Going into the match against Johor Darul Ta'zim, PJ City FC were on their best run in the season, unbeaten in three matches but their good fortunes came to an abrupt end against arguably the league's best. However the 0-1 defeat highlighted just how closely fought a match it was and had luck been on their side, PJ City could have nicked another massive result on another day.
Syafiq Ahmad's goal in the first half proved to be the decider but PJ City had chances of their own to level the score, particularly in the second half. Had Mauricio not taken down Safee Sali cynically in the second period or had Farizal Marlias not reacted quickly to shut out Bae Beom-geun, PJ City might have been able to hold another title challenger to a draw after last week's draw to Pahang.