Conversations In The Dressing Room Were The Key To Persib Bandung's Victory Over Persebaya Surabaya

Persib Bandung won when they visited Persebaya Surabaya headquarters in the 15th week of Liga 1. (Photo via Antara)

JAKARTA - Persib Bandung won when they visited Persebaya Surabaya headquarters in the 15th week of Liga 1 2023/2024, Saturday, October 7. Playing at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Blue Prince won with a narrow score of 3-2.

Persib coach, Bojan Hodak, revealed the key to his team's victory over Persebaya. He said the conversation in the dressing room finally led to a solution.

"In the first half we were behind and in the dressing room we tried to find a solution, one of which was to stop Persebaya's attacks and take advantage of counter attacks to score goals," said Hodak.

Apart from that, he also wants to maintain the consistency and intensity of the match to reduce Persebaya's attacks, including making substitutions.

Not only that, the Croatian coach also instructed his players to remain disciplined, from the front players to the midfield.

"Starting from David Da Silva, the midfielder to the back, I told them to remain disciplined and in the end we were able to score two goals in the second half, and from this result we deserved to win," he said, as quoted by Antara.

In that match, Persib, which had taken a 1-0 lead in the 3rd minute through Ciro Alves, fell behind 1-2 after conceding goals from Bruno Moreira in the 10th and 32nd minutes.

However, Prince Biru rose in the second half. David Da Silva became a hero with his goals in the 52nd and 70th minutes.

From the results of this match, Persebaya remains in sixth place in the standings with a total of 22 points from 15 matches. Meanwhile, Persib rose to third place with a total of 27 points from 15 matches.

"This match went well, the atmosphere of the match was extraordinary, I thank the players who worked hard," said Persib player, Ciro Alves.

Apart from that, he also thanked the coach who had given the players the confidence to face a club as big as Persebaya.

"From that belief, we can play well," he said.