Malaysian Super League champions Johor Darul Ta\u2019zim powered to a stylish 6-0 win over PKR Svay Rieng of Cambodia in their opening Group B match of the ASEAN Club Championship Shopee Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Xisco Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s home side needed to show all their patience at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium before dismantling the visiting side\u2019s defence with a ruthless attacking display to earn all three points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Svay Rieng goalkeeper Vireak Dara was kept busy in the early exchanges as he pulled off several wonderful stops to deny JDT, but once Arif Aiman produced the opening goal in the 39th minute, the floodgates opened with Marcos Guilherme, Kevin Medina, Shahab Zahedi and Muhammad Daniesh, with two goals, on the scoresheet in the second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the seventh minute, Jairo provided a glimpse of what was to come after he connected a cross from \u00d3scar Arribas from the left flank, which Dara diverted against the left post. The ball fell kindly for Arif who skied the rebound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guilherme was denied almost immediately when, after being put through by Nen\u00e9, the Brazilian\u2019s right-footed shot from outside the box was smothered by Dara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jairo came close once more in the 14th minute, this time connecting with a cross from Shane Lowry which narrowly missed the target. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Svay Rieng, the Cambodian Premier League champions, threatened sporadically and came close when Kwame Peprah\u2019s attempt from outside the box was saved comfortably by Syihan Hazmi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
JDT pressed forward in search of an opening goal and \u00d3scar Arribas was denied by another fine Dara save in the 26th minute and the goalkeeper was called to action 10 minutes later when he charged down an attempt by Guilherme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Stoichkov piledriver from 30 yards out was brilliantly tipped over by Dara in the 36th minute but, three minutes later, JDT broke the deadlock. Given space to run at the Svay Rieng defence, Arif had time to drill a low shot into the bottom left corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the advantage, JDT came out for the second half in buoyant mood, with Arif dragging an attempt just wide five minutes after the restart. A minute later, Guilherme doubled the advantage, unleashing a shot into the top left corner after being put through by Jairo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A third goal was inevitable when Kevin Medina rose unmarked to power a header home from an Arif corner kick in the 61st minute and by now JDT were in full flow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three minutes after coming on as a substitute, Shahab found the back of the net in the 70th minute before Daniesh, another late substitute, produced his brace in the 78th and 86th minute as last season\u2019s semi-finalists showed their intent for another strong campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
L\u00e9o Artur\u2019s tap-in in first-half stoppage time earned V.League 1 champions C\u00f4ng An H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i a 1-0 win over Lion City Sailors in Singaporeas they made a perfect start to Group B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Brazilian\u2019s close-range strike two minutes into time added on at the end of the opening period owed much to the brilliance of Brayan Perea, whose storming run from just inside the Lion City Sailors\u2019 half set-up the game\u2019s only goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hosts had their chances, especially in the first half, but new coach Mark Jackson and his charges were unable to prevent the 2024\/25 Shopee Cup runners-up from leaving Jalan Besar Stadium with all three points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyoga Nakamura and Diogo Costa threatened in the early exchanges for the home side before L\u00e9o Artur sent his 10th minute effort wide of the target as C\u00f4ng An H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i gave a warning of their ability on the counter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was L\u00e9o Artur who forced Victor Aznar into the first real save of the game in the 17th minute with a curling left-foot effort after the Brazilian cut in from the left flank to test the Lion City Sailors goalkeeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Giovanni Haag pulled his free-kick wide from 25 yards out for Lion City Sailors and Stefan Mauk sent his drive high over the bar at the other end moments later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Matthias Pha\u00ebton then drew a block out of Filip Nguy\u1ec5n at the end of a flowing move that saw the hosts progress the ball smoothly out defence before the Guadeloupe international was played in behind the defence, only for the goalkeeper to race off his line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lion City were on top with Antonio Mance shooting over the bar before fizzing a low ball across the face of the Vietnamese side\u2019s goal in yet another warning to the visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it was C\u00f4ng An H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i\u2019s ability on the break that opened up the game in stoppage time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alan Grafite rolled the ball into the path of Perea just inside the Lion City Sailors half and the Colombian powered forward, holding off Diogo Costa before delivering a pass across the face of goal with a backheel that allowed L\u00e9o Artur to convert from six yards out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anzar then stood tall to prevent L\u00e9o Artur adding a second on the hour mark with Mauk thumping the rebound over the bar. Moments later Jason Quang-Vinh saw his attempt blocked by the goalkeeper at close range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nakamura\u2019s shot on the run was deflected wide for a corner as the clock ticked down on Lion City\u2019s hopes of pulling level while substitute Bart Ramselaar hit his rising shot high over the target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abdul Rasaq Akeem somehow stabbed his attempt wide of an empty goal deep into added time to leave Lion City Sailors frustrated as the Vietnamese side held on for the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three goals in 10 minutes late in the game earned Persib Bandung a 3-1 come-from-behind victory over Port FC as the Indonesian champions made a winning start to Group B at the Thammasat Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jude Soonsup-Bell had given the Thai outfit a 66th minute lead from the penalty spot but Mariano Peralta levelled in the 86th minute and goals from Berguihno and Luka Menalo in the 92nd and 96th minutes respectively saw the visitors complete an impressive turnaround.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Port FC had made a positive start, with Bruno denied in the fourth minute when goalkeeper Teja Paku Alam managed to stick out his right foot and prevent the Portuguese forward from slotting home having found himself in space deep inside the penalty area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Michael Falkesgaard was on hand at the other end of the pitch to deny Berguinho when he latched onto a long ball over the top of the defence before hitting a low goal-bound shot that the Philippines goalkeeper kept out with his legs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Berguinho was frustrated again by Falkesgaard when his underlapping run allowed him to collect Menalo\u2019s through pass, only for his first-time shot to again be blocked by the Port FC goalkeeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With five minutes left in the half Bordin Phala\u2019s clever cut back found Erik Sviatchenko in space near the penalty area but his left-foot shot was palmed to safety by Teja. Uilliam Barros sliced his strike on the run wide of the Port FC goal soon after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the second half approached the midway point, Port FC were awarded a penalty when Kaka Mendes went down under a challenge from Ikwan Ali Tanamal and Soonsup-Bell stepped up to score only moments after entering the game from the bench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Persib pushed for a way back into the game and, with four minutes remaining, the Indonesian side were level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bal\u0161a Sekulic\u2019s slide-rule pass found Peralta as he burst into the penalty area and, after a touch to control, the Argentinian slotted his shot into the bottom corner of Falkesgaard\u2019s goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Persib added their second two minutes into stoppage time when Berguinho slammed his strike from the edge of the area beyond the diving Falkesgaard as the visitors finally showed their quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And in the sixth minute of eight added on by referee Nasaruddin Nazmi, Persib scored a third when Menalo launched himself into a diving header to complete the comeback in style.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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