JDT fell to a heavy 5-1 defeat at the hands of Vissel Kobe, marked by a very impressive AFC Champions League debut for one Andres Iniesta.
If the 2019 outing in the same competition opened a lot of eyes to the quality that Johor Darul Ta'zim possess, it can be said that the opponents are far more wary of what the Malaysian champions could do and Vissel Kobe took no chances with their team selection and proceeded to hand The Southern Tigers a humbling defeat at Noevir Stadium Kobe.
Keijiro Ogawa may have got the hattrick of goals but it was none other than a 35-year-old Andres Iniesta who ran the show and produced a masterclass in Vissel's first run out in the ACL.