Monday, March 30, 2026
Indonesia Win As Football Returns After Break
FIFA Series
Indonesia v St Kitts & Nevis 4-0 (Beckham Putra 2, Ole Romeny, Mauro Zijlstra) 26,703
Great to see even with the diaspora featuring, a local lad netted twice in new coach John Herdman's first game in charge of the national team. Later today, they play Bulgaria in what should be a touger challenge
Championship Group A
Persikad v Persekat 4-1 (Castenheiria, Afriyanto, Depa, Fatari; Sula) 413
Adhyaksa v Sumsel United 3-2 (Adilson 2, Fergonzi; Jacinto 2) 821
PSMS v PSPS 1-1 (Nurzadin; Gamaroni) 1,049
Persiraja v Sriwijaya 2-1 (Kurung, Popalzay; Sehabudin) 2,698
Garudayaksa v FC Bekasi City 4-0 (Everton Mendonca, Andik Vermansyah, Frydek, Maulana) 130
The Championship returned and with several games taking place on the same day as the Indonesian game crowds were predictably on the low side.
The Yaksa Twins (they're not related as far as I'm aware!) continue their fine form even though they have yet to develop any kind of fanbase. A familiar name, Andik on the scoresheet for Garudayaksa - I guess now he is at the veteran stage!
Another familiar name on the scoresheet was Omid Popalzay for Persiraja despite it being reported he had been called up by Afghanistan. His late goal ensured the three points and denied already relegated Sriwijaya a surprise draw
Anyway, next up is 1st v 2nd which could be fun. Wonder if the crowd will top 1,000?!
Championship Group B
Persela v Persiba 2-0 (Malik, Utomo) 0
Persipura v Deltras 3-0 (Sroyer, Mandowen, Mansaray) 14,993
Barito Putera v Persiku 1-1 (Rizky Pora; Renan da Silva) 4,845
Kendal Tornado v PSS 1-1 (Dimas Putra; Riko Simantunjak) 0
PSIS v Persipal 6-1 (Alberto Goncalves 3, Esteban, Ibrahim, Dutra; Afandi) 2,706
Group B, home to the more traditional teams, seemed to have little difficulty drawing in the fans - at least at the games where they were allowed!
Nearly 15,000 saw Persipura close the gap on PSS who surprisingly dropped points away to Tornado Kendal.
Another blast from the past, Rizky Pora, scored for his beloved Barito Putera as they stayed close to the leaders - Rizky has been with the club since 2013, if Wiki can be believed! Coach Teco has won the top division with Persija and Bali United (twice) so don't put a playoff push past the Laskar Antasari
At the other end of the table, PSIS moved out of the relegation play off place after thrashing Persipal. Another veteran, Beto Goncalves, showed their is life in the old trooper still with a hat trick. This continued PSIS's fine start under their new coach, something I highlighted a few weeks back
# posted by Me @ 3:53 PM 
