Shanghai Shenhua 1, Johor Darul Ta'zim FC 3

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia (Interstat) — Johor Darul Ta’zim FC opened its AFC Champions League campaign with a commanding 3-1 victory over China’s Shanghai Shenhua FC on Wednesday, riding a brace from defender Jonathan Silva in a match that saw its substitutes provide a decisive spark. Playing before a home crowd at the sold-out Stadium Sultan Ibrahim Larkin, the Malaysian champions defied a tight pregame projection from Interstat, which had given them a 61.2 percent chance to win and projected a narrow 1-0 scoreline. The final result was a far more emphatic statement of intent from the host side. The first… Read more...