Gianyar –
Persija Jakarta back to swallow bad results in continuation BRI Liga 1 20221. Facing Borneo FCPersija who played 10 people lost 1-2.
In the match which was held at the Captain I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Thursday (10/3/2022) evening WITA, Persija were in an effort to recover after two consecutive defeats. Entertaining fellow top teams Borneo FC, Persija played attacking since the early minutes.
Even though Persija did not field Marko Simic on the front lines and replaced him with Taufik Hidayat. Riko Simanjuntak and Osvaldo Haay accompany as a trio. Persija conceded first in the 13th minute.
Kei Hirose executed a corner and Wahyudi headed the ball easily without an escort to break into Andritany Ardhyasa’s goal. Seven minutes later, Persija responded through Syahrian Abhimanyu.
From outside the penalty box, Abhimanyu got a shooting space and immediately aimed the ball with his left foot, into the top right corner of the Borneo FC goal. After that goal, Persija was more in control of the match but several attempts failed.
After a 1-1 draw in the first half, Persija increased the intensity of their attacks to get the second goal. However, there was goalkeeper Andritany conceded a second time in the 54th minute.
Wawan Febriyanto stabbed from the wing and provided a mature pass to Jonathan Bustos. Bustos easily kicked the ball into Persija’s goal without any players disturbing.
In order to catch up, Persija entered Irfan Jauhari to replace Osvaldo Haay. However, there has been no significant change in the team’s game.
Instead, they lost Abhimanyu in the 70th minute who received a second yellow card after breaking the opponent while not holding the ball. The lack of one player made it difficult for Persija to catch up.
Until the end of the fight Persija vs Borneo FC, the score lasted 2-1 for Pesut Etam’s victory. Borneo is firmly in sixth place in the 2022 Liga 1 standings with 45 points from 30 matches.
Then, Persija who was nicknamed the Kemayoran Tiger with three consecutive defeats stuck in seventh position with 38 points from 29 matches.
(mrp/bay)
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