Участник:Tears in the matchup
Al Nasr, led by Ronaldo, was eliminated after a penalty shootout against Al Ain in the second leg of the 2023-2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League quarterfinals at Riyadh Al-Awal Park in Saudi Arabia on the 12th (Korea time).
Al Nasr, who lost 0-1 in the first away match, won 4-3 at home in the second away match after extra time. Al Nasr, who was on the verge of elimination by allowing Sultan Al-Samsi a goal in the 13th minute of the first half when the score was 3-2, led the game to a penalty shootout with Ronaldo's dramatic penalty goal in the 13th minute of the second half. Ronaldo, who missed a critical opening chance in the second half, lost face with a penalty goal at the end of the game.
Al Nasr was eliminated in the shootout, losing 1-3 in the shootout score as all three kickers (Otabio, Alex Telex and Marcelo Brozovic) except Ronaldo missed.
Al Ain midfielder Park Yong-woo played full-time in the 120th minute, supporting his team's advance to the semifinals. Al Ain will clash with the winner of the Al Hilal-R Ittihad quarterfinals in the semifinals.
Al-Nasr's elimination elimination eliminated Ronaldo's highly anticipated chance of going to Korea. If Al-Nasr advances to the finals, the first leg of the finals will be held at the East Asian team's home. Currently, it is one of Jeonbuk, Ulsan, Shandong Taishan, and Yokohama F. Marinos. If Jeonbuk or Ulsan advanced to the finals, they could have met Ronaldo. Ronaldo finished his first ever 'Acham' with the quarterfinals and six goals.
Jeonbuk and Ulsan tied 1-1 in the first leg of the quarterfinal match held in Jeonju. The team will have a showdown at Ulsan at 7 p.m. on June 12 for tickets to the semifinal. Yokohama won 2-1 at an away match in Shandong Province led by coach Choi Kang-hee, gaining the upper hand to advance to the semifinal. The team will have its second match of the quarterfinal match in Yokohama on June 13.
The semifinals will be home and away from April 16-17 and 23-24. The finals will be home and away from may 11-18.