Borneo FC overturn deficit to beat Taiwan Steel 3-1
Three second-half goals kept the Samarinda club top of Group D with six points in the AFC Challenge League.
Borneo FC Samarinda recovered from a half-time deficit to defeat Taiwan Steel 3-1 at Segiri Stadium in Samarinda on 21 October in Group D of the 2026/2027 AFC Challenge League.
Juan Villa brought the hosts level in the 51st minute, finishing from a Hugo Samir pass. Six minutes later, Villa supplied Kablan N'Goma for the goal that put Borneo ahead. Amar Brkic added the final goal in the 82nd minute.
Borneo had attacked from the outset, with N'Goma and Villa troubling the visiting defence. But Kim Sangjun put the visitors in front in the 11th minute with a shot from a tight angle. Hugo Samir and Moussa Diarra subsequently had chances as Borneo sought an equaliser, but the hosts went into the interval trailing 1-0.
The victory kept Borneo at the head of the group on six points. They had opened their campaign with a 2-0 win over Yangon United.
