KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) — Despite having to play without a head coach, league leaders Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) did not lack any motivation after thrashing Sarawak United FC 4-0 in a Super League match at the State Stadium in Kuching, tonight.
JDT today sprung a surprise in the local football fraternity when the club announced that manager Benjamin Mora had officially left the Southern Tigers squad to return to his native Mexico due to personal matters, just a few hours before the kick-off in Kuching.
In tonight’s action, former national striker Ahmad Hazwan Bakri put JDT in front in the 13th minute after taking advantage of a Sarawak defensive lapse when he took advantage of La’Vere Corbin-Ong’s quick throw-in.
Seven minutes later, JDT, managed by assistant head coach Mohd Hamzani Omar tonight, took a comfortable 2-0 lead after sensational Brazilian import striker Bergson da Silva found some space to connect a teammate’s header from a corner kick.
Defender Muhammad Syahmi Safari who received a long pass from Argentinian import striker Fernando Forestieri scored JDT’s third goal in the 79th minute before it was Forestieri’s turn to score with a penalty kick at the dying minutes of the match after he was brought down.
JDT now sit pretty at the top of the league with 32 points from 12 matches with Sabah FC (28 points) in second place while Negeri Sembilan FC climbed to third position with 23 points after scoring a narrow 2-1 victory over Terengganu FC (TFC) at the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Paroi tonight.
- BERNAMA
