Barito Putera and Persela ended 0-0 at Demang Lehman

Barito Putera players attack the defense of Persela Lamongan. (Antara/photo/Firman)

We certainly want to win before Barito Mania. So we apologize for this result. This time the players cannot find the right momentum to score,

Martapura, S Kalimantan (ANTARA) - Barito Putera club was unable to take advantage of his home match at the Demang Lehman Stadium Martapura against Persela Lamongan in the continuation of the Shoope Liga 1, Monday night. The match ended with the glasses score 0-0.

Taking the initiative to attack since the early minutes, Barito continued to beat the Persela defense guarded by goalkeeper Dwi Kuswanto.

Attack after attack also made Persela players more alert to implement a defensive strategy, while occasionally counterattacking.

In the 35th minute, a catastrophe happened to Persela as its player Lucky Wahyu Dwi Permana was rewarded with a second yellow card after breaking Barito winger Rizky Rizaldi Pora.

As a result, Persela increasingly compact strengthened its fortress amid the onslaught of duo front players Barito Rafael Feital Da Silva and Samsul Arif Munip. But the first half of the score did not change still 0-0.

The second half did not change much of condition. Opportunities for opportunities from the feet and heads of Rafael Da Silva and also Samsul Arif had not been able to tear the Persela goal.

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The Barito midfield general Evan Dimas Darmono also could not do much. Opportunity to score goals was minimal. He only feeds directly to the front line which is not very effective at dismantling the defense of Persela.

Until 90 minutes plus 4 minutes of extra time in the second half, the score did not change and the match ended 0-0.

Barito coach Yunan Helmi admitted he was very disappointed with the draw. "We certainly want to win before Barito Mania. So we apologize for this result. This time the players cannot find the right momentum to score," he said, disappointed.

While the captain of Persela, Eky Taufik Febrianto acknowldged, stealing victory was their mission away at Barito's home. But the conditions on the field were forced to change strategy after his colleague was given a red card.

"Tonight we have played quite well and applied the coach's instructions," he said.