YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (Interstat) — Jean Jairo had a goal and an assist and Brian Rubio scored twice as Garudayaksa defeated PSS Sleman 3-1 on Sunday in a match shaped by an early home surge and a first-half red card.

Rubio put Garudayaksa ahead in the 12th minute, finishing a move that gave the home side an immediate advantage. Six minutes later, Jairo doubled the lead with a goal in the 18th minute. The first two goals arrived inside the opening 18 minutes, giving Garudayaksa a lead it never surrendered. Garudayaksa’s control deepened in the 37th minute when PSS Sleman’s Gomes K. was sent off with a red card, leaving the visitors to play the rest of the match a man down. The sending-off was the only red card of the match and forced PSS Sleman to chase the game for more than 50 minutes. Kelilauw A. of Garudayaksa was booked in the 20th minute, and PSS Sleman’s Dion D. was booked in the 56th.

PSS Sleman did not fold after the sending-off. The visitors found a route back into the game in the 71st minute when Gustavo Tocantins scored during a 29-minute appearance. Matheus Fornazari provided the assist and played the full match. The goal reduced Garudayaksa’s lead to one and gave PSS Sleman brief hope, but the home side answered six minutes later. Rubio scored his second goal in the 77th minute, restoring Garudayaksa’s two-goal advantage and closing out the scoring. Rubio’s second goal came 10 minutes after PSS Sleman’s goal and ended the visitors’ comeback attempt.

Jairo’s statline included one goal and one assist over 90 minutes, and he was central to Garudayaksa’s attacking play. He had scored in a recent match against Persib Bandung and had played 64 minutes at Bali United in the previous competition outing. Rubio played 81 minutes and scored twice before making way for a substitute in the 81st minute. Wahyu Prasetyo recorded an assist while playing the full match, and Theofillo Numberi added an assist in 87 minutes before being substituted. For PSS Sleman, Fornazari’s assist was the visitors’ most productive contribution in the final third, while Tocantins made the most of his 29-minute appearance with the team’s only goal.

Both teams used their benches after halftime. PSS Sleman made a substitution in the 46th minute, then brought on Injai F. in the 61st and Abdillah I. in the 65th. The visitors also made two changes in the 84th minute, introducing Djoge S. and Lucao. Garudayaksa brought on Matsumura R. and Sihran M. in the 61st minute, then replaced Rubio and Frydek Ch. in the 81st. Numberi came off in the 87th minute.

Garudayaksa’s competition record now stands at 2 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, and its record across all competitions is identical. PSS Sleman’s competition record is now 1 win, 3 losses and 1 draw, also matching its overall record. Garudayaksa had entered after recent competition losses to Persib Bandung and Bali United, while PSS Sleman’s recent competition results included a loss to Borneo, a loss at Persik Kediri, a draw at Persebaya and a win over PSM Makassar. Garudayaksa’s recent competition results also included a 3-1 home win over Arema and a 1-1 draw at Persebaya. PSS Sleman had also beaten PSM Makassar 3-0 earlier in the campaign.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of PSS Sleman 3, Garudayaksa 1, and the ELO system gave PSS Sleman a 70.1 percent probability to win. Garudayaksa had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total of four goals went under the 2.5 over-under line.