Match Report
The table read 6th (Johor Darul Ta'zim, 11 pts) against 11th (Shanghai Shenhua, 4 pts), 7 points apart. Shanghai Shenhua ranked just 24th in the league on five-round form despite their 11th table position. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, Johor Darul Ta'zim ran at 1 scored and 0.88 conceded, Shanghai Shenhua at 0.63 and 1.63.
Momentum sat with Johor Darul Ta'zim, winners of their last seven, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Shanghai Shenhua carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The venue was Stadium Sultan Ibrahim in Stadium Sultan Ibrahim, with room for 40,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Johor Darul Ta'zim: Jonathan Silva (48'), Óscar Arribas Pasero (63'), Jonathan Silva (88') · Shanghai Shenhua: Saulo Mineiro (71')