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It was a magical night for the home fans at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium as strikes from Ager Aketxe, Bergson and Marcos Guilherme gave the Malaysian champions a 3-0 lead before Nene’s own goal narrowed the margin as JDT moved closer to a first-ever quarter-final appearance.
#ACLElite | R16 1st Leg: Johor Darul Ta’zim FC (MAS) 3-1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN)
“Fantastic night, positive for all the situations that happened in the game, not only the result but the level of the performance,” said JDT tactician Munoz. “It is amazing for the fans because the game was top level.
“It wasn’t easy to win today. We knew they were going to be dangerous from set-pieces and the goal we conceded showed that."
“It wasn’t easy to win today. We knew they were going to be dangerous from set-pieces and the goal we conceded showed that."
“But we will take the positives from today because it is a great result against a very good team but we have to now put this aside and look to get a good result next week so that we can create history for the club.”
Having seen his charges battle for over an hour with a player less following Kim Ju-sung’s first half dismissal for two yellow cards, Sanfrecce head coach Bartosch Gaul believed their late goal could prove crucial in the return leg.
Having seen his charges battle for over an hour with a player less following Kim Ju-sung’s first half dismissal for two yellow cards, Sanfrecce head coach Bartosch Gaul believed their late goal could prove crucial in the return leg.
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“Of course today’s result matters,” said Gaul. “If we had managed to score a second goal, our chances would have been even greater.
“But this one goal is significant, and as for overturning the two-goal deficit, I honestly don’t think it’s an impossible margin to overcome. So we’ll prepare properly for that and, at home, we want to put in a performance that ensures we advance to the next round.
“It’s important for us to create a positive energy in our stadium, that will help because if we can get an early goal, it will be easier. But we will also have to take care because Johor have very high individual quality.”
“But this one goal is significant, and as for overturning the two-goal deficit, I honestly don’t think it’s an impossible margin to overcome. So we’ll prepare properly for that and, at home, we want to put in a performance that ensures we advance to the next round.
“It’s important for us to create a positive energy in our stadium, that will help because if we can get an early goal, it will be easier. But we will also have to take care because Johor have very high individual quality.”
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