Bend Persiraja, Bali United Gets Stronger At The Top Of The Standings

Persiraja Vs Bali United (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Ilija Spasojevic's only puppet goal was able to reduce Persiraja Banda Aceh without reply in the matchday 30 of the BRI Liga 1 2021/2022 at Kompyang Sujana Stadium, Denpasar, Bali, Friday, March 11 night. This Hadil further strengthens Bali United at the top of the standings.

The first half started, Persiraja immediately pressed Bali United's defense and got the first opportunity through Vivi Asrizal in the 8th minute, but unfortunately his shot was still sideways to the goal.

Before long, Laskar Rencong had another chance through Jabar Sharza, but his close-range shot bounced over the goal.

Entering the 19th minute, Bali United started to heat up with a free kick opportunity which was executed by Stefano Lilipaly, but the round skin actually hit the crossbar.

Serdadu Tridatu continued to put pressure on the Persiraja defense and finally scored through Ilija Spasojevic in the 38th minute who successfully maximized Privat Mbarga's pass and made the score 1-0.

Conceding one goal, Persiraja continued to fight back to get a goal back, but the score did not change until the first half ended.

Quoted from ANTARA, in the second half, Bali United did not reduce the tension of the game by continuing to put pressure on the Persiraja defense.

Five minutes into the second half, Brwa Nouri's free kick almost doubled Bali United's lead. Unfortunately, the speeding ball hit the crossbar again.

In the 50th minute, Brwa Nouri almost doubled Bali United's score, but unfortunately his free kick hit the goal.

The pressure forced Persiraja to close their defense, but instead got a chance in the 56th minute through Muhammad Andika even though his shot was blocked by Bali United goalkeeper Nadeo Argawinata.

Bali United did not relax their pressure on the Persiraja defense, but it still did not produce results until the match ended.

Persiraja was not able to get a goal back because his attacks were often countered so that the match closed with Bali United's victory with the final score 1-0.

The victory made Bali United stronger at the top of the BRI Liga 1 2021/2022 standings with 66 points, while Persiraja still fell in the caretaker position with 13 points saved.