Indonesian League 1 Results: Rans Defeats PSIS, Exactly Holds Persikabo to a Draw

JAKARTA – Rans Nusantara managed to secure three points when playing the 15th week of the 2023/2024 Indonesian League 1 against PSIS Semarang, Friday, October 6 evening.

Rans narrowly won 2-1 over PSIS. The two winning goals were scored by Mitsuru Maruoka (8') and Evandro Brandão (64'), while Laskar Mahesa Jenar's reply was scored by Carlos Fortes from the penalty spot in added time in the second half.

This result made Rans move up to third place in the standings. They narrowed the gap with Madura United and Borneo FC to just one and two points respectively.

However, Borneo FC has the opportunity to widen the point gap against hosts Arema FC tonight at the I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Bali. Meanwhile, this defeat means PSIS has now dropped to fifth place in the standings with a collection of 24 points.

In another match, Persis Solo failed to maintain their lead against Persikabo 1973. Both teams finally closed the match with an equal score of 2-2.

Just almost took home the three points when they were still leading 2-1 until the second half of extra time. Unfortunately, Pedrinho's penalty in the 94th minute meant the two teams had to share points.

Pedrinho earlier equalized in the 55th minute after the visitors took the lead in first-half stoppage time. Moussa Sidibe then put Persis ahead thanks to a penalty in the 74th minute.

Unfortunately, the three points in sight disappeared after the referee awarded a penalty due to Frengky Missa being fouled in the forbidden box. Pedrinho, who stepped forward as executor, successfully carried out his duties well.

This draw extended Persikabo's suffering to nine matches without a win with seven defeats and two draws. This result means they are still fighting to get out of the relegation zone.