Defeated in the Final Match of League 1, Bali United and Borneo FC will focus on the Championship Series

Even though they lost in the last match, Bali United still secured tickets to the League 1 "championship" series.

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Bali United suffered a defeat in their away match against Persita Tangerang at the Indomilk Arena Stadium, Tangerang, on Tuesday (30/4/2024) afternoon. Bali United's documentation displays the expression of Bali United player, Rahmat Arjuna Reski, after scoring a goal in the 34th week match of the BRI Liga 1 2023/2024 season.

DENPASAR, KOMPAS — Bali United failed to record a win in the final match in the BRI Liga 1 2023/2024 regular series. ”Serdadu Tridatu”, the nickname for Bali United, was defeated by Persita Tangerang with a score of 2-4 in the match week 34 at Indomilk Arena Stadium a>, Tangerang, Banten, Tuesday (30/4/2024).

The Bali United versus Persita Tangerang match on Tuesday afternoon was postponed due to the field being flooded after heavy rainfall. In the match, Persita Tangerang scored the first goal against Bali United after Esal Sahrul scored in the 16th minute. Bali United only needed two more minutes to equalize the score. Rahmat Arjuna Reski scored the goal in the 18th minute.

The 1-1 equilibrium only lasted for two minutes. Persita Tangerang added a goal to Bali United's goal, which was scored by Esal Sahrul in the 20th minute. The team nicknamed "Pendekar Cisadane" increased their lead to 4-1 until the first half ended, through Mohcine Hassan Nader in the 25th minute, then by Rifky Dwi Septiawan in the 37th minute.

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Bali United suffered a defeat in their away match against Persita Tangerang at the Indomilk Arena Stadium, Tangerang, on Tuesday (30/04/2024) afternoon. Bali United's documentation shows the actions of Bali United players in the 34th week match of the 2023/2024 BRI Liga 1.

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Bali United coach Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues, who is familiarly known as Teco, rotated his players at the beginning of the second half. Teco substituted three players at once and brought in Novri Setiawan, I Made Tito Wiratama, and Taufik Hidayat. Teco's strategy paid off as Bali United managed to reduce the deficit to 2-4 after Taufik Hidayat scored a goal against Persita Tangerang in the 60th minute.

The 4-2 position was maintained until the end of the match, and the victory in the final match of the regular round of the 2023/2024 BRI Liga 1 belonged to Persita Tangerang.

"In the second half, we could play better. We could score another goal. However, the score was already too far," said Teco regarding the result of the match against Persita Tangerang.

The results of the match at the Indomilk Arena Stadium did not affect the position of Bali United, which remains in third place in the 2023/2024 BRI Liga 1 standings. Bali United also continues to qualify for the League 1 championship series.

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Bali United suffered a defeat in their away match against Persita Tangerang at the Indomilk Arena Stadium, Tangerang, on Tuesday (30/4/2024) afternoon. Bali United's documentation displays the expression of Bali United player, Rahmat Arjuna Reski, after scoring a goal in the 34th week match of the BRI Liga 1 2023/2024 season.

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On the other hand, for Persita Tangerang, the victory in the last match of the regular series of the 2023/2024 League 1 further secures the position of the team nicknamed Pendekar Cisadane to remain in the League 1 next season. Persita Tangerang ended the regular series of League 1 by occupying 14th position with 39 points. "Persita Tangerang deserves to win and also deserves to stay in League 1," said Teco commenting on the final result of the match.

Bali United also experienced similar conditions Borneo FC Samarinda in the last match in the regular round of League 1 at Captain I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Tuesday (30/4/2024). The team nicknamed "Pesut Etam" was defeated by Dewa United FC with a score of 1-2.

Despite losing the last match, Borneo FC Samarinda's position at the top of the League 1 standings is unshakeable. Borneo confirmed themselves as the team that qualified for the League 1 championship series with Persib Bandung, Bali United and Madura United.

With their defeat in the 34th week, Borneo failed to gain additional points in their last four matches. Borneo coach Pieter Huistra admitted that Borneo's loss to Dewa United was due to poor coordination in their defense line during the first half.

On the other hand, even though they managed to win their last match, Dewa United failed to win a ticket to the League 1 championship series. For Dewa United FC Coach Johannes Hendrikus Olde Riekerink, the result of winning the last match put Dewa United in fifth place in the League 1 standings .

"Last season, we were at the bottom of the rankings. Now we can occupy the fifth position," said Jan Olde in a press conference after the match at Dipta Stadium on Tuesday. "Our team played well."