Johor Darul Ta'zim leading the way in Malaysia's first foray into the Asian Champions League

Vietnam scored a goal in either half in their win over Malaysia to keep pace in Group A of the 2018 Suzuki Cup. Malaysia were made to wait until late in the second half to secure their second victory in AFF Cup Group A following a spirited showing from Laos. Norshahrul Idlan headed home the only goal of Malaysia's Suzuki Cup opener against Cambodia. On Thursday afternoon in AFC House in southern Kuala Lumpur, a Malaysian dream was realised as the name of a club from the country was pulled out of a ball and entered the group stage of the AFC Champions League. Next February, Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) will be one of the continental big boys -- or at least rub shoulders with them. The only problem was that as the draw was held about three weeks earlier than usual -- because the AFC has the 2019 Asian Cup starting in early January -- the East Asian...

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