JAKARTA Arema FC had to play with ten players since the beginning of the second half, but managed to bring one point home when they visited PSIM Yogyakarta headquarters in the 2025/2026 Super League continued week.
The host PSIM was already on the verge of defeat before Betinho scored an own goal so that both teams closed the match with a score of 1-1 at the Sultan Agung Bantul Stadium on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
Bentinho made a mistake in anticipating Pulga Vidal's cross when the game had only two minutes left in normal time. Fortunately, PSIM did not add more goals afterwards.
Playing at home, PSIM missed a goal with a penalty when the first half was four. The referee pointed to the spot because Reva Adi Utama had fouled Matheus in the penalty box.
Dalberto stepped forward to become the executor by easily throwing the ball into the PSIM goal which was guarded by Cahya Supriadi to bring the advantage for his team.
Arema was then hit badly after ten minutes the two teams came home from the dressing room. Their player Yann Motta received a straight red card and was sent off.
He had to leave the field more because he violated Nemin Haljeta. The referee had time to check Motta's foul with VAR before giving Motta a red card in the 54th minute.
PSIM, who had just returned to Indonesia's highest caste after 18 years of playing in Liga 2, previously in the first week managed to steal three points thanks to a victory over the host Persebaya Surabaya.
Even though they failed to win, this result made Arema also maintain a record that they had not lost two matches. Previously in the first week, they stopped PSBS Biak with a landslide score of 4-1.
In the third week, Arema will act as host against Bhayangkara. PSIM also returned to play at home against the defending champions Persib Bandung
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