Results Of The 2025/2026 Super League: Persija Breaks Notes Without Victory, Bend Persebaya 3-1

JAKARTA - Persija Jakarta came to Persebaya Surabaya headquarters at Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium in the ninth week of the 2025/2026 Super League, Saturday, October 18, 2025, WIB night, on a mission to return to winning ways.

The mission came after the Kemayoran Tigers managed to win by convincingly 3-1 to get back three points.

Before meeting Persebaya, Persija achieved negative results until the competition break (two defeats and one draw).

With big ambitions after the competition break, Persija immediately appeared pressing from the start of the match.

However, in the early 20 minutes, the Kemayoran Tigers still had difficulty creating opportunities because Bajul Ijo could also compensate by putting pressure on the visitors through counter-attacks and direct passes.

However, the situation did not last long after Dony Tri Pamungkas scored the opener in the 21st minute.

However, the tension of the match became hot after the score changed. Three yellow cards came out of the referee's pocket for Persija players who tried to reduce Persebaya players who wanted to find an equalizer.

Nevertheless, Persija finally managed to be comfortable after scoring a second goal in first-half injury time.

Jordi Amat managed to enter the scoreboard after taking advantage of the chaos in front of Ernando Ari Sutaryadi's goal. The first half was closed with a 2-0 advantage for Persija.

Shifting to the second half, Persija made the first 25 changes to refresh the defense while securing a two-goal advantage.

Despite starting to focus on defense, Persija was awarded a penalty in the 71st minute for violating Arief Catur Pamungkas.

Allano, who appeared as the executioner, successfully carried out his duties to bring the Kemayoran Tigers 3-0 up.

Left behind by three goals did not break Persebaya's charcoal. They continued to attack the visitors' defense in the remaining time.

Asa was open when Leo Lelis narrowed the gap in the 78th minute after his directed shot could not be reached by Carlos Eduardo in a chaos situation after a corner kick.

The open goal fence made Bajul Ijo more aggressively looking for additional goals. A number of attacks resulted in several opportunities, but they have not yet paid off.

In fact, in the 82nd minute, Persija almost added goals if Exel Rukahu and Hanif Sjahbani's efforts did not hit the post.

There has been no goal created until normal time is complete. The referee also gave nine minutes of injury time.

There was a VAR check in the 90+2 minute when Eksel dueled with Release in the penalty box. However, the referee decided not a penalty.

Until the match was over, no goal matches were created. Persija won 3-1 over Persebaya.

The three additional points brought the Kemayoran Tigers up to the third place with a collection of 14 points from eight matches. Meanwhile, Bajul Ijo was stuck on the seventh ladder with 10 points.