Suara.com – Persib Bandung immediately stepped on the gas when BRI Liga 1 2023/2024 continued after the November international break. Visiting Dewa United’s headquarters in the 20th week of the match at the Indomilk Arena, Tangerang, Sunday (26/11), Persib feasted on goals.
Persib Bandung beat hosts Dewa United with a striking score of 5-1. The Brazilian duo in Persib’s attack line, David da Silva and Ciro Alves, looked like they were going crazy in this match.
Ciro Alves scored a hat-trick, aka a hat-trick, for Persib in the fifth minute, 31′, and from the penalty spot (62′). No less great, David da Silva scored a brace, aka two goals (48′ and 68′).
Meanwhile, Dewa United could only reply once via Risto Mitrevski’s penalty (88′), which was nothing more than a consolation goal for the hosts.
With this result, Persib has now moved up to second place in the Liga 1 standings with 38 points from 20 matches, three points adrift of the leaders, Borneo FC, who have not played in Week 20.
Persib is also two points ahead of the third ranked team, Bali United with the same number of matches.
Meanwhile, this defeat made Dewa United stuck in 11th place in the standings. The team nicknamed Tangsel Warriors collected 25 points from the 20 matches they played.
At the Indomilk Arena, Persib took a quick lead in the fifth minute thanks to the action of Ciro Alves who successfully took advantage of a crisis.
In the 31st minute, Persib managed to double their lead to 2-0 through Ciro Alves’ hard kick from outside the penalty box.
Dewa United continued to try to close the distance with continuous attacks, but not a single goal could be scored until the first half was over.
Instead of scoring a goal, Dewa United’s goal was broken again in the 48th minute. This time it was David da Silva’s turn to get his name on the scoreboard after taking advantage of Ciro Alves’ assist.
Persib got worse after Ciro Alves scored another goal in the 62nd minute. The Brazilian player’s goal was created through the execution of a penalty. Hat-trick hero!
Not satisfied with that, David da Silva successfully scored his second goal in this match and gave Maung Bandung a 5-0 lead.
This was David da Silva’s 14th goal in Liga 1 this season, and took him to the top of the competition’s current top scorer list, alongside the bomber who had just been recruited by Persija Newsdelivers.com from Arema FC, Gustavo Almeida.
The hosts were only able to score a late goal in the 88th minute via the penalty spot. Team captain Risto Mitrevski’s penalty execution on the right side successfully broke through Persib’s goal, which was controlled by goalkeeper Teja Paku Alam.
Lineup:
Dewa United XI: Sonny Ricardo Marciano; Ady Setiawan, Altalariq Ballah, M Zaenuri, Risto Mitrevski, Dimitrios Kolovos, Ricki Kambuaya, Theo Numberi, Alex Martins Ferreira, Majed Osman, Rangga Muslim.
Persib Bandung XI: Teja Paku Alam; Alberto Rodriguez, Kakang Rudianto, Nick Kuipers, Rezaldi Hehanusa, Dedi Kusnandar, Levy Madinda, Marc Klok, Ciro Alves, Febri Hariyadi, David da Silva.