2025 President's Cup Results: Oxford United Lumat Arema To Qualify For The Final

JAKARTA - Oxford United beat Arema FC 4-0 in the last match of Group A at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung Regency, Thursday, July 10, 2025, WIB night.

Arema immediately fielded eight foreign players at once to perform optimally to earn three points and qualify for the final.

While in the Oxford United camp, Ole Romeny appeared from the start. It's different from Marselino Ferdinand who was not included in the squad.

Oxford United immediately pressed from the start and got a number of chances, but failed to score.

The match was stopped in the fourth minute because the stadium lights went out. This incident took more than 10 minutes.

After the match resumed, Oxford United immediately stepped on the gas. Placheta's Przemyslaw opened the scoring in the fifth minute.

It only took them three minutes to double the lead. This time it was the turn of the Indonesian national team player, Ole Romeny, who scored after using Joshua Johnson's breakthrough bait.

Unfortunately, Ole Romeny's journey had to stop. He got a hard tackle from Julian Guevara so he got injured and couldn't continue the match. He then replacedUS Sibely.

Meski Ole Romeny keluar, permainan Oxford United tetap stabil. Mereka terus menyerang seluruh babak pertama.

In fact, before halftime, the English club managed to score a third goal through Leo Snowden's kick. The 3-0 advantage lasted until halftime.

Entering the second half, Arema made a number of changes to catch up. Salim Akbar and Yann Motta were replaced by Balinsa Gideon and Bayu Setiawan. However, the change did not have much positive impact.

Oxford United continued to strengthen the game. In the end, they scored their fourth goal in the 70th minute through substitute Gatlin O'Donkor.

A number of Singo Edan's efforts to catch up with four goals always failed. The match also belongs to Oxford United.

The victory brought the Championship team qualified for the 2025 presidential Cup final. They packed six points from the two matches they had played.

Next, Oxford United will meet Port FC who won Group B in the final match. The top party will be held at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at 19.30 WIB.

Port FC advanced to the final after beating Dewa United 2-1 on the same day. The Thai League 1 club also collected six points from two matches.

Meanwhile, the third place will bring together Arema vs Dewa United which will be held at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium on July 12, 2025.

Arema FC Vs Oxford United Players Composition

Arema FC (4-2-3-1): Lucas Frigeri; Yann Motta, Thales Lira, Odivan Koerich, Johan Alfarisi; Jayus Hariono, Julian Guevara; Salim Akbar Tuharea, Valdeci, Paulinho Mocchelin; Dalberto Luan

Oxford United (4-4-2): Jamie Cumming; Brian De Keersmaecker, Elliot Moore, Joshua Johnson, Jack Currie; Leo Snowden, Petr Kioso, Cameron Branagan, Ole Romeny; Tom Bradshaw, Przemyslaw Placheta