JAKARTA - The third week of the 2025/2026 Super League on Saturday, August 23, 2025, presents two full drama matches between Persija Jakarta vs Malut United and PSBS Biak vs Persis Solo.
Both matches ended in a draw. The Kemayoran Tigers only won one point with a score of 1-1 when they hosted Malut United. Meanwhile, PSBS shared the numbers with Persis after the match ended 2-2.
The record made two records of persija tarnished. The Kemayoran Tigers' perfect record was damaged by North Maluku United.
In addition, Persija's clean sheet, which lasted in the first two matches, was also destroyed by North Maluku United.
Persija and Malut United played openly from the start of the match. Both teams took turns pressing.
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The hosts immediately created an opportunity when the game had only been running for a minute. However, Rayhan Hanna failed to take advantage of Rio Fahmi's cross.
Disaster then came in the ninth minute because a Malut United striker, David Da Silva, was forced out of injury.
After that, Persija got a golden opportunity in the 11th minute through Gustavo Franca's kick, but still hit the post.
North Maluku United could only spread threats in the 24th minute through Tyronne Del Pino who faced one on one with goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo. However, he was already trapped offside.
A number of opportunities were created for both teams, but none of them resulted in a goal in the first half.
Entering the second half, the tension got hotter. North Maluku United's quick attack was very troublesome for the hosts.
The death came for Persija in the 60th minute when Rio Fahmi received a straight red card after stopping Yance Sayuri, who was carrying out a quick counter-attack.
Winning the number of players made North Maluku United even more intense in looking for the opening goal. Only in the 72nd minute the goal to be born.
Yance Sayuri fired hard from outside the box that Carlos Eduardo failed to block.
Instead of choosing to stay, Persija appeared to be more attacking 0-1 behind. They included Bruno Tubarao, Eksel Rukahu, and Alfriyanto Nico to increase the strength of the bang.
Pressure after pressure finally bore fruit in the 82nd minute. Maxwell received the ball in the penalty box and immediately fired a left foot volley. Score 1-1.
Persija almost took the lead when the referee pointed to the penalty time after a foul in the penalty box. However, the judge canceled the decision after checking VAR.
The 1-1 score lasted until the game was over. The result stopped Persija's tripoin results in the previous two matches.
However, one additional point led Persija to lead the standings with seven points. Meanwhile, North Maluku United are on the fourth ladder with five points.
Shifting to another party which took place at the same time, the PSBS vs Persis Solo match at Maguwoharjo Stadium ended in a 2-2 series.
Exactly being able to take the lead when the game had only been running for nine minutes through Sho Yamamoto.
Sho Yamamoto was able to snatch Giovani Numberi's cross from the right side of the attack. Sho Yamamoto's shot headed into the right corner of the PSBS Biak goal, Aldo Geraldo Manuel Monteiro's escort.
PSBS Biak immediately reacted. After a minute of conceding, the team with the bias of the Pacific Storm almost equalized through Claudio Lucas Morasi Ferreira dos Santos' shot. However, Claudio's shot could still be parried by Persis Solo goalkeeper Muhammad Riyandi.
Then, in the 14th minute, the referee pointed to the spot after Riyandi blocked the pace of the Ruyeri Alfonso Blanco Yus.
However, the judge then revised his decision because Ruyery was first trapped offside before being violated by Riyandi.
The new PSBS Biak actually broke into Persis Solo's goal in the 34th minute. Starting from a corner on the left, Eduardo Miguel Ramos Barbosa was able to give a pull pass into the mouth of the goal.
The service from Eduardo Miguel Ramos Barbosa was successfully completed by Ruyery Blanco. The 1-1 score lasted until the break.
Continuing to the second half, the match was even more exciting. PSBS took the lead thanks to Claudio's penalty in the 68th minute.
Penalti was born after Jordy Tutuarima was judged to have stepped on Heri Susanto in the penalty box.
Jordy Tutuarima then paid back his mistake with the equalizer goal in the 78th minute.
He maximized Athaf Indie's cross from the right. Jordy Tutuarima directed the ball to the near post and ensured the score was 2-2.
Entering the 90th minute, PSBS Biak almost took the lead again. However, Ilhamudin Armayn's shot in the penalty box could still be blocked by Muhammad Riyandi.
One point achievement made PSBS not able to move from the red zone, being ranked 17th with one point. While Persis is in eighth place with a collection of four points.
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