- Renan Alves' late goal gave PS Barito Putera a 1-0 win over Kendal Tornado FC in the first week of Group 2/East of the 2025/2026 Pegadaian Championship League 2 at the Demang Lehman Stadium in Martapura, Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan.
Despite playing at home with thousands of Laskar Antasari supporters cheering them on, Barito weren't particularly aggressive at the start of the match. Several times, the ball flow couldn't penetrate the opponent's defense.
On the other hand, Kendal Tornado had the first good chance in the third minute. Felipe Ryan from the left wing sent a long ball into the home team's penalty area. M Ragil met it with a header into the left corner of the goal, but the ball went just wide.
A few minutes later, Barito tried to threaten Kendal's defense when Natanael ran in from the right side and immediately fired a shot to the right side of the goal but it still went wide.
In the 14th minute, Aimar had a chance to put the hosts ahead, but his shot from the right wing was too easily blocked by Kendal goalkeeper Moh Yudha.
Playing as the visiting team, Kendal consistently managed to break up Barito's long passes. In the 21st minute, a melee broke out in the Barito penalty area between the goalkeeper and defenders. However, Kendal failed to capitalize on the opportunity.
A few minutes later, Akbar F almost gave the visitors the lead with a solo run from midfield into the heart of Barito's defense, but his shot from the left side went wide of the home team's right net.
Two minutes later, Simopiaref almost broke through the home team's goal, but goalkeeper Muhammad Ridho was quick to clear the ball away from Barito's defense.
