Persela Lamongan coach Aji Santoso highlighted his team's blunt front line after losing 1-2 to Deltras Sidoarjo in the opening match of the 2025/2026 Pegadaian Championship at Surajaya Stadium.
"It's truly unfortunate that we lost our first home match. Everyone tried hard to press from the start, but we couldn't convert several chances into goals," he said at a post-match press conference in Lamongan, East Java, on Monday.
According to him, the result will serve as both evaluation material and motivation for the players. "We're a very promising team, just waiting for the momentum to pick up. We didn't play badly, we just struggled to score goals," he said.
