DomainJava .COM – Semen Padang suffered a 1-2 defeat when they hosted Arema FC in the match week 17 of BRI Liga 1 2024-2025 at the Haji Agus Salim Stadium, Friday (27/12/2024) afternoon WIB.
The match started with Semen Padang taking the lead in the 18th minute, through Firman Juliansyah’s goal.
Firman Juliansyah scored a goal with a curved shot from the left side which managed to penetrate the Arema FC goal.
Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for Arema to respond immediately in the 22nd minute.
At that time, Salim Tuharea dribbled the ball from the left and made a pass to the unmarked Charles Lokolingoy, who then finished with a tap-in to equalize 1-1.
In the 33rd minute, Arema took the lead with the second goal.
Salim Tuharea again played an important role by scoring a goal from Arkhan Fikri’s cross, making the score 2-1 for the visitors.
Arema almost increased their lead in the 39th minute, but Thales’ header in the penalty box was pushed out by the Semen Padang goalkeeper. The 2-1 score lasted until the end of the first half.
In the second half, Arema reduced the intensity of their attacks, while Semen Padang continued to try to find an equalizer.