PSM, Persis Solo Draw in Tight Liga 1 Contest

PAREPARE, Indonesia (Interstat) — PSM and Persis Solo played to a 1-1 draw in an Indonesian Liga 1 match Saturday at Stadion Gelora BJ Habibie.

Persis Solo’s Yuran Fernandes opened the scoring in the 18th minute. PSM equalized in the 65th minute through Roman Paparyga, who was assisted by forward Abdul Rahman. Paparyga received a yellow card in the 73rd minute, and Rahman was booked in the 83rd.

The result left both teams in the lower half of the table. PSM’s season record in Liga 1 is now 5 wins, 11 losses and 10 draws. Persis Solo stands at 4 wins, 13 losses and 9 draws. The draw followed a projected simulation by Interstat, which had forecast the exact scoreline despite giving host PSM a 71.9% probability to win.