AFC Champions League Two
Ramon Tanque’s strike saw the Indonesian side finishing with 13 points while Bangkok United - three adrift - qualified in second place in an encounter that featured some exceptional goalkeeping from the visitors’ Patiwat Khammai.
The match was only three minutes in when the hosts were awarded a penalty after Bangkok United’s Philipe Maia was deemed to have pulled down Uilliam. Patiwat, however, judged correctly and pushed the Brazilian striker’s tame spot-kick onto the right post.
Undeterred, Persib pressed on, Federico Barba and Tanque coming close with headers from inside the area and Thom Haye’s curling 18-yard shot striking the right post then rolling across the face of goal. The Indonesian national team midfielder tried again a minute later only to see Patiwat tipping over his thunderous 35-yard shot.
The home side continued to peg the visitors in their own half, with the Bangkok United keeper blocking consecutive attempts from Tanque and Luciano Guaycochea from inside the area in the 17th minute and later pushing away a point-blank header from the former.
With numerous opportunities going astray and Guaycochea twice ballooning his shots from outside the box, Persib failed to translate their dominance into goals until a minute into time added on, when Tanque stooped low to meet Berguinho’s cross and steer his header past a rooted Patiwat.
Bangkok United came back recharged in the second half as Suphan Thongsong and Maia gave Persib custodian Teja Paku Alam his first taste of action in the 60th minute.
Persib were very much still in the game, however, with Guaycochea sending his shot just wide of the right post, substitute Andrew Jung heading over and Patiwat pulling off saves from Beckham Putra, Saddil Ramdan and Julio Cesar in the span of five minutes.
Bangkok United’s last attempt at pulling level came from Everton, whose glancing header went over Teja but hit the bar as Persib took the group’s top spot.
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