League Results 1: Gilas Dewa United, PSM Strengthens Position At The Top Of The Standings

PSM Makassar is getting stronger at the top of the Liga 1 standings. (Photo: Twitter/@PSM_Makassar)

JAKARTA PSM Makassar continues to strengthen their status as interim leaders of Liga 1 2022/2023. That was after securing three points in the match against Dewa United.

The three points were obtained by Juku Eja after a 2-0 win over the visitors at Gelora B. J. Habibie Stadium, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Wiljan Pluim netted the two winning goals and Ichsan Kurniawan's own goal.

The hosts scored a quick goal through Pluim when the game had only been running for three minutes. The Dutchman had his name on the scoreboard with a free kick from a distance of 17 meters.

An additional goal for the host then occurred twenty minutes later through Kurniawan's own goal. The goal scenario occurred due to an error in anticipating a corner kick made by Yance Sayuri.

This is PSM's 17th win from 27 games so far. Meanwhile, in the other ten matches they lost two and bagged eight draws.

The result against Dewa made PSM stronger at the top of the standings with a collection of 59 points. They are seven points ahead as closest competitors to those in second place.

However, Persib has only played 26 matches so far. Luis Milla's team has the opportunity to reduce the distance of points on Saturday, March 4, when they face Persija Jakarta at Patriot Stadium, Bekasi.

However, the mission was a bit difficult because Persija was also chasing a victory to improve their position. The Kemayoran Tigers are currently trailing in third place and are only one point apart from Persib.

PSM itself will play their next match against Persis Solo on Sunday, March 5. Exactly at this time it is still at the center of the standings with a collection of 33 points from 27 matches.