Goal! Yokohama F. Marinos 1, Al Ain 1. Asahi Uenaka (Yokohama F. Marinos) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yan Matheus.
  6. 75' Asahi Uenaka (Yokohama F. Marinos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 77' Substitution, Yokohama F. Marinos. Keigo Sakakibara replaces Nam Tae-Hee.
  8. 77' Substitution, Yokohama F. Marinos. Riku Yamane replaces Asahi Uenaka because of an injury.
  9. 84' Goal! Yokohama F. Marinos 2, Al Ain 1. Kota Watanabe (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryo Miyaichi following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  10. 90'+3' Katsuya Nagato (Yokohama F. Marinos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90'+4' Substitution, Al Ain. Sultan Al Shamsi replaces Mohammed Al Baloushi.
  12. 90'+5' Park Yong-Woo (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card.

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