[ACL] Ulsan Hong Myung-Boho’s failure to advance to the Champions League final due to a missed penalty kick

[서울=뉴스핌] Sports Reporter Jang Hwan-soo = Ulsan HD failed to advance to the finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) for the first time in four years, losing in a penalty shootout to Yokohama Marinos (Japan), who played with 10 players.

Ulsan lost 2-3 in the second leg of the semifinals against Yokohama Marinos held at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Japan on the 24th. Ulsan, who won the first game 1-0 on the 17th, tied the first and second games 3-3 and went into overtime. However, both teams did not score, and in the end, the score ended at 4-5 in a penalty shoot-out when 5th kicker Kim Min-woo’s shot was blocked.

As a result, Ulsan finished its challenge to the top in four years in the semifinals after winning the ACL twice (2012 and 2020).

Ulsan played with a numerical superiority, but suffered from bad luck at the goal three times and scored three goals in a row in the first half alone. Yokohama national team midfielder Nam Tae-hee played an active role in assisting both Asahi Uenaka’s goals.

However, Ulsan began chasing Lee Dong-kyung’s right corner kick in the 35th minute of the first half when Matheus headed it in from the right.

In the 39th minute of the first half, Eom Won-sang broke through the right side of the penalty area, and the ball hit the hand of Yokohama defender Takumi Kamijima, who attempted a tackle. The referee declared a penalty kick and ordered the player to be sent off as it was deemed intentional. In the 42nd minute of the first half, Boyanic succeeded in scoring a penalty kick for Ulsan, making the score 2-3.

Ulsan, which had a numerical advantage, failed to score an additional goal and entered overtime.

In the penalty shootout, which started with Ulsan taking the lead, both teams were tied at 4-4 with all four kickers scoring goals. However, Ulsan’s No. 5 kicker Kim Min-woo’s shot to the right corner was blocked by the goalkeeper. Ulsan conceded a goal to Yokohama’s last kicker, Eduardo, and had to hand over their ticket to the final.

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