Persija Jakarta rallies past Persik Kediri with two second-half goals

JAKARTA (Interstat) — Persija Jakarta scored twice in three second-half minutes to beat Persik Kediri 2-1 on Monday at Jakarta International Stadium. Imanol Garcia gave Persik Kediri the lead in the 10th minute, finishing a move assisted by Ernesto Gomez. Garcia’s opener was the only first-half goal, and Persik Kediri took that lead into the break. Persija responded after halftime. Denis Kolinger equalized in the 64th minute, then turned provider two minutes later for Rizky Ramadhani’s winner. Kolinger played all 90 minutes and also received a late yellow card. R. Hannan recorded an assist for Persija. Gomez’s assist came during a 46-minute appearance. Persik Kediri’s Barbosa E., Bayu Otto, Djalo M., Jose Enrique and Kiko were booked, while Persija Jakarta’s Jeremejeff A., Kolinger and Pankov R. also received yellow cards. Persija Jakarta improved to 6-1 in the competition and across all competitions. Persik Kediri dropped to 2-2 in the competition and across all competitions.