Borneo Doesn't Want To Waste The Third Final In The President's Cup, Breaks Bad Record Vs Arema

Borneo FC meets Arema again in the 2024 President's Cup final (Instagram/@borneofc.id).

JAKARTA - Borneo FC played the final match of the 2024 President's Cup against Arema FC at Manahan Stadium on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 19.30 WIB.

The Borneo vs Arema meeting was like a repeat of the 2017 and 2022 presidential Cup finals. In both peak parties, Singo Edan came out as the champion with a 5-1 win and a 1-0 aggregate.

This year or the sixth edition, the top party will be held a single match. For Borneo, this is the third final match.

They have the hope of winning the President's Cup for the first time. However, it turned out that it was not the main goal.

One of the Pesut Etam players, Fajar Fathurrahman, said that winning the President's Cup was a bonus. Most importantly, Borneo can perform optimally and take many lessons to look at Liga 1 2024/2025 well.

"For me, the champion is a bonus because this is a pre-season tournament for us to prepare a team. Most importantly, we are all healthy to prepare for the league later," said Fajar.

Borneo clearly did not want to waste the opportunity to reach the final. Fajar further revealed that he and his colleagues were 100 percent ready against Arema. Moreover, they benefit from having a longer rest.

"Of course we have personal targets for players and management because we have reached the final position. God willing, it will be a bonus if we win," said Fajar.

All elements of the Borneo team agreed to be able to bring home the President's Cup title and break a bad record in the final, let alone fight the same.

"Alhamdulillah, Borneo FC was able to qualify for the 2024 presidential Cup finals. This is our third achievement. For the third time, we also met Arema in the final," said Borneo FC manager Farid Abubakar.

"However, this time we will fight to make history in bringing the President's Cup home to the island of Kalimantan."

"Very, very optimistic that we can win this year's Presidential Cup," he said.