Liga 1 Results 2023/2024: Persija Steals Three Points At SUGBK, Rans Nusantara Holds Imbang Barito

Marko Simic, Persija's single goal scorer for Persija's victory over Persis (doc. Persija).

JAKARTA - Persija Jakarta managed to secure three points when they hosted Persis Solo at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Senayan. In the 31st match of Liga 1 2023/2024 which was held Wednesday, April 17, 2024, WIB night, the Kemayoran Tigers won 1-0.

Appearing in front of his own supporters, Persija Jakarta tried to give the best offering by trying to dominate from the start of the match. This effort did not bear much fruit because attacks were often broken by Persis Solo.

Almost 20 minutes of buying and selling attacks occurred, a favorable situation came for the Kemayoran Tigers. In the 18th minute, Persis was forced to play with 10 players.

Gavin Kwat was expelled by the referee from the field due to a red card. The Persis Solo player received rewards for accidentally endangering Persija's head.

The game got hotter after the 11 vs 10 duel continued. Unfortunately, until halftime, the score remained 0-0.

After the break, Thomas Doll tried to make a breakthrough to break the deadlock. The Persija Jakarta coach pulled back a number of players in order to create a fresher game.

At the beginning of the second half, tension was already high. At this moment, the Kemayoran Tigers also lost one player because of a red card. Syahrian Abhimanyu was sent off by the referee in the 72nd minute due to having received two yellow cards.

After the number of players for the two teams drew, efforts to steal the opening figures also got hotter. Near the end of the round, Persija's deadlock finally broke.

The opening goal for the Kemayoran Tigers was contributed by Marko Simic in the 79th minute. The Croatian grabbed Ondrej Kudela's pass.

This superior score was maintained by Persija Jakarta until the referee blew the long whistle signaling the end of the match. Three points Macan Kemayoran made them move up to 10th in the standings with 41 points.

Meanwhile, another match that was also held at the same time, RANS Nusantara managed to hold Barito Putera to a 1-1 draw. Appearing at the Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul, RANS who were the hosts first missed.

The Barito Putera player, Renan Alves, opened his team's advantage first when the game was running for 11 minutes.

However, nine minutes later or in the 20th minute, Kenshiro Daniels made the position even until the end of the match.