Melbourne Victory vs Persib: 1–2, Maung Bandung Advance to the Knockout Stage

Melbourne, MINA – Melbourne Victory and Persib Bandung played to a 0-0 draw in the first half of their 2026/27 AFC Champions League Two Group E matchday four encounter on Wednesday.

Playing at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Persib Bandung created several scoring opportunities in the opening half; however, attempts by Balsa Sekulic (99) and Eliano Reijnders (2) were thwarted by the crossbar and the Victory goalkeeper, respectively.

In the second half, the hosts applied greater pressure from the start. In the 50th minute, Guillermo May (21) came close to scoring, but his effort struck the Persib goalpost.

In the 70th minute, Persib goalkeeper Fitrah Maulana made an error, failing to secure a high ball. The ball bounced near the goal, where a Victory player pounced and took a shot. Although the ball hit the post, instead of rebounding away, it was deflected back into play by the bodies of two Persib players.

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GOAL! The goal was credited as an own goal by Julio Cesar (4).

The score became 1-0 in favor of Melbourne Victory.

In the 76th minute, coach Igor Tolic brought on Mariano Peralta (10).

In the 85th minute, Persib equalized. Peralta delivered a cross from the left flank; the ball traveled across the face of the goal to Ragnar Oratmangoen on the right, who calmly set up Luka Menalo (9).

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Luka took a shot, which was parried by the Victory goalkeeper, but the rebound fell back to Luka’s feet.

GOAL!

Luka’s second attempt found the back of the net, bringing the score to 1-1.

In the 90th minute, Peralta was once again the key figure in Persib’s third goal. He played a cutback to Balsa Sekulic in front of the Victory goal, who finished the chance beautifully.

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GOAL! A tap-in by Balsa gives Persib a 1-2 lead.

The 1-2 scoreline secured the victory for Persib Bandung, bringing the Indonesian side to a perfect 12 points from 4 matches. With these 12 points, Persib has qualified for the knockout stage with two matches still to play. Meanwhile, Melbourne Victory remains in second place in Group E with 4 points. []

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)

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