Yokohama F. Marinos vs Al-Ain, 2023-24 AFC Champions League, Finals

Asian Champions League: Watanabe gives Marinos advantage

Kouta Watanabe struck six minutes from time to give Yokohama F. Marinos a 2-1 win over Al-Ain of the United Arab Emirates in the first leg of the Asian Champions League final on Saturday, earning Harry Kewell's side a slender advantage.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 3': Offside, Yokohama F. Marinos. Élber is caught offside.
• 4': Attempt missed. Élber (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Nam Tae-Hee.
• 5': Foul by Asahi Uenaka (Yokohama F. Marinos).
• 5': Yahia Nader (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 5': Attempt missed. Mohammed Al Baloushi (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Romero.
• 6': Attempt missed. Yan Matheus (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
• 8': Attempt saved. Asahi Uenaka (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Élber.
• 9': Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 9': Foul by Yan Matheus (Yokohama F. Marinos).
• 11': Foul by Asahi Uenaka (Yokohama F. Marinos).
• 11': Matías Palacios (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 11': Attempt missed. Matías Palacios (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Romero.
• 12': Attempt saved. Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Park Yong-Woo with a headed pass.
• 12': Goal! Yokohama F. Marinos 0, Al Ain 1. Mohammed Al Baloushi (Al Ain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
• 17': Foul by Alejandro Romero (Al Ain).
• 17': Katsuya Nagato (Yokohama F. Marinos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 18': Attempt blocked. Asahi Uenaka (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Matheus.
• 19': Attempt saved. Anderson Lopes (Yokohama F. Marinos) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ken Matsubara.
• 20': Corner, Yokohama F. Marinos. Conceded by Khalid Al Hashemi.
• 21': Offside, Yokohama F. Marinos. Anderson Lopes is caught offside.
• 23': Eduardo (Yokohama F. Marinos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 23': Foul by Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain).
• 25': Attempt missed. Anderson Lopes (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eduardo with a headed pass.
• 26': Attempt saved. Asahi Uenaka (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takuya Kida.
• 26': Corner, Yokohama F. Marinos. Conceded by Khalid Eisa.
• 26': Attempt saved. Katsuya Nagato (Yokohama F. Marinos) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nam Tae-Hee with a cross.
• 27': Attempt blocked. Yan Matheus (Yokohama F. Marinos) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Matsubara.
• 27': Offside, Al Ain. Soufiane Rahimi is caught offside.
• 30': Offside, Al Ain. Matías Palacios is caught offside.
• 30': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Matías Palacios (Al Ain) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
• 31': VAR Decision: No Goal Yokohama F. Marinos 0-1 Al Ain.
• 32': Asahi Uenaka (Yokohama F. Marinos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 32': Foul by Matías Palacios (Al Ain).
• 32': Attempt missed. Yan Matheus (Yokohama F. Marinos) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Asahi Uenaka.
• 34': Attempt saved. Takuya Kida (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yan Matheus.
• 34': Corner, Yokohama F. Marinos. Conceded by Khalid Eisa.
• 35': Attempt saved. Yan Matheus (Yokohama F. Marinos) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takuya Kida.
• 36': Delay in match because of an injury Eduardo (Yokohama F. Marinos).
• 37': Substitution, Yokohama F. Marinos. Taiki Watanabe replaces Eduardo because of an injury.
• 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 40': Foul by Park Yong-Woo (Al Ain).
• 40': Élber (Yokohama F. Marinos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 41': Attempt blocked. Anderson Lopes (Yokohama F. Marinos) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shinnosuke Hatanaka.
• 43': Foul by Park Yong-Woo (Al Ain).
• 43': Élber (Yokohama F. Marinos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 45': Attempt saved. Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdoul Traoré.
• 45': Attempt blocked. Matías Palacios (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Romero.
• 45': Attempt saved. Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
• 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ken Matsubara (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Élber.
• 45'+2': Offside, Yokohama F. Marinos. Yan Matheus is caught offside.
• 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Khalid Eisa (Al Ain).
• 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 45'+5': Hand ball by Anderson Lopes (Yokohama F. Marinos).
• 45'+7': First Half ends, Yokohama F. Marinos 0, Al Ain 1.
• 45': Second Half begins Yokohama F. Marinos 0, Al Ain 1.
• 47': Delay in match because of an injury Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain).
• 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 50': Hand ball by Takuya Kida (Yokohama F. Marinos).
• 53': Offside, Yokohama F. Marinos. Élber is caught offside.
• 56': Hand ball by Matías Palacios (Al Ain).
• 57': Foul by Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain).
• 57': Yan Matheus (Yokohama F. Marinos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 59': Attempt saved. Matías Palacios (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Romero.
• 59': Offside, Yokohama F. Marinos. Anderson Lopes is caught offside.
• 61': Substitution, Yokohama F. Marinos. Ryo Miyaichi replaces Élber.
• 61': Substitution, Yokohama F. Marinos. Kota Watanabe replaces Takuya Kida.
• 61': Offside, Yokohama F. Marinos. Ryo Miyaichi is caught offside.
• 64': Corner, Yokohama F. Marinos. Conceded by Bandar Al Ahbabi.
• 71': Offside, Al Ain. Soufiane Rahimi is caught offside.
• 72': Goal! Yokohama F. Marinos 1, Al Ain 1. Asahi Uenaka (Yokohama F. Marinos) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yan Matheus.
• 75': Foul by Asahi Uenaka (Yokohama F. Marinos).
• 75': Yahia Nader (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 75': Asahi Uenaka (Yokohama F. Marinos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 76': Delay in match because of an injury Asahi Uenaka (Yokohama F. Marinos).
• 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 77': Substitution, Yokohama F. Marinos. Keigo Sakakibara replaces Nam Tae-Hee.
• 77': Substitution, Yokohama F. Marinos. Riku Yamane replaces Asahi Uenaka because of an injury.
• 77': Attempt missed. Kouame Kouadio (Al Ain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
• 78': Corner, Yokohama F. Marinos. Conceded by Yahia Nader.
• 80': Foul by Riku Yamane (Yokohama F. Marinos).
• 80': Matías Palacios (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 84': Corner, Yokohama F. Marinos. Conceded by Kouame Kouadio.
• 84': Attempt missed. Ryo Miyaichi (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yan Matheus with a cross following a corner.
• 84': Goal! Yokohama F. Marinos 2, Al Ain 1. Kota Watanabe (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryo Miyaichi following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
• 86': VAR Decision: Goal Yokohama F. Marinos 2-1 Al Ain (Kota Watanabe).
• 87': Attempt missed. Ryo Miyaichi (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
• 89': Foul by Kota Watanabe (Yokohama F. Marinos).
• 89': Yahia Nader (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 89': Alejandro Romero (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 89': Foul by Taiki Watanabe (Yokohama F. Marinos).
• 90': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Taiki Watanabe.
• 90': Offside, Al Ain. Kouame Kouadio is caught offside.
• 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Matías Palacios (Al Ain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Romero.
• 90'+3': Abdoul Traoré (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 90'+3': Foul by Katsuya Nagato (Yokohama F. Marinos).
• 90'+3': Katsuya Nagato (Yokohama F. Marinos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90'+4': Substitution, Al Ain. Sultan Al Shamsi replaces Mohammed Al Baloushi.
• 90'+5': Park Yong-Woo (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card.
• 90'+5': Attempt missed. Alejandro Romero (Al Ain) left footed shot from long range on the right is too high from a direct free kick.
• 90'+8': Second Half ends, Yokohama F. Marinos 2, Al Ain 1.
• 0': Match ends, Yokohama F. Marinos 2, Al Ain 1.