In the final battle of AFC Champions League Group I, Johor Bahru vs Ulsan Hyundai, the result of the match between the two teams will be absolutely final. Originally thought that K League champion Ulsan Hyundai would firmly grasp the initiative and eventually win the game, but it turned out to be created by Johor Bahru.
This group is the death group for Malaysian league champions Johor Bahru, with runners-up Kawasaki Striker of the J League, K-League champion Ulsan Hyundai and Chinese Super League runners-up Guangzhou. Although the Guangzhou team has been reduced to the "points boy" of this group, Johor Bahru must win Ulsan Hyundai if it wants to qualify, because both sides were 10 points before this battle, and Johor's goal difference is still at a disadvantage.
In this match, Johor Bahru scored in the 4th minute with a Set-piece from Velasquez to take a 1-0 lead; the good times did not last long, and 1 minute later, Ulsan Hyundai equalized with Jun Amano's pumping shot. In the second half, the two sides were once in a deadlock, and in the end, Johor Bahru created a miracle, in the last minute of the game, Ulsan Hyundai defender Park Yong-woo swung himself a big gift, Johor defeated Ulsan Hyundai.
After winning the match, Johor Bahru's points reached 13 points, beating J League runner-up Kawasaki Forward, eliminating K League champion Ulsan Hyundai and Chinese Super League third place Guangzhou, and advancing to the AFC Champions League knockout round with the first place in the group. It has to be said that johor Bahru this team has made history. Judging from the past AFC Champions League qualifications, Malaysian teams have rarely qualified in the AFC Champions League group stage. Today, the Chinese Super League team has become a stepping stone for malaysian teams to qualify, which really makes fans sigh.
In addition, through Johor Bahru, the champion team of the Malaysian league, the national football team may face the embarrassing situation of "the rise of multiple Southeast Asian teams" in the next World Cup qualifier. After all, this Johor Bahru squad has a large number of young and middle-aged players, and will be the core players of the Malaysian national team by the time of the next World Preliminary Tournament. Of course, if Malaysia naturalizes a few strong foreign aides, it will be difficult to say about the Warring States Football Team.
A league champion team can often reflect the true level of the national team that comes to the country. In this season's AFC Champions League, Shandong Taishan and Guangzhou teams have chosen to send young people to play in the squad, creating a number of big score losses in the AFC Champions League. In contrast, Malaysia's Johor Bahru, this team was able to do its best in the death group, stand up, and finally successfully break through. Such a fighting spirit is worth learning from all Chinese Super League teams, after all, others can also beat the top teams in Japan and South Korea.