2024 President's Cup: Two Persija Goals In Three Minutes Tempo Failed Arema's Victory

Persija vs Arema ended in a 2-2 draw (doc. Persija).

JAKARTA - The drama match between Persija Jakarta vs Arema FC was presented at the Captain I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

The second match of Group B of the 2024 Presidential Cup ended at 2-2.

Arema FC had a 2-0 lead before Persija scored two goals in three minutes to force both teams to share a point.

Singo Edan and Macan Kemayoran, who have both packed three points in the group's inaugural match, have ambitions to win both to ensure tickets to the semifinals.

They played openly from the start of the match. Arema first opened the opportunity in the 10th minute through Dedik Setiawan's direct free kick.

However, Dedik's execution managed to cross the live fence and hit the post. Luckily, Andritany Ardhiyasa's position was right so that the ball then hit his body and failed to cross the line.

Nine menin later, it was Wilian Marcilio's turn to threaten Persija's goal. However, his left foot kick from outside the penalty box is still wide.

The Kemayoran Tigers were made to struggle to withstand Arema's onslaught the next 10 minutes. Starting from Salim Tuharea's speculative shot which Andritany parried in the 22nd minute.

Three minutes later Julian Guevara almost opened the scoring if his hard kick after receiving Johan Alfarizi's cut-back pass did not deviate slightly.

Singo Edan again made a good chance at the end of the first half. However, Dedik's shot from close range was still blocked by the Kemayoran Tigers defender.

Persija without a chance until the first half of injury time. Their only chance was born through Marko Simic.

However, his flick in front of goal after receiving a pass from Ryo Matsumura could still be caught by Lucas Frigeri. Even if it resulted in a goal, the referee would definitely disallow it because Simic first went offside.

A number of chances in the first half nothing can be converted into goals. The glasses score lasted until the break.

In the second half,