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#ACLElite | R16, 1st Leg: Buriram United (THA) 0-0 Johor Darul Ta'zim (MAS)

R16 - 1st Leg: Buriram United FC (THA) 0-0 Johor Darul Ta'zim (MAS)

Buriram: Buriram United and Johor Darul Ta’zim will go into the second leg of their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Round of 16 clash next week with nothing between them after the pair played out a tense 0-0 draw at Buriram Stadium on Tuesday.
Neither side was able to find a way through during the 90 minutes, with Suphanat Mueanta going closest to giving Osmar Loss’ side an advantage only to see visiting goalkeeper Andoni Zubiaurre making a fine save from the forward’s header with 25 minutes remaining.

The result was a re-run of the Southeast Asian rivals’ meeting in the league phase and the pair will meet again at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Johor next Tuesday with a place in the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League Elite at stake.
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Both sides sought to attack from the first whistle although neither could carve out a clear-cut opening in the first 20 minutes.

Arif Aiman saw his run towards goal blocked by the Buriram United defence while Neil Etheridge comfortably gathered Jonathan Viera’s free kick from distance at the other end soon after.
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Guilherme Bissoli caused JDT goalkeeper Zubiaurre some concern as the game sparked briefly into life with the first period approaching the halfway point, diving to the left to cut out the Brazilian’s attempted centre as the intensity started to increase.

Bissoli then smashed a first-time left-foot volley narrowly over the bar from 25 yards in what turned out to be the closest either side came to scoring in a keenly contested opening half.
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The caginess continued after the interval, with Suphanat only able to find the side-netting when he reacted quickest to Lucas Crispim’s corner towards the near angle of the six-yard box eight minutes into the second half.

Bissoli’s attempt at the end of a scampering run down the left was then deflected wide for a corner and Kim Min-hyeok’s header from the resulting set-piece was nodded harmlessly wide.
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Zubiaurre made a fine reflex save with 25 minutes remaining when Kenny Douggal’s ball wide found Crispim and his centre was redirected towards goal by Suphanat, but the Thailand international striker was left frustrated as the goalkeeper palmed over the bar.

Buriram United continued to press and Peter Zulj’s corner almost found its way past Zubiauree late in the game before flashing across goal and narrowly wide.

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