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

· 2nd Leg - Al-Ain win 6-3 on aggregate
Al-Ain
  • 8': Soufiane Rahimi
  • 33': Kaku (P)
  • 67': Soufiane Rahimi
  • 90'+1': Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
  • 90'+5': Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
FT
5 - 1
2nd Leg - Al-Ain win 6-3 on aggregate
Yokohama F. Marinos
  • 40': Yan
  • Red Card 45'+10': William Popp

Al-Ain crush 10-man Marinos to win Asian Champions League final

Al-Ain thrashed 10-man Yokohama F Marinos 5-1 in the second leg of the Asian Champions League final on Saturday to lift the continental title for the first time in 21 years with a 6-3 aggregate win over the Japanese side.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Anderson Lopes (Yokohama F. Marinos) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ken Matsubara.
  • 3': Foul by Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain).
  • 3': Takuya Kida (Yokohama F. Marinos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Saeed Jumaa (Al Ain).
  • 4': Yan Matheus (Yokohama F. Marinos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Alejandro Romero (Al Ain).
  • 5': Katsuya Nagato (Yokohama F. Marinos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Élber (Yokohama F. Marinos).
  • 6': Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Goal! Al Ain 1, Yokohama F. Marinos 0. Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yahia Nader.
  • 10': Anderson Lopes (Yokohama F. Marinos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Park Yong-Woo (Al Ain).
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Foul by Alejandro Romero (Al Ain).
  • 13': Katsuya Nagato (Yokohama F. Marinos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Delay in match (Yokohama F. Marinos).
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 14': Foul by Kota Watanabe (Yokohama F. Marinos).
  • 14': Park Yong-Woo (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Mohammed Al Baloushi (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Saeed Jumaa.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Ken Matsubara (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 17': Corner, Yokohama F. Marinos. Conceded by Khalid Eisa.
  • 18': Corner, Yokohama F. Marinos. Conceded by Mohammed Al Baloushi.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Ken Matsubara (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 19': Offside, Al Ain. Soufiane Rahimi is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Takumi Kamijima (Yokohama F. Marinos).
  • 20': Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Katsuya Nagato.
  • 22': Corner, Yokohama F. Marinos. Conceded by Bandar Al Ahbabi.
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Yokohama F. Marinos) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 25': Foul by Alejandro Romero (Al Ain).
  • 25': Kota Watanabe (Yokohama F. Marinos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Kota Watanabe (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ken Matsubara.
  • 26': Foul by Ken Matsubara (Yokohama F. Marinos).
  • 26': Mohammed Al Baloushi (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Penalty Al Ain. Soufiane Rahimi draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 29': Penalty conceded by Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Yokohama F. Marinos) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 30': VAR Decision: Penalty Al Ain.
  • 33': Goal! Al Ain 2, Yokohama F. Marinos 0. Alejandro Romero (Al Ain) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 36': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Takumi Kamijima.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Khalid Al Hashemi (Al Ain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matías Palacios with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matías Palacios.
  • 39': Delay in match (Al Ain).
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Goal! Al Ain 2, Yokohama F. Marinos 1. Yan Matheus (Yokohama F. Marinos) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 42': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Katsuya Nagato.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Kouame Kouadio (Al Ain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Yan Matheus (Yokohama F. Marinos) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ken Matsubara.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Élber (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Yokohama F. Marinos. Élber is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Al Ain. Alejandro Romero is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': Offside, Al Ain. Bandar Al Ahbabi is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Yokohama F. Marinos. Conceded by Saeed Jumaa.
  • 45'+6': Attempt saved. Anderson Lopes (Yokohama F. Marinos) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Katsuya Nagato with a cross.
  • 45'+6': Attempt saved. Matías Palacios (Al Ain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Soufiane Rahimi.
  • 45'+7': Delay in match (Al Ain).
  • 45'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+9': Foul by Kota Watanabe (Yokohama F. Marinos).
  • 45'+9': Yahia Nader (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+10': Attempt saved. Anderson Lopes (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yan Matheus.
  • 45'+10': Foul by William Popp (Yokohama F. Marinos).
  • 45'+10': Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+10': William Popp (Yokohama F. Marinos) is shown the red card.
  • 45'+14': Substitution, Yokohama F. Marinos. Fuma Shirasaka replaces Élber.
  • 45'+15': Attempt missed. Alejandro Romero (Al Ain) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+17': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Al Baloushi (Al Ain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Romero.
  • 45'+17': First Half ends, Al Ain 2, Yokohama F. Marinos 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al Ain 2, Yokohama F. Marinos 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Yokohama F. Marinos. Keigo Sakakibara replaces Asahi Uenaka.
  • 48': Corner, Yokohama F. Marinos. Conceded by Kouame Kouadio.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Saeed Jumaa (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Romero.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Anderson Lopes (Yokohama F. Marinos).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Foul by Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain).
  • 57': Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Yokohama F. Marinos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, Al Ain. Kodjo Laba replaces Saeed Jumaa.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Yokohama F. Marinos).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Substitution, Yokohama F. Marinos. Eduardo replaces Shinnosuke Hatanaka because of an injury.
  • 63': Substitution, Yokohama F. Marinos. Riku Yamane replaces Takuya Kida.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Matías Palacios (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Park Yong-Woo with a headed pass.
  • 65': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Kota Watanabe.
  • 66': Offside, Al Ain. Kodjo Laba is caught offside.
  • 67': Goal! Al Ain 3, Yokohama F. Marinos 1. Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 68': Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 76': Offside, Al Ain. Alejandro Romero is caught offside.
  • 78': Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Foul by Eduardo (Yokohama F. Marinos).
  • 78': Substitution, Yokohama F. Marinos. Ryo Miyaichi replaces Yan Matheus.
  • 81': Offside, Al Ain. Matías Palacios is caught offside.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Mohammed Al Baloushi (Al Ain).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Substitution, Al Ain. Ahmed Barman replaces Mohammed Al Baloushi because of an injury.
  • 89': Substitution, Al Ain. Falah Waleed replaces Yahia Nader because of an injury.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Al Ain 4, Yokohama F. Marinos 1. Kodjo Laba (Al Ain) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Soufiane Rahimi.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Matías Palacios (Al Ain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kodjo Laba.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Al Ain 5, Yokohama F. Marinos 1. Kodjo Laba (Al Ain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matías Palacios.
  • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Anderson Lopes (Yokohama F. Marinos) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduardo with a headed pass.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Park Yong-Woo (Al Ain).
  • 90'+9': Riku Yamane (Yokohama F. Marinos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+9': Alejandro Romero (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+10': Attempt missed. Kota Watanabe (Yokohama F. Marinos) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+11': Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+11': Foul by Keigo Sakakibara (Yokohama F. Marinos).
  • 90'+12': Second Half ends, Al Ain 5, Yokohama F. Marinos 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Al Ain 5, Yokohama F. Marinos 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 6
5 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 5
30.5 Possession 69.5
12 SHOTS 16
7 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
176 Accurate Passes 492
250 Passes 570
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 3
10 Crosses 23
0.1 Cross % 0.1
53 Long Balls 67
21 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 8
11 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 11
28 Effective Clearances 20
28 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 24,826

