All our plans have progressed very smoothly and well. It is the same as the previous match where we made player substitutions in the squad and gave Mauricio the chance to play one half because he has not recovered 100 percent from his injury. [1/5]

Aaron Niguez also just recovered from an injury he picked up in the previous match and was not at 100 percent. Natxo Insa, meanwhile, was not fielded due to a back injury. Therefore, we had to play on to complete our preparations for this preseason.

[2/5]

We do not want to force our players to push themselves on the field 100 percent because we have less than two weeks to prepare for our first league match, which is the Charity Cup against the Piala Malaysia champions, Perak.

[3/5]

We need to ensure there are no players that are injured & we do not want to risk players incurring more injuries before the league starts.

[4/5]

For the time being,I am happy with the commitment shown by the players.

Luciano Figueroa,Johor Darul Ta’zim FC Manager and Head Coach

[5/5]