Klojen (malangkota.go.id) – Arema FC managed to defeat Persipura Jayapura with a score of 3-1 in the continuation of League 1 at Gajayana Stadium, Malang City, Thursday evening (04/07/2019). In this prestigious match, since the early minutes of the match, Arema FC continued to apply pressure which finally paid off.
The home team was able to score through Konate Makan's foot as the match enters the 7th minute after one of Persipura's players blocked the ball from the penalty box area less than perfect. The goal process began when Sylvano Dominique Comvalius fired a hard kick towards the Persipura Jayapura goal. The ball that hit one of the teams nicknamed the Black Pearl was blocked to the middle but less than perfect and fell at the feet of Monate Makan.
That's when the player with the number 10 jersey released his kick and could not be anticipated by the opposing goalkeeper. Trailing 1-0, Persipura players continued to fight back and created several opportunities. However, when the match entered the 20th minute, it was the Singo Edan team that managed to add to their goal tally through Dedik Setiawan's feet.
Dedik managed to outwit the Persipura Jayapura goalkeeper after he received a perfect pass from his teammate, Sylvano Dominique Comvalius. Trailing 2-0, the opposing team continued to fight back, but until halftime the scoreboard remained unchanged at 2-0.
Entering the second half, the tension of the game did not decrease even though the rain was quite heavy. In the 67th minute, Dedik Setiawan again wrote his name on the scoreboard and again after receiving a pass from Sylvano Dominique Comvalius. In a 3-0 situation, both teams did not lower the tension of the game, and even became more aggressive.
Heavy rain and puddles in several spots on the field forced the players to work extra hard because the flow of the ball was somewhat disrupted. The intensity of the match made the referee issue a red card for Arema FC defender, Ikhwanul Alam in the 74th minute.
This condition was also utilized by the opposing team and in the 85th minute the Persipura Jayapura team managed to reduce the deficit. Titus Jhon Londouw Bonai who was trusted to execute the free kick resulted in a very amazing goal. The hard kick that was aimed at the goal mouth hit the head of the Arema FC defender and the ball went into the goal net.
The score of 3-1 did not change until the long whistle sounded. From the results of this match, Arema FC's temporary standings position is in 12th position collecting 6 points from five games, while Persipura is in 16th position with 3 points from six games.
Arema FC coach Milomir Seslija admitted that he was quite happy with this victory, because according to him his students had played well. Meanwhile, Persipura Jayapura's goalkeeper coach, Alan Haviludin who represented the head coach admitted his defeat and according to him his team was unlucky today. (say/yon)
