The Norwegian international was introduced immediately after Ulsan fell behind to a Hotaru Yamaguhci strike, making a significant impact when he deflected in their 81st-minute equaliser, before strike partner Júnior Negrão earned and converted the match-winning penalty in the dying minutes of extra-time.

Ultimately awarded by VAR after initially being ruled out for offside, Johnsen’s goal was his fifth of the tournament, with all five coming in matches where he has appeared as a substitute, giving him an average of just under one goal for every 90 minutes of game time across his eight appearances.

Doha: Daiya Maekawa has been voted by the fans as the 2020 AFC Champions League (East) Toyota Player of the Week after the Vissel Kobe 'keeper was on fine form in his side's 2-1 semi-final defeat to Ulsan Hyundai as they narrowly missed out on a place in the final.

The 26-year-old custodian, who made an impressive six saves, gained 55 percent of the fans' votes while he was also rated as number one by Stats Perform – the AFC's official data provider – with a score of 7.3.

Ulsan Hyundai were made to wait 120 minutes to get their winner from the very last kick of the ball at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.

After a goalless first half, Hotaru Yamaguchi’s goal from a well-worked Vissel Kobe corner kick was cancelled out by Bjorn Johnsen’s strike nine minutes from time, taking the tie into extra time. A penalty in the last minute allowed Junior Negrao to slot home his fifth of the campaign and send the Koreans into the final.

In Qatar, Al Sadd SC have opened a seven-point lead at the top of the standings after another impressive win while Al Wehdat are firmly in the driver's seat in the Jordanian Pro League.

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In China PR, Jiangsu FC will face Shandong Luneng in the FA Cup final after overcoming Tianjin Teda and Wuhan Zall in the semi-finals while the top two continued their winning runs in Thailand.

Meanwhile a 2020 champion was crowned in Macau, so join the-AFC.com as we review the action from across East Asia and ASEAN.

Names like Andres Iniesta, Thomas Vermaelen and Kyogo Furuhashi have taken Vissel’s class of 2020 to unprecedented heights since they arrived in Qatar last month, defying an indifferent J1 League campaign to reach the semi-final of Asia’s premier club competition.

Standing between Vissel and a fairy-tale finale is an Ulsan Hyundai side whose head coach Kim Do-hoon, once upon a time, was the man responsible for leading the line and scoring goals in Kobe.