Dewa United Tries to Keep Hope in the League 1 "Championship" Series

Dewa United has the opportunity to qualify for the Liga 1 championship series if they manage to get an additional three points or win the 34th week match and the two teams above them, namely Madura United and PSIS Semarang, failed to add points in their last match. .

"With 51 points, we are still candidates for the championship series," said Dewa United Coach Jan Olde Riekerink at a press conference in Kuta, Badung, Monday (29/4/2024). "Our team is very eager to get into the top four of the standings."

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However, Dewa United is not an easy opponent to face. Risto Mitrevski and his teammates will host the top team in the League 1. "(Tuesday) tomorrow will be a difficult match. We will try our best and hope for the best result," said Mitrevski.

As for the Borneo FC Samarinda camp, they stated their readiness to achieve a positive result from the match against Dewa United. In a press conference with Borneo Coach Pieter Huistra in Kuta, Badung, on Monday (29/4), Borneo defender Diego Michiels revealed his desire for Borneo to win the final match of the regular season of Liga 1. "We have to win," said Michiels.

Huistra stated that his team was ready to take on the match. Pieter said that the match against Dewa United would be good preparation for Borneo before competing in the League 1 championship round. "Dewa United is a strong team. "My team must be ready to play in tomorrow's match," said Huistra.

Borneo, nicknamed "Pesut Etam", dominates the top of the League 1 standings until entering its 34th week with 70 points. Borneo is certain to have a ticket to the championship series and will compete against three other teams.

However, the performance of the team called Pesut Etam has not been good in the previous four matches. Borneo experienced three consecutive defeats in their last three matches. Huistra argued that this situation was experienced by Borneo because they lacked players in several previous matches.

"Four Borneo players join the national team. This is certainly good for Indonesian football. However, we lack players to compete in the League 1 competition," said Huistra.

Meanwhile, Bali United tried to maintain a positive trend by winning the away match to the Indomilk Arena Stadium, Tangerang, Banten, against Persita Tangerang.

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From the recording of the press conference shared by Bali United, Monday (29/4), Bali United Coach Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues alias Teco stated that the Bali United team came to Tangerang with a focus on facing Persita Tangerang. ”Bali United has indeed qualified for thechampionship series. But, tomorrow we will focus on playing against Persita Tangerang," said Teco, who was accompanied by Bali United player, Yabes Roni Malaifani.

Teco acknowledged that the timeframe for preparing the team was very short due to the congested schedule of competitions. Nevertheless, Teco emphasized that the team had been prepared through recovery and tactical training. "We know that the Indonesian League competition is not easy. All teams have good quality," said Teco.