In a focus battle in the sixth round of the AFC Champions League group stage that ended on the evening of April 30, Beijing time, Malaysian team Johor Bahru beat South Korean league powerhouse Ulsan Hyundai 2-1 to advance to the round of 16 of this season's AFC Champions League with the top spot in the group.
Just four minutes into the opening season, Johor Bahru scored directly from Argentine midfielder Velasquez, wearing the number 10 shirt, with a free kick straight into the goal. However, just one minute later, Ulsan Hyundai equalised with a shot from Jun Amano. After that, in the usual 90 minutes, neither side was able to break the goal again.
And in injury time, a dramatic scene appeared. Ulsan Hyundai player Park Yong-woo made a mistake in front of the goal and gave a big gift to himself, and Ulsan Hyundai was killed. In this way Johor Bahru took two 2-1, "double kill" Ulsan Hyundai.
Coupled with the two legs of the group stage, Guangzhou defeated the youth army 5-0 and 2-0 respectively, although Ulsan Hyundai's two-legged record against Kawasaki Forwards was 1 draw and 1 loss, and the fourth round was a 0-5 defeat. However, Johor Bahru still scored 13 points with 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, beating the two giants of Japan and South Korea, Kawasaki Striker and Ulsan Hyundai, and the group leader qualified, while Ulsan Hyundai and Guangzhou were out of the group.
A team from Malaysia pushed the top spot of the China-Japan-South Korea Trilateral League, which is believed to be something that fans absolutely cannot imagine before the start of the AFC Champions League, which is definitely the biggest cold goal since the start of the AFC Champions League. Seeing southeast Asian league teams including Malaysia rise in the AFC Champions League, compared to the declining Chinese Super League, this really makes Chinese fans feel very bad.