Two matches were played in the ACL (Asia Champions League), the second round of the final tournament, and Yokohama F. Marinos of J1 defeated Thailand's Bangkok United in extra time to advance to the top eight for the first time in the ACL. . J2's Ventforet Kofu lost to South Korea's Ulsan and did not advance to the quarterfinals.
The ACL final tournament will be played in a home-and-away format based on the total score of two games.
F. Marinos drew 2-2 in the first leg away with Bangkok United, and the second leg was played at home on the 21st.
The game ended 0-0 in both halves with neither team scoring, and went into overtime with a total score of 2-2.
Then, just before the end of the second half of overtime, F. Marinos earned a penalty kick due to a foul by the opponent's handball, and Anderson López calmly converted it to win 1-0, bringing the total of the two games to 3-2, as a team in the ACL. We decided to advance to the top 8 for the first time.
Meanwhile, Ventforet, the first J2 team to advance to the finals, played against Ulsan at the Tokyo National Stadium.
After losing the first game away 3-0, the second game was played in difficult conditions, with the team giving away the first goal in the 11th minute of the first half.After that, although they created clear chances, they were unable to score and the score was 0-1. I turned the game around.
Substitute Tsukasa Mihei scored a goal in the 43rd minute of the second half, but he conceded a goal in the final minute and lost 1-2.
Ventforet lost to back-to-back Korean league champions Ulsan, 5-1 in two games, and did not advance to the quarterfinals.
As a result, F. Marinos is the only Japanese team to survive in the ACL and will face China's Shandong, who defeated Kawasaki Frontale in the first round, in the quarterfinals next month.