Bola.net – Another team is confirmed to be relegated from BRI Liga 1 2023/2024. Bhayangkara FC officially followed in the footsteps of Persikabo 1973, dropping to League 2 even though they have not yet played their 32nd week of matches.
This certainty was obtained after Persita Tangerang was able to hold Persik Kediri to a draw with a score of 1-1 in the match which was held at the Brawijaya Stadium, Saturday (20/4/2024) afternoon WIB.
In this match, the score remained goalless until halftime. Persik had to play with 10 people from the 53rd minute after Adi Eko Jayanto received a second yellow card, aka a red card.
Persita was able to take advantage of the superior number of players to steal a goal through Ramiro Fergonzi’s action in the 76th minute. Five minutes later, Persik equalized the score thanks to a goal from Flavio Silva.
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Bhayangkara FC is confirmed to be relegated
Radja Nainggolan’s action with Bhayangkara FC (c) Bola.net/Bagaskara Lazuardi
This 1-1 draw means Persita is now ranked 15th in the standings with 33 points. Meanwhile, Persik is in seventh place with 47 points.
Bhayangkara, who has three matches remaining, will not be able to catch Persita. The reason is, Bhayangkara now has 23 points, aka 10 points adrift of Persita.
Meanwhile, it is still not certain that Persita is safe. They are only two points away from Arema FC who are ranked 16th. The competition between the two teams to avoid relegation is sure to be exciting until the final week.