Five different scorers as Johor Darul Ta’zim beat Svay Rieng 6-0 in their ASEAN Club Championship opener

Johor Darul Ta’zim opened their Group B campaign in the ASEAN Club Championship with a 6-0 win over Svay Rieng at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Iskandar Puteri, on 8 October, according to the AFF.

The AFF’s match report credits Svay Rieng goalkeeper Vireak Dara with several saves in the early stages. He turned a Jairo effort against the post in the seventh minute and tipped a long-range Stoichkov shot over in the 36th minute. Arif Aiman made the breakthrough three minutes later, drilling a low shot into the bottom left corner.

Marcos Guilherme doubled the lead in the 51st minute after Jairo put him through, and Kevin Medina headed in an Arif corner in the 61st minute. Shahab Zahedi scored in the 70th minute, three minutes after coming on as a substitute. Muhammad Daniesh, another late substitute, added the fifth and sixth goals in the 78th and 86th minutes. The AFF named Marcos Guilherme its Star of the Match.

The visitors are the Cambodian Premier League champions, the AFF noted. At home, Johor Darul Ta’zim lead the Malaysia Super League table with 15 points from five matches, having scored 25 goals and conceded none.

They are back at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium on 9 October for the second leg of their quarter-final against Penang FC in the Malaysia FA Cup, kicking off at 5pm with a 7-2 lead from the first leg in George Town on 20 September. Their second ASEAN Club Championship group match is away to Công An Nhân Dân at Hang Day Stadium, Hanoi, on 19 November, kicking off at 8.30pm.

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