Tangerang –
Persija Jakarta shifted Persib Bandung from second place in the 2022 Liga 1 standings. This was after the Kemayoran Tigers won 1-0 over Dewa United.
In the match that was held at the Indomilk Arena, Monday (10/4/2023) evening WIB, Persija tried to maximize Persib’s 0-4 defeat to Persita Tangerang.
They lowered their best team to suppress Dewa United’s defense. The trio of Michael Kmencik, Witan Sulaeman and Dony Try Pamungkas were installed at the front.
Persija got several opportunities but found it difficult to penetrate Dewa United’s goal guarded by Muhammad Natsir.
The 0-0 score lasted until halftime. Entering the second half, Persija increased the intensity of their attacks in search of goals.
But, again they are still difficult to score goals. Persija put pressure on Dewa United in the final 15 minutes of the second half.
Persija even managed to score a goal in the 80th minute through Kmencik who kicked a rebound from his partner’s shot which was pushed over by Natsir. However, the goal was disallowed because Kmencik was caught offside.
The match seemed to be ending in a draw before Persija scored a goal in the last minute of second half injury time, aka the 97th minute! From the corner situation, the ball was headed and Natsir was able to brush it off.
Hansamu Yama quickly leaked the ball gag to break into Dewa United’s net. The 1-0 score closed the match between Dewa United vs Persija.
With the addition of three points, Persija rose to second place in the Liga 1 standings with 63 points from 33 matches, one point ahead of Persib in second place. Dewa United is in 17th position with 33 points.
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