KEDIRI, Indonesia (Interstat) — Ernesto Gomez scored twice and Persik Kediri defeated visiting PSS Sleman 2-1 in a league match. Persik Kediri, the home side, secured the result after PSS Sleman had taken an early lead and remained in front until the closing stages of the first half. The match included one yellow card, two listed first-half goals and a series of second-half substitutions. Persik Kediri finished with two goals, while PSS Sleman scored one. Gomez and Melvyn Lorenzen each played 90 minutes, and Gomez ended with two goals while Lorenzen finished with one. The goals were listed in order, with Lorenzen scoring in the 31st minute and Gomez scoring in the 42nd.

PSS Sleman received the first caution of the match when Nduwarugira C. was shown a yellow card in the 5th minute. PSS Sleman took the lead in the 31st minute when Melvyn Lorenzen scored. Lorenzen played 90 minutes and finished with one goal. PSS Sleman held the advantage until Persik Kediri responded in the 42nd minute through Gomez, who also played 90 minutes and ended with two goals. Gomez was Persik Kediri’s top star in the match, and his scoring helped the home side overturn the one-goal deficit and complete the comeback. Gomez’s second goal provided the final margin.

Gomez had played 89 minutes in Persik Kediri’s earlier 2-0 win against Madura United FC. Against PSS Sleman, his 42nd-minute goal was listed in the scoring sequence, and he finished the match with two goals as Persik Kediri won 2-1. PSS Sleman’s Gustavo Tocantins recorded one assist over 68 minutes and was substituted in the 68th minute. Simanjuntak R. also was involved in a 68th-minute substitution for PSS Sleman. PSS Sleman made further changes when Alfareza A. was substituted in the 72nd minute. Djoge S. and Gomes K. were each involved in substitutions in the 81st minute.

Persik Kediri made a change in the 74th minute when Alrizky A. was substituted. Persik Kediri then made two changes in the 88th minute, with Fariz Z. and Bayu Otto each listed in substitutions. The match ended with Persik Kediri ahead by one goal after PSS Sleman had scored once and Persik Kediri had scored twice. The result left PSS Sleman with one win, one loss and one draw in the competition and one win, one loss and one draw across all competitions. Persik Kediri moved to two wins and one loss in the competition and two wins and one loss across all competitions.

PSS Sleman had drawn 2-2 with Persebaya and beaten PSM Makassar 3-0 in its previous two matches. Persik Kediri had lost 1-0 to Persib Bandung and beaten Madura United FC 2-0 in its previous two matches. PSS Sleman’s season record in this competition is now one win, one loss and one draw, and its record across all competitions is also one win, one loss and one draw. Persik Kediri’s season record in this competition is now two wins and one loss, and its record across all competitions is also two wins and one loss. PSS Sleman’s previous results included a 2-2 draw in which it scored two goals and conceded two, and a 3-0 win in which it scored three and kept a clean sheet. Persik Kediri’s previous results included a 1-0 loss and a 2-0 win.

Before the match, Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of PSS Sleman 3, Persik Kediri 1, while Interstat’s ELO system gave PSS Sleman a 53.9 percent probability to win. Persik Kediri had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.