League 1 2024/2025 Results: Madura United Ends Bad Trends During Bali United Homecoming

JAKARTA - Madura United was finally able to break the negative trend when they hosted Bali United at the Gelora Bangkalan Stadium, Friday, December 20, 2024.

Their six consecutive defeats ended after a 2-1 win against Serdadu Tridatu.

Madura United as the host did not waste the opportunity to immediately press from the start of the match.

Their efforts paid off quickly because in the fifth minute the goal was owned by the host. Getting a measured pass from Maxuel, Lulinha who just faced Adilson Maringa successfully scored and put his team 1-0 up.

In the 14th minute it was Bali United who got the chance to score. However, Irfan Jaya's powerful shot from inside the penalty box was still blocked by the Madura United defense.

Jordy Wehrmann then stabbed into the Bali United penalty box in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, his shot was still far from Adilson Maringa's goal.

Bali United was actually able to score a goal through Everton Nascimento in the 28th minute. However, the referee canceled the goal because Novri Setiawan was already standing in an offside position.

After this moment, both teams continued to look for opportunities to score goals. However, this effort was fruitless until halftime.

Continuing the match to the second half, Irfan Jaya got a chance after getting a first corner kick. However, his shot was still off the mark.

Again, he got a golden opportunity after escaping the offside trap, Irfan Jaya failed to take advantage of this opportunity. The ball was easily caught by Aditya Harlan in the 54th minute.

The game started getting hotter midway through the second half until the 81st minute. Madura United got a penalty after Brandon was considered a handball.

Lulinha, who became the executor, managed to outwit Maringa and at the same time doubled her advantage to 2-0.

Bali United tried to respond after being two goals behind. Their efforts finally broke the deadlock a minute later.

Private Mbarga managed to reduce the lag after receiving a high cross from M. Rahmat.

Bali United continues to try to suppress Madura United in the remaining time. Every now and then, Madura United also launched a quick counter-attack, but to no avail.

The 2-1 score lasted until the referee blew the final whistle. The victory over Bali United made Madura United finally win their first victory after six consecutive matches always lost.

However, Laskar Sapeh Kepap has not moved from the lowest position in the 2024/2025 Liga 1 standings with nine points.