PETALING JAYA: Negri Sembilan’s bid to spring an upset against 11-time Super League champions Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) ended in disappointment as they went down 5-3 at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium on Tuesday (Aug 12).
Nidzam Jamil’s side shocked the hosts by taking the lead in the eighth minute through Ghanaian striker Joseph Esso.
Barely four minutes later, Bosnian import Jovan Motika struck to make it 2-0, leaving the Southern Tigers reeling.
JDT pulled one back in the 38th minute when Jon Irazabal headed home from a corner, before a wayward backpass gifted Joao Figueiredo the equaliser in the 41st minute.
The second half saw the champions take control, with Irazabal netting his second in the 57th minute and Arif Aiman Hanapi adding another a minute later.
Motika reduced the deficit in the 60th minute, but Bergson Da Silva sealed the points with a spectacular scissor kick as JDT claimed their second win of the season.
