YOKOHAMA: Harry Kewell’s 10-man Yokohama F Marinos reached the Asian Champions League semifinals after a 1-0 second-leg win over China’s Shandong Taishan today took them through 3-1 on aggregate.
The Japanese side faced a tense second half at Yokohama International Stadium when Katsuya Nagato was sent off two minutes after the break with his team only a goal ahead on aggregate.
But Anderson Lopes scored in the 75th minute to settle the nerves and take former Leeds and Liverpool forward Kewell’s side into their first Champions League semifinal.
They will play South Korea’s two-time Asian champions Ulsan Hyundai next month for a place in the final.
Shandong also finished the match with 10 men after Gao Zhunyi was sent off in the 83rd minute.
Yokohama took a two-goal lead in last week’s quarterfinal first leg in China but…
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