Persija Vs PSM: Be Careful Tigers Build!

Persija is ready to carry the mission of revival when they meet PSM in the seventh week of Liga 1 2024/2025 (Instagram/@persija).

JAKARTA - The seventh week of Liga 1 2024/2025 is the right moment for Persija Jakarta to carry a revival mission.

The Kemayoran Tigers returned to host status after losing against their rivals, Persib Bandung, 0-2 at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in the sixth week.

Carlos Pena's team will host PSM Makassar on Sunday, September 29, 2024. The problem is that they cannot play at home alone.

The Persija vs PSM match will be played at the Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul. This means that the Kemayoran Tigers cannot get the full support of supporters like when appearing in Jakarta.

However, Witan Sulaeman and colleagues still have high motivation to reap three points. The defeat against Maung Bandung became a trigger.

"Our preparations are going well. We are recovering some players to make it more fit for tomorrow's match."

"Hopefully it will be a good match and can get three points. This match is very important for us after losing to an important party before."

"We are very ready to face tomorrow's game. However, we are not happy because we did not play in front of our supporters."

"As we all know, the presence of supporters is very important. Even so, we will still fight optimally to get the three points," said Carlos Pena.

Carlos Pena promised to field his best squad in order to achieve that target and return to the track positive.

The last time Persija won was in the third week when they beat Persis Solo 2-1, August 24, 2024.

After that, the Kemayoran Tigers recorded negative, losing twice and drawing once.

No wonder, the situation sparked the enthusiasm of Persija players to play all out to improve the ranking of the standings, which is currently perched on the 12th ladder with eight points.

"We will play the best game. We also have players on the bench who will certainly help in the match. It is important for us to play with hunger, full of ambition, try to play with the best level, and high confidence," said Pena again.

Meanwhile, PSM does have a much better ranking. They occupy the fifth position with 11 points.

However, Juku Eja is in a minor trend in the last three matches, namely two series and one defeat.

Persija should have used this condition to rise.