PETALING JAYA: Melaka played without key players but still stood tall by holding fancied Johor Darul Ta’zim to a 1-1 draw in their Super League match at the Hang Jebat Stadium in Melaka.
The Mousedeer should have been steamrolled in the absence of Nigerian striker Ifedayo Olusegun, Ghanaian winger Emmanuel Oti, leftback Syazwan Andik and centreback Fadhli Shas but they were tactically disciplined, defended well and found ways to frustrate the marauding Southern Tigers.
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