A beating – and a lesson for JDT


Too fast, too furious: Vissel Kobe midfielder Andres Iniesta (left) running with the ball with JDT defender S. Kunalan hot on his heels during the match in Kobe on Wednesday. — AFP

PETALING JAYA: It was a 5-1 drubbing – but for Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) it was also a lesson well learnt from J-League club Vissel Kobe.

Vissel, with star names like Andres Iniesta, Thomas Vermaelen and Gotoku Sakai, played the Super League champions off the park with their brilliant football in their opening Group G AFC Champions League match.

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