Chelsea and Johor play out six-goal pre-season thriller
Chelsea played out a dramatic 3-3 draw against Johor Darul Ta’zim in a pre-season friendly. The match featured multiple lead changes and a flurry of goals at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium. Xabi Alonso rotated his squad heavily after a previous match against AC Milan. Seven yellow cards were shown in a contest that saw a planned penalty shootout cancelled.
Match highlights
- Arif Aiman opened the scoring for Johor in the 14th minute, finishing from close range.
- Liam Delap equalised for Chelsea with a penalty five minutes before half-time and put them ahead again in the 62nd minute from the spot.
- Johor levelled three minutes later through an Oscar Arribas free-kick deflected by Delap.
- Bergson restored Johor’s lead in the 86th minute with a 20-yard strike, but an own goal by Cristian Glauder from a Mykhailo Mudryk cross secured a draw for Chelsea three minutes later.
- The match saw seven yellow cards and the planned penalty shootout was cancelled for unknown reasons.
