SURAKARTA (Interstat) — Borneo defeated host PSS Sleman 2-1 on Tuesday at Stadion Manahan, using goals from Dandy Sonriza Rahmad and Hugo Samir to secure the result after PSS Sleman lost Ashkovski S. to a red card in the first half. Borneo improved to one win and one loss in this competition and moved to three wins, one loss and two draws across all competitions. PSS Sleman fell to one win, two losses and one draw in this competition and holds the same record across all competitions.

Borneo opened the scoring in the 38th minute when Sonriza found the net. The match changed in the 43rd minute when Ashkovski was sent off, leaving PSS Sleman with 10 players. Borneo carried a 1-0 lead into halftime after a first half that included yellow cards for Borneo’s Habib A. in the 25th minute and PSS Sleman’s Cleberson in the 44th. Borneo’s Brkic A. also was booked in first-half stoppage time in the 45th minute plus nine.

PSS Sleman made three substitutions at the start of the second half, with Simanjuntak R., Alfareza A. and Mutzi C. listed. Borneo also made a halftime substitution, with Habib A. listed. Borneo then had substitutions in the 60th minute involving Astina M. and Rubio. Borneo’s Sonriza was substituted in the 70th minute. PSS Sleman had a substitution in the 81st minute involving Lorenzen M., and Borneo’s Brkic A. was substituted in the 84th. PSS Sleman’s Dion D. was substituted in the 90th minute.

Borneo doubled its lead in the 75th minute when Samir scored. Samir played the full match and finished with one goal. PSS Sleman responded in the 86th minute when Matheus Fornazari scored; his statline listed nine minutes played. PSS Sleman pushed for an equalizer after Fornazari’s goal but could not find another. Borneo’s Sousa was booked in the 84th minute, and PSS Sleman’s Dion D. was booked in the 61st minute. The cards and substitutions framed a second half in which Borneo protected its advantage and PSS Sleman played with 10 men. Borneo held the lead for the remaining minutes. Borneo finished the match with a 2-1 advantage.

The red card was the only sending-off of the match. Borneo finished with three yellow cards, while PSS Sleman finished with two. Borneo’s Habib A. was replaced at halftime after his first-half booking. Brkic A. was booked in first-half stoppage time and later replaced in the 84th minute. Sousa’s yellow card came in the 84th minute, shortly before PSS Sleman’s goal. PSS Sleman’s Cleberson was booked in the 44th minute, and Dion D. was booked in the 61st before coming off in the 90th.

Among the other key performances, PSS Sleman’s Gustavo Tocantins played 90 minutes and recorded an assist. Borneo’s Juan Ruiz played 90 minutes and had an assist, while Arthur played 30 minutes and had an assist. Borneo’s Hugo Samir played 90 minutes and scored one goal, while Sonriza’s statline listed 70 minutes and one goal. Borneo entered the match after a 0-0 draw with One Taguig, a 3-1 win at Taiwan Steel, a 2-0 home win over Yangon United FC, a 1-2 loss at Java United and a 0-0 draw at Buriram. PSS Sleman had most recently lost 1-2 at Persik Kediri, drawn 2-2 at Persebaya and beaten PSM Makassar 3-0 at home.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 1-1 final between PSS Sleman and Borneo. Interstat’s ELO system had given Borneo a 60.1 percent probability to win before the match. Borneo had been installed as a 0.5-goal favorite, and the total of three goals went under the 2.5 over/under line.