PETALING JAYA: Sorry was not the hardest word for Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) coach Xisco Munoz when he apologised to fans after they suffered a 3-1 home loss to Buriram United in the semi-final first leg of the Asean Club Championship Shopee Cup on Wednesday.

But the Spaniard insisted the tie remains open as the Southern Tigers plot to overturn the deficit in the return leg at the Chang Arena in Buriram on May 13.