Persipura Jayapura routs Balikpapan 5‑1 in home football match
DENPASAR (Interstat) — Persipura Jayapura routed Balikpapan 5-1 on Friday at Stadion Kompyang Sujana Denpasar, using a four-goal burst to take control. Ricardo Lima opened the scoring in the 21st minute, Gelfias Waicang doubled the lead in the 49th, Alexsandro made it 3-0 in the 57th and Gunansar Mandowen added another in the 59th. Takumu Nishihara pulled one back for Balikpapan in the 81st, but Febriato Uopmabin completed the scoring in the 90th minute of stoppage time. Uopmabin also received a yellow card, while Balikpapan’s Artomoro C., Persipura’s Todd Ferre, Balikpapan’s Yoshihama R. and Persipura’s Sanadi R. were booked. The result leaves Balikpapan 0-4 in the competition and 0-4 overall. Persipura is 3-2-3 in the competition and 3-2-3 overall. The match featured six goals and five yellow cards. Balikpapan remains without a win this season in the competition and across all competitions.