Rizky Ridho's Satire To Bali United Players After The Series Results: Often Falls For Time Channels

Persija captain Rizky Ridho, quipped Bali United's game which often bought time (VOI/Karisa Aurelia Tukan).

JAKARTA - Persija Jakarta captain Rizky Ridho criticized the Bali United players who were considered to have bought time. This follows the results of the series achieved by the two teams when they met in the fifth week of the 2025/2026 Super League.

Meeting at the Jakarta International Stadium (JIS), Sunday, September 14, 2025, WIB night, Bali United and Persija finished the match with a 1-1 draw. Serdadu Tridatu as the visiting team took the lead in the 19th minute through Mirza Mustific, while Persija could only reply in the second half through Bruno Tubarao's hard kick in the 56th minute.

Despite continuing to press until the end of the match, the efforts of the Kemayoran Tigers were often countered by the meeting of the Bali United defense and the brilliant performance of goalkeeper Mike Hauptmeijer.

After the match, Persija defender and captain, Rizky Ridho, made a scathing satire against Bali United's game, which he said interfered with the rhythm of the match.

"In my opinion, in the match, when we found a good rhythm, they tried to stop the rhythm," Rizky Ridho said in a press conference after the match, quoted Monday, September 15, 2025.

Former Persebaya player Surabaya also said that when appearing, the Bali United players often bought time that often fell or rolled over on the field.

"For example, by falling, maybe people can see it, because it often falls," said Ridho.

The captain also said that 90 minutes of normal time matches might be more entangled. The same thing was conveyed by Persija coach Mauricio Souza

"The coach also said maybe today we didn't play 90 minutes, maybe only 45 minutes and the rest (the Balinese players often) fell."

"However, it's part of the strategy, it's fair, they can do that because, yes, that's their strategy," said Ridho.

From the results of this series, Persija must be evicted from the top of the standings by Borneo FC with a difference of one point. Persija is now in second place with a collection of 11 points from five matches that have been undertaken.