Line-Ups

AlN Al-Ain (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
17 Khalid Eisa (GK)
3 Kouame Kouadio
16 Khalid Hashemi
44 Saaed Juma
11 Bandar Al-Ahbabi
21 Soufiane Rahimi
5 Park Yong-Woo
10 Kaku
8 Mohamed Abbas
6 Yahia Nader
20 Matías Palacios
Al-Ain Substitutes:
Sultan Al Mantheri, Mansour Alshamsi, Falah Waleed, Khaled Ali Al Baloushi, Khaled Al-Blooshi, Sultan Al-Shamsi, Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba, Hazem Mohammad, Ahmed Barman Ali, Mohammed Bu Sanda, Mohammed Ali Shakir.

YOK Yokohama F. Marinos (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
42 William Popp (GK) Red Card
4 Shinnosuke Hatanaka
15 Takumi Kamijma
2 Katsuya Nagato
27 Ken Matsubara
14 Asahi Uenaka
6 Kouta Watanabe
8 Takuya Kida
11 Anderson Lopes
7 Élber
20 Yan
Yokohama F. Marinos Substitutes:
Ren Kato, Riku Yamane, Jun Amano, Ryo Miyaichi, Kota Mizunuma, Hiroki Iikura, Eduardo , Kazuya Yamamura, Fuma Shirasaka, Keigo Sakakibara, Hijiri Kato, Kenta Inoue.

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