Indonesian League 1 Results: Persib Bandung Finally 'Break Eggs'

Persib Bandung beat Persik Kediri in the fifth week of Liga 1 2023/2024. (Photo: Twitter/@persib)

JAKARTA Persib Bandung for the first time secured victory in the Indonesian League 1 season 2023/2024 after defeating the host Persik Kediri in the fifth week.

Maung Bandung took home three points from East Java after Ryan Kurnia's goal in the final minutes of the match sealed a 2-1 victory at Brawijaya Stadium, Kediri, Friday, July 28 evening WIB.

In this match the hosts actually took the lead fast through Flavio Silva's goal when the game had only been running for four minutes. Unfortunately, they had to play with ten players after Renan da Silva was given a red card by the referee in the 34th minute.

Persib, who was ahead in the number of players, then just returned behind in the 83rd minute through Ciro Alves' goal. Persib then locked the win four minutes after that through Ryan's goal.

This result makes Persib now collect six points from five matches. The previous three points they got from the three draws against Madura United, Arema, and the last Dewa United.

Meanwhile, this defeat made Persik have to stay in their zone. This is the third defeat of the five matches that have been played.

In another match, PSIS Semarang had to settle for bringing home just one point after playing a goalless draw against Borneo FC at the Jatidiri Stadium. This is the second draw for both teams this season.

This result made both teams survive in the last two in the last four in the last four. Borneo filled the third position with eight points, while PSIS Semarang collected the same numbers and sat in fourth place.