PUBLISHED : 23 Feb 2024 at 04:00
Bangkok United coach Totchtawan Sripan admitted the stronger side went through as Yokohama F Marinos secured their place in the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League with a 1-0 victory in the last 16 second leg match in Japan on Wednesday night.
Brazilian Anderson Lopes converted a penalty in added time at the end of extra time to settle a tight game played in difficult conditions as Harry Kewell’s Yokohama progressed 3-2 on aggregate following a 2-2 draw in the first leg in Bangkok.
Yokohama will play China’s Shandong Taishan, who overcame Kawasaki Frontale 6-5 on aggregate, in the quarter-finals next month.
“First of all, we have to admit that we came up against a very high quality team,” said…
