Johor Darul Ta'zim FC — Buriram United: 1:1, AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
Johor Darul Ta'zim FCW1 Sep · Away Damansara · 4:1L4 Sep · Away DPMM FC · 0:3W8 Sep · Home Damansara · 10:0W11 Sep · Home Negeri Sembilan · 3:0D15 Sep · Home Buriram United · 1:1W20 Sep · Away Penang FC · 7:2
1:1
Finished
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Buriram UnitedL31 May · Away Prachuap · 0:1W26 Jul · Away Grakcu Sai Mai United · 3:0W6 Sep · Away Sukhothai FC · 3:1D11 Sep · Home Chiangrai United · 1:1D15 Sep · Away Johor Darul Ta'zim FC · 1:1W20 Sep · Away Chonburi FC · 1:0
In the AFC Champions League game on 15 September 2026, Johor Darul Ta'zim FC beat Buriram United 1:1. Match numbers: shots on target 7:5, corners 4:1.
Match report
Johor Darul Ta'zim and Buriram United played out a 1:1 draw in the opening League Phase match of the AFC Champions League at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium. The hosts took the lead through Oscar Arribas before Stefan Schimmer equalised for the visitors. Both sides finished with a point after one game each.
Arribas broke the deadlock in the twenty-sixth minute, capitalising on sustained pressure. Schimmer responded nine minutes later to level matters. The visitors then faced a setback when Kenneth William Dougall received a red card in the fifty-seventh minute, leaving them with ten men.
Johor should have taken the lead from the spot. Arif Aiman bin Mohd Hanapi won a penalty in the eightieth minute following a VAR review, but Bergson Gustavo Silveira da Silva missed the spot-kick in the eighty-seventh. The hosts also lost Eddy Silvestre Pascual Israfilov to a second yellow card deep into stoppage time.
Johor dominated possession at 59 per cent and created more chances, registering an expected goals figure of 1.89 compared to Buriram's 0.49. The visitors were more clinical with their attempts, converting 63 per cent of shots on target to Johor's 35 per cent. Seven shots on target for the hosts yielded one goal, while five on target brought Buriram their equaliser.
Both teams remain unbeaten in the standings, each sitting on one point after a single game. Johor occupy eighth place while Buriram sit in ninth, separated by a fraction of a position. The result leaves both sides looking ahead to their next fixtures with the table still to take shape.
L31 May · Away Prachuap · 0:1W26 Jul · Away Grakcu Sai Mai United · 3:0W6 Sep · Away Sukhothai FC · 3:1D11 Sep · Home Chiangrai United · 1:1D15 Sep · Away Johor Darul Ta'zim FC · 1:1W20 Sep · Away Chonburi FC · 1:0