Persik Kediri narrowly won 2-1 when hosting Malut United in the 2025/2026 Super League match which took place at Brawijaya Stadium, Kediri City, East Java.
Persik Kediri's two goals came from Jose Enrique Rodriguez in the second minute and Imanol Garcia in the sixteenth. Meanwhile, Malut United's only goal came from Gustavo Moreno de França in the sixty-first minute.
From the moment the whistle blew to kick off, both teams went on the attack. Persik opened the scoring quickly with Rodriguez scoring after converting a perfect pass from Williams Lugo just two minutes into the match. The score was 1-0.
Persik added another goal, this time through Imanol Garcia after receiving the ball from a corner kick taken by Williams Lugo. The score changed to 2-0.
After being two goals down, Malut United players tried hard to break through Persik's goal and threatened with a long-range shot from Del Pino.
However, until the first half ended, no additional goals were scored by the visiting team so the home team was ahead with a score of 2-0.
Entering the second half, the tempo of the game increased. Malut United, trailing by two goals, fought hard to get a point.
That opportunity came in the 60th minute, from a corner kick, which Gustavo Franca capitalized on to score, making it 2-1.
After breaking through the home team's goal, Malut came out stronger in an attempt to equalize. However, their efforts were thwarted by Persik's players, maintaining the 2-1 scoreline until the final whistle.
