The ACL = Asian Champions League, which decides the number one football club in Asia, held the first round of the final tournament in the East region on the 18th, with Vissel Kobe winning the J1 confrontation with Yokohama F. Marinos 3-2 to reach the quarterfinals. proceeded.
From the first round to the semifinals, the final tournament of the ACL East will be held intensively in Saitama City this month.
On the night of the 18th, the match between Vissel and F. Marinos between the Japanese teams took place one by one, after which Vissel won with a penalty kick from Daiki Sasaki and returned to the first half.
Vissel, who added one more goal in the second half, held F. Marinos' counterattack to one point to win 3-2 and advance to the quarterfinals.
On the 19th, Urawa Red Diamonds will face Malaysia's Johor Darul Takjim.
The quarter-finals will be held on the 22nd, the semi-finals on the 25th, and the finals against the West will be held on February 19th and 26th next year in a home-and-away format.