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KOMPAS.com – The result of the match Persija Jakarta vs Barito Putera in the quarter-finals Menpora Cup 2021 took the Kemayoran Tigers to the semifinals.

Laga Persija vs Barito Putera, which was held at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, on Saturday (10/4/2021) evening WIB, ended with a score of 1-0.

The only goal that led Persija Jakarta to victory was scored by Marko Simic in the 61st minute.

In the process, Marko Simic took advantage of assist from Riko Simanjuntak who just entered at the start of the second half.

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Thanks to this result, the Kemayoran Tigers – nicknamed Persija – have the right to advance to the 2021 Menpora Cup semifinals.

In the semifinals, they will face PSM Makassar who escaped after defeating PSIS Semarang.

The game Persija vs Barito Putera

In the first half, Persija Jakarta appeared more dominant even though Barito Putera managed to get the first chance in this match.

Barito Putera’s first chance was born from Bayu Pradana’s long distance shot when the match was not even one minute.

However, Bayu Pradana’s shot was wide on the right side of Persija’s goal so that he was unable to open up Barito Putera’s advantage.

After that, Persija took over possession of the ball. They were also able to create several chances at the start of the first half.

However, the defenders to the goalkeeper Barito Putera are still swift to block every opportunity created by the Kemayoran Tigers, nicknamed Persija.

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In the midst of Persija’s domination, Barito Putera was also able to create several opportunities.

However, the execution of Barito Putera’s attackers often resulted in goal kicks for Persija goalkeeper Andritany.

Until the end of the first half, Persija and Barito Putera had not converted a number of opportunities into goals.

The 0-0 draw for the two teams lasted until the first half ended.

The first half between Persija and Barito Putera took two victims.

As many as two Barito Putera players, Bagas Kaffa and Bissa Donald, suffered injuries and were unable to continue the match.

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Entering the second half, Persija played winger agile flagship, Riko Simanjuntak.

Riko Simanjuntak came on to replace a young player, Nico Saputra.

The presence of Riko Simanjuntak immediately had a positive impact on the Persija Jakarta attack scheme.

Riko Simanjuntak has created two golden opportunities when the second half has only been running for 10 minutes.

The role shown by Riko Simanjuntak then led to a goal in the 61st minute.

After receiving a long pass from his partner, Riko Simanjuntak who was moving on the right side stabbed into the penalty box.

He passed a Barito Putera defender before passing the ball to Marco Simic who escaped from care.

Marco Simic did not waste it assist from Riko Simanjuntak and brought Persija ahead of Barito Putera.

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Persija, who won 1-0, did not seem satisfied. They had created several opportunities after that.

On the other hand, Barito Putera continues to be able to equalize.

However, until the end of the match, the squad nicknamed Laskar Antasari never scored a goal.

The 1-0 score for Persija’s excellence lasted until he wasip to blow the whistle to mark the end of the match.

As a result, Persija defeated Barito Putera and was entitled to advance to the 2021 Menpora Cup semifinals.

The composition of players Persija vs Barito Putera:

Persija (4-3-3): 26-Andritany (GK); 28-Rezaldi Hehanussa, 47-Marco Motta, 16-Tony Sucipto, 32-Rohit Chand; 10-Marc Klok, 21-Sandi Sute 94-Heri Susanto 58 ‘), 7-Ramdani Lestaluhu (80-Braif Fatari 78’); 46-Osvaldo Haay, 13-Nico Saputra (25-Riko Simanjuntak 46 ‘), 9-Marko Simic.

Trainer: Sudirman.

Barito Putera (4-1-4-1): 1-Muhammad Riyandi (GK); 66-Bagas Kaffa (14-Nazar Nurzaidin 5 ‘), 89-Cassio Fransisco, 85-Muhamad Firli, 19-Muhammad Rifky; 13-Bayu Pradana; 7-Abrizal Umanailo (8-Chris Robert), 51-Alif Jaelani, 71-Luthfi Kamal, 26-Rizky Pora (82- Beni Oktovianto74 ‘); 24-Bissa Donald (72-Kahar Kalu 21 ‘).

Trainer: Djadjang Nurdjaman.

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