On paper, Johor Darul Ta'zim fared one better than what they managed in the semi-final of the Malaysia Cup last season against the same opponent in Terengganu FC. In 2018, they lost the first leg at Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium and drew the second leg to get knocked out of the competition.
This time around, the Super League champions managed to get a 1-0 win thanks to a superb Diogo Luis Santo strike in the first half to not only claim a vital lead in the quarterfinal tie but also found themselves a precious away goal to add to their advantage going into next weekend's second leg at Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium
As someone who is well aware of the pitfalls that comes with being overconfident, Benjamin Mora knows that if JDT are to progress through to the semi-final of this year's competition, they will have to reproduce the solid performance that they showed on Saturday.