Persib Bandung Again Draw, This Time Detained By Barito Putera

Persib Bandung's celebrity after scoring a goal against PSIS Semarang during the BRI Liga 1 match at the GBLA Stadium in Bandung, West Java, Saturday, August 13, 2022. (ANTARA-Raisan Al Farisi)

JAKARTA - Persib Bandung again had to settle for a draw at home after the match against Barito Putera in the Indonesian League 1 competition at the Bandung Lautan Api Stadium (GBLA), Bandung, Sunday, ended with a score of 1-1.

In the match which was the mission to find the first win at home, Persib played its new title this season Levy Mandinda from the early minutes, which was also his debut in the starting line up.

Barito Putera himself is not a joke opponent, because the Banjar Knight is ranked third in the standings. However, coach Rahmad Darmawan looks cautious by lowering his best defense in this match.

Since kick off, both teams have played the game in a fast and quite high tempo with a combination of long and short passes.

Maung Bandung got his first golden opportunity in the sixth minute through Nick Kuipers' header welcoming Levy Mandinda's set piece, but the header still hit Barito Putera's crossbar.

Six minutes later, it was Barito Putera's turn to threaten Persib's goal. Young player Bagus Kahfi was able to score a hard shot from the left side of the Persib goal which Fitrul failed to stop, but unfortunately the kick hit the crossbar.

However, the threat has not ended because the wild ball fell on the feet of Barito Buyung Ismu's player who was able to score his shot, but the kick was still wide to the right of Persib's goal.

In the 35th minute, Persib again got a golden opportunity through the men's Beckham who was able to score several Barito players who continued with a low cross on Ezra Walian who stood free on the right side of Barito's goal. But unfortunately, Ezra's hard kick was able to be neutralized by Ega Rizky to secure his goal.

Maung Bandung finally managed to break into Barito Putera's goal in the 40th minute through Levy Maninda's long-range kick which took advantage of a wild ball from Ega Rizky's less perfect action against David da Silva's chances.

The 1-0 score for Persib's advantage lasted until halftime.

However, the match, which played high and interesting tension, had to be tarnished due to the tension that occurred on the bench of the two teams. Coach Rahmad Darmawan was seen arguing with his hand and approaching coach Bojan Hodak who also looked quite hot. The two coaches were finally rewarded with a yellow card by the match's fairer.

Second Round

At the beginning of the second half, Barito Putera tried to increase the intensity of the attack to catch up.

And in the 60th minute the team from Banjarmasin was able to equalize through a wild ball resulting from Mike Ott's kick which was driven less perfectly by Persib's defense, which was able to be utilized by Murilo Mendes.

After equalizing, Barito Putera immediately put up a defensive mode and occasionally launched a counterattack. Meanwhile, Persib Bandung got the dominant possession of the ball.

Persib got a good chance in the 80th minute through substitute Edo Febriansah who was able to approach the penalty box from the left wing to release a hard right foot kick and directed to the left side of Barito Putera's goal.

However, Ega Rizky was able to block the spectacular shot and only produced a corner for Maung Bandung.

Maung Bandung's golden opportunity came again five minutes later, through Daisuke Sato's left foot kick which Ega Rizky couldn't stop. But unfortunately this hard kick still hit Barito Putera's goal post.

Until the whistle sounded, both teams had to settle for the draw.

With this result, for the time being Barito Putera is ranked first in the Liga 1 standings with 14 points, while Persib is stuck in 16th position with eight points. Both teams have played eight matches

Quoting Antara, here is the line-up:

Persib Bandung

Fitrul Dwi Rustapa, Alberto Rodriguez, Nick Kuipers, Daisuke Sato, Beckham Putra Nugraha (Ryan Kurnia), Rahmat Irianto, Dedi Kusnandar (Edo Febriansah), Marc Klok, Ezra Walian, Levy Maddinda (Abdul Aziz Lutfi), David da Silva.

Barito Putera

Ega Rizky Pramana, Makan Konate (Rizky Pora), Gustavo Tocantins, Bayu Pradana, Bagus Kahfi (Ilham Zusril Mahendra), Hasim Kipuw, Buyung Ismu, Murilo Mendes (Nazar Nurzaidin), Renan Alves, Muhamad Firli, Mike Ott (Eskel Runahu).