Liga 1 2024/2025 Results: Arema Wins 3-1 At Home To Barito Putera
Arema FC managed to get the full three points when they traveled to Barito Putera's headquarters in the 10th week of Liga 1 2024/2025. On this occasion, the visitors managed to return with a 3-1 victory.
Appearing at the Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul, on Friday, November 1, 2024, Indonesian Western Time (WIB) afternoon, the host failed to show dominance in front of his own supporters.
From the start Barito was forced to play defensively to withstand Arema's repeated attacks.
When the game had only been running for four minutes, Arema had already threatened Barito Putera's goal which was guarded by Satria Tama. He was made nervous for the first 25 minutes of the match.
During that period, Bayu Setiawan, William Moreira, Salim Akbar, and Dedik Setiawan took turns to attack Barito Putera's defense.
Meanwhile, Laskar Pangeran Antasari could only threaten in the 27th minute through the action of Exel Timothy which had not yielded results.
In the 34th minute Arema's deadlock finally broke through William Moreira. Through the white spot, he brought Arema 1-0 up after Barito Putera was convicted of handball.
Arema's opening goal made Barito Putera depressed and tried to appear more attacking. However, the efforts from Lucas Gama to Tegar Infantry have not been able to shake Arema's goal until the end of the first half.
Barito Putera continued his aggressive game since the start of the second half. However, Rahmad Darmawan's foster children continued to find a dead end.
In fact, Arema managed to double the advantage to 2-0 in the 65th minute. Salim Akbar became the executioner to shake the home net.
Laskar Pangeran Antasari can only break eggs in the second half injury time. Muhammad Firli entered the scoreboard to reduce the gap by 1-2.
Barito Putra almost equalized when Alhaji Gero stood free in front of goal. However, unfortunately the Nigerian player's kick soared.
While busy looking for an equalizer, Barito Putera was missed again. Arema kept the distance to 3-1 through Hamzah Titofani who grabbed the ball after Satria Tama was not perfect in blocking.
The 3-1 score for Arema's victory lasted until the match was over. With this victory, Singo Edan rose two stairs to seventh place with a collection of 15 points. Meanwhile, Barito Putera was stuck in 13th place with nine points.