Rebut 3 Points From Arema, Madura United Kokoh At The Peak Of The Standings

Arema FC and Madura United (Ulfa Gusti / VOI.ID)

YOGYAKARTA - Week 16 of Liga 1 2022 brought together Arema FC and Madura United at the Sultan Agung Bantul Stadium, Yogyakarta on Tuesday, December 20 afternoon WIB. In this fierce meeting, Madura United won through goals from Alberto Goncalves and Lulinha.

The three points achieved by the Singo Edan team made Fabio Lefundes' team successfully maintain their position at the top of the standings with a total of 32 points.

At the beginning of the first half, the two teams still appeared with low attack intensity. However, after Arema appeared to press towards the opponent's defense, Madura also began to intensify attacks.

Several chances Madura United tried to create, but luck still doesn't take sides. Hard games also occurred throughout the first half, as can be seen from the two yellow card cards the referee gave to Arema players.

Unfortunately, even though the two teams' game started to heat up to fight for each other's goals, the results were zero. The first 45 minutes were finished with a score of 0-0 for Arema and Madura

At the beginning of the second half, Madura United managed to break the deadlock. The violation by Singo Edan's players became an opportunity after the referee pointed to the spot.

Alberto Goncalves' execution bore fruit because he failed to be denied by Arema FC goalkeeper Maringa. The score changed to 1-0 for Laskar Sapeh Kerap.

The opening goal of Alberto Goncalves made the tension of the game increase. The spirit of Arema's players to catch up is even greater.

But instead of catching up, Javier Roca's team fell behind again. Madura doubled the position in the 68th minute, Reva Adi Utama's cross which closed sweetly with Lulinha's shot against Arema.

After two goals went to Madura United, the game became more exciting. Unfortunately Arema FC's efforts to break the deadlock failed, four minutes of extra time given by the referee did not change anything.

Madura came out victorious and strengthened itself at the top of the half-season standings. The second position is occupied by PSM Makassar, which is only a goal difference.