The AFC Elite League playoffs started at 20:00 GMT on August 13th.
Shandong Taishan prefecture level city in Shandong
Hosting a Thai team
Bangkok Union
. The game started off with a fierce battle between the two sides.
In the first half, Shandong Taishan's Zivkovic scored the first goal, but it was disallowed due to offside. Shortly after, Bangkok United's Kazaishvili equalized with a brilliant world volley, and the two sides went into the second half at 1-1.
In the second half, both teams were unable to rewrite the score, and the game went into overtime. In overtime, the two teams continued to wage a tug-of-war, but were unable to break through each other's gates, and the game entered a cruel
penalty shootout
In the penalty shootout, Shandong Taishan showed strong psychological quality and finally defeated Bangkok United 4-3. The total score of the two rounds was set at 5-4, and Shandong Taishan struggled to advance to the main round of the AFC Elite League.
