SOUTH JAKARTA CITY (Interstat) — Moussa Sidibe scored in the 59th minute and FC Bhayangkara beat 10-man PSIM Yogyakarta 1-0 on Tuesday at PTIK Stadium in South Jakarta City. FC Bhayangkara was the home team and PSIM Yogyakarta was the visitor. The home side broke through after PSIM had been reduced to 10 men and protected the lead the rest of the way. Allano recorded an assist on the goal and later was booked. PSIM could not find an equalizer despite stretches of pressure in the second half. Bhayangkara’s goal was the only score of the match. The match produced one goal, four yellow cards and one red card. The home side took the lead after the hour mark and held it through the final whistle.

PSIM’s task grew harder in the 26th minute when Ze Valente was shown a red card. The visitors already had been warned when Yamadera Y. received a yellow card in the ninth minute. They picked up further bookings when Caballero M. was cautioned in the 70th, another PSIM player was booked in the 71st and Allano was cautioned in the 77th. PSIM played the remainder of the match with 10 players and could not turn its possession into a goal. PSIM finished with three yellow cards and one red card, while Bhayangkara finished with one yellow card. The red card came before halftime and left PSIM a player short for the final 64 minutes of regulation. Bhayangkara’s only yellow card went to Allano in the 77th minute.

Bhayangkara’s Moussa Sidibe played the full match and scored the only goal. Allano played 88 minutes, provided the assist and was substituted late. Sidibe’s statline was 90 minutes and one goal. Allano’s statline was 88 minutes, one assist and one yellow card. The game’s substitutions included Bhayangkara’s Subo W. in the 29th minute, PSIM’s Abiyoso R. in the 40th, Bhayangkara’s Sojberg A. in the 64th and a three-player PSIM change in the 65th involving Yamadera, Cahyana R. and Sheva S. Bhayangkara also brought on Gede P. for Allano in the 88th minute. The changes did not alter the scoreline. PSIM made its first change after the red card and later used three substitutions at once in the 65th minute. Bhayangkara’s final change removed Allano after his assist and booking.

Before the match, PSIM had lost its first two competition matches, falling 2-1 to PSM Makassar and 4-0 to Persija Jakarta. Bhayangkara had opened with draws against Madura United and Arema, 3-3 and 2-2, respectively. Those results left PSIM seeking its first win and Bhayangkara seeking its first victory after two draws. The match was the third competition fixture of the season for both teams. The result left PSIM Yogyakarta with a season record in this competition of 0 wins and 3 losses. FC Bhayangkara’s season record in this competition is now 1 win, 0 losses and 2 draws. PSIM’s record across all competitions is also 0 wins and 3 losses, while Bhayangkara’s record across all competitions is 1 win, 0 losses and 2 draws. Both teams’ competition and all-competitions records were identical. PSIM remained winless, while Bhayangkara added its first win after two draws. Bhayangkara had not lost in three competition matches this season.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of FC Bhayangkara 2, PSIM Yogyakarta 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected FC Bhayangkara with a 76 percent probability to win. FC Bhayangkara had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 2.5.