AFC Cup: JDT trounce Kaya FC to book quarter-finals berth
JDT player, Jorge Rolando Pereyra Diaz falls when dished by Kaya FC player, Alexander Charles Borromeo in the AFC Cup knockout at the Tan Sri Hassan Yunos Stadium, Larkin tonight. - fotoBERNAMA
Defending champions Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) trounced Kaya FC 7-2 at the Tan Sri Hassan Yunos Stadium here tonight to book their place in the quarter-finals of the AFC Cup competition.
On target for the star-studded Southern Tigers coached by Mario Gomez were hattrick hero Juan Lucero (14th, 54th and 70Th) and Azammudin Mohd Akil (33th, 39th), Jorge Pereyra Diaz (22nd- penalty) and Mahali Jasuli (68th).
The Filipino side's consolation goals were netted by Jose Elmer Porteria (53rd) and Antonio Ugarte (87th).
Though the pitch was slippery due to a downpour, JDT had little problems dominating the minnows.
The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar also joined some 17,000 fans in witnessing the match.
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