Suara.com – Entering the 29th week of BRI Liga 1 2023/24, Persebaya Surabaya has forgotten the previous match, narrowly losing to Borneo FC Samarinda (2-1).
Now Persebaya is looking at the next match, against Madura United FC which will take place at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya, Wednesday (13/3/2024) evening.
According to coach Paul Munster, the match entitled the Suramadu Derby will be a moment of revival for Persebaya. Moreover, since being handled by him, the team has won two consecutive wins in home matches, namely against Bhayangkara Presisi Indonesia FC (1-0) and PSS Sleman (2-1).
Persebaya Surabaya coach, Paul Munster (persebaya.id)
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Although currently Madura United is also in a positive trend, successfully achieving three wins in the last four matches.
But in the last five matches since the 2021 season, Persebaya has been superior to Madura United. The team managed to achieve 3 wins, 1 draw and only lost once.
“Training has clearly been very good since after the last match. We are still in a better moment,” said the coach from Northern Ireland as quoted by Liga Indonesia Baru.
“We hope the players can focus and play well so they can get points at home,” he added.
For this reason, Paul Munster hopes for Bonek's support to come directly to the stadium. Because support is very important to maintain the motivation of Persebaya players so they can get full points. Maintain the team's position in the 2023/24 BRI Liga 1 standings.
“We hope to get maximum support from Bonek/Bonita again and hope for all the fans. Because the last home match really provided extraordinary support,” he said.
Currently the team nicknamed Bajul Ijo is in 12th position with 35 points. Meanwhile, Madura United, which is trying to climb into the top four, is in 5th position with 45 points.