AFC Champions League Elite - MD6: Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS) 0-0 Shanghai Port FC (CHN)

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MD6: Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS) 0-0 Shanghai Port FC (CHN)
Tue, 09 December, 2025

Iskandar Puteri: Johor Darul Ta’zim squandered a host of opportunities as Shanghai Port picked up their second point of the AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26™ on Tuesday with Kevin Muscat’s side sharing a 0-0 draw with the Malaysia Super League champions.

Port goalkeeper Chen Wei was in inspired form between the posts for the visitors as he repeatedly frustrated the JDT attack in the opening 45 minutes, who also hit the woodwork twice in the second half through Bergson and Nacho Mendez.

The draw moves JDT onto eight points from six matches while Shanghai Port remain bottom of the standings with two points ahead of the two-month break in the league phase of the competition.

Jairo threatened early in proceedings for the hosts while Bergson went closer still in the 12th minute, the Brazilian turning on the edge of the area before unleashing a low curling effort that bent the wrong side of Chen’s right post with the goalkeeper beaten at full stretch.

Bergson was just wide with another effort from a little more than 20 yards out in the 22nd minute while Chen kept out Jonathan Silva’s free kick soon after, reacting to also block Bergson’s attempt to slot in the rebound.

JDT continued to create chances, with Eddy Israfilov heading over at a corner and Mendez thought he had scored the opener in the 32nd minute only for Chen to throw himself to his right to keep out a shot that was destined for the corner.

Chen pushed Bergson’s strike at the resulting corner from 10 yards out over the bar with a remarkable reflex save as Shanghai Port somehow remained level.

Gabrielzinho almost caught out the home defence with a searing down the right, the Port winger outstripping Antonio Glauder with a burst of speed to bear down on goal but Syihan Hazmi did well to block the Brazilian’s shot.

Jairo’s header five minutes into the second half was kept out again by Chen and the forward looped another effort over the bar as the chances continued to mount up for the Xisco Munoz’s side.

Bergson crashed his 63rd minute shot against the crossbar while Mendez’s effort was even closer, the midfielder beating Chen after a mistake by Zhang Linpeng, only for the ball to come back off the post, hit the goalkeeper on the back and bounce across the face of goal.

Silva shot high and wide and Israfilov glanced a header beyond the goal in the dying minutes as JDT pushed in vain for a way through, but Shanghai Port somehow held firm to frustrate their wasteful hosts.

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