The first match of the quarterfinals of the ACL (Asia Champions League), which determines Asia's number one soccer club, was held on the 6th, with J1's Yokohama F. Marinos winning 2-1 away against China's Shandong.
F. Marinos won the first round of the final tournament and became the only Japanese team to advance to the final eight, and will play the first match of the quarterfinals against Shandong, who defeated J1's Kawasaki Frontale in the first round, in Jinan, Shandong Province, China on the 6th. I have come.
In the 7th minute of the first half, Anderson Lopez, who was the top scorer in J1 last season, took the lead with his left foot from the center of the goal, giving the match a 1-0 lead.
In the second half, F. Marinos scored an additional point with Jan Matthäus' goal in the 24th minute amidst a fierce battle on the ball.
Although we conceded one point in added time, we managed to escape 2-1 and win the first leg away.
The second home match, which will decide whether to advance to the ACL top four, will be held in Yokohama on the 13th of this month.