Kawasaki defeated Alsad to advance to ACLE semifinals...East Asia's Only Survival

Kawasaki defeated Alsad to advance to ACLE semifinals...East Asia's Only Survival

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Reporter Kim Do-yong of Japan's Kawasaki Frontale has advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite (ACLE).

Kawasaki won the 2024-25 ACLE quarterfinals against the Al-Sad (UAE) 3-2 after a close tie in overtime at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 28th (Korea time).

Kawasaki became the only East Asian team that advanced to the semifinals. Gwangju FC, which advanced to the quarterfinals earlier, and other East Asian teams including Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan) and Buriram (Thailand) all lost to West Asian teams.

Kawasaki will play in the semifinals on May 1 against Saudi Arabia, which defeated Yokohama 4-1. Cristiano Ronaldo, John Duran, and Sadio Mane are active players in the team.

Kawasaki posted 34 percent of the ball possession rate, far behind Al-Sad (66 percent). However, he garnered seven shots on target and displayed more well-organized attack strength than Al-Sad (four), securing the victory.

When Kawasaki led with Erison's first goal in the fourth minute of the first half, Alsad turned the game to square one with a goal from Paulo Otavio five minutes later.

Kawasaki led again in the 21st minute of the first half with Marcinho's score. 메이저놀이터

Alsad, who fought back, took the game to extra time in the 26th minute of the second half with Clausinho's equalizer.

Kawasaki led again in the eighth minute of extra time with a goal scored by Yasto Wakizaka, who was helped by God Yamada. Kawasaki then calmly blocked Alsad's attack to win the match.