Matchday Six - Group H: Johor Darul Ta'zim 3-2 Song Lam Nghe An FC 

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Matchday Six - Group H: Johor Darul Ta'zim 3-2 Song Lam Nghe An FC 

Johor: A second-half penalty from Safiq Rahim earned Johor Darul Ta’zim a 3-2 win over Song Lam Nghe An on Tuesday, but it wasn’t enough to stop them from being eliminated from the 2018 AFC Cup.

The Malaysian side, winners of the tournament in 2015, knew they needed to win by at least three goals to overturn the two-goal deficit in their head-to-head record with the Vietnamese side and at least finish second in Group H to give themselves a chance of going through as the best runners-up.

That looked like it was on the cards after a blistering opening to the match from the home side, dominating the exchanges before finally taking the lead after 36 minutes when Safawi Rasid blasted home from the edge of the area.

Their lead was doubled just minutes later when Syafiq Ahmad rose to head home La’vere Corbin-Ong’s cross as JDT looked headed for a comfortable victory.