BOGOR - Persib Bandung won a narrow victory over Borneo when they met at Pakansari Stadium, Bogor, Thursday, January 26. Pangeran Biru won with a score of 1-0.
Persib Bandung's only goal was scored by their flagship striker, David Da Silva. He took advantage of a pass from Ciro Alves.
This victory made Persib Bandung move up to the top of the League 1 standings with a score of 39 points from 19 matches. Meanwhile, Borneo FC is still stuck in 6th place with 33 points.
In the first half, Borneo FC actually took the initiative to attack and pressure Persib. The first is through Matheus Pato's efforts, which unfortunately can still be secured by goalkeeper Teja Paku Alam.
Persib were able to take the lead in the 7th minute after Da Silva found Borneo FC's cross from Ciro Alves so that the score turned 1-0.
Left behind by one goal, Borneo FC tried to equalize, one of which was through a free kick from Pato, but the ball was blocked by Teja Paku Alam.
Luis Milla's squad had to play with 10 people from the first half extra time when Ricky Kambuaya had to get a second yellow card from the referee. The 1-0 score lasted until the first half was over.
In the second half Borneo FC tried to take advantage of the advantage of the number of players, but Teja Paku Alam's brilliant action could save some of the opportunities that Pesut Etam got.
Borneo FC must in the end also play with 10 players because midfielder Kei Hirose gets a second yellow card after committing a serious foul on Abdul Aziz.
David Da Silva had a chance to double Persib's lead, but his hard shot from outside the penalty box still bounced over the Borneo crossbar.
In the remaining time of the second half, Persib were able to maintain their advantage over Borneo FC so that the 1-0 score lasted when the referee sounded the long whistle.
Meanwhile, in other matches, Arema FC had to admit the superiority of PSS Sleman. The club nicknamed Singo Edan gave up with a score of 2-0.
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