The showdown is on.
Ulsan HD FC will face Yokohama F.Marinos in the second leg of the 2023-24 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) semifinals at 7 p.m. on April 24 at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Ulsan started in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Lee Min-gyu started up front. Gustav Rubiksson and Uhm Won-sang were responsible for the left and right attack. Lee Dong-Kyung was the central attacking midfielder, while Mateusz Sales and Lee Kyu-Sung were the ball-to-receiver link in the third line. Lee Myung-jae and Seol Young-woo were the left and right fullbacks, while Kim Young-kwon and Hwang Seok-ho were the central defenders. 온라인카지노 Cho Hyun-woo was in goal.
Yokohama‘s dominance in the early going.
12th minute. Yokohama central attacking midfielder Uenaka took advantage of a gap in the Ulsan defense to open the scoring. The team’s quick penetration into the box was followed by high concentration.
Yokohama gained momentum. Whenever they found space in the Ulsan defense, they didn’t hesitate to shoot.
20 minutes into the first half. Andersson Lopes, a foreign striker who played for FC Seoul, scored another goal. Kim Young-kwon was in front of him, but Andersson’s shot was faster and more accurate.
Yokohama scored again. In the 29th minute of the first half. Uenaka, who had scored the opening goal, found the Ulsan net with a mid-range shot following a breakaway.
Ulsan didn’t give up. Ulsan head coach Hong Myung-bo made a game-changing move. He took off defensive midfielder Lee Kyu-sung and brought on passing midfielder Dariyan Bojanic.
35th minute. Ulsan scored the equalizer. Lee Dong-kyung’s corner kick was headed in by Mateusz, who found the back of the net.
Ulsan took control of the game.
41st minute, first half. Uhm Won-sang won a handball foul on Yokohama center back Kamijima. It was inside the penalty box. The referee showed Kamijima a red card.
Bojanic converted the penalty kick from Uhm Won-sang.
First half added time. Lee Dong-kyung’s shot hit the post. The first half ended with Ulsan coming out strong.
ACL Semifinals Game 1 and 2 3-3 on aggregate. Ulsan will take their numerical advantage into the second half, which will determine the direction of the ACL Finals.