BANTUL, Indonesia (Interstat) — Arema defeated PSBS Biak Numfor 5-2 on Friday at Stadion Sultan Agung in a Liga 1 opener. Gustavo França opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Mohcine Hassan made it 2-0 in the 30th, Joel Vinícius added a goal in the 41st, Dalberto scored a minute later and Vinícius struck again in the 45th for a 5-0 halftime lead. PSBS Biak Numfor scored two goals in the second half but could not mount a comeback.

Luquinhas recorded a goal and an assist. Vinícius and Dalberto each scored twice as substitutes. Hassan also collected a goal and an assist. Rio Fahmi, Patrias Rumere, Alfan Tri and Julián Guevara each had an assist. The match included six yellow cards: Guevara in the 15th minute, Rumere in the 39th, Luquinhas in the 40th, Hassan in the 54th, Fahmi in the 72nd and Tri in the 89th. The victory gave Arema a perfect start to the season. Arema improved to 1-0 overall and in league play. PSBS Biak Numfor fell to 0-1.