PETALING JAYA: Former champions Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) are left with a mountain to climb in the AFC Cup after they were outclassed 4-0 by the Marko Simic-inspired Persija Jakarta.
The Croatian hotshot Simic took just 19 minutes to bag his hattrick before adding a fourth in the 86th minute to send the roaring 70,000 fans at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta into a frenzy yesterday.
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