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PS - Persib Bandung (IDN) 1-0 Manila Digger FC (PHI)

PS - Persib Bandung (IDN) 1-0 Manila Digger FC (PHI)

Soreang: Mariano Peralta’s late goal gave Persib Bandung a 1-0 win over Manila Digger FC on Monday to secure the Indonesia outfit the last ticket to the AFC Champions League Two 2026/27™  Group Stage. 
The forward’s 88th-minute strike sees Persib joining Korea Republic’s FC Seoul, Australia’s Melbourne Victory FC and Vietnam’s The Cong - Viettel FC in Group E, which kicks off on September 16.
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An unmarked Gabriel Kupa missed a great chance to put Persib ahead in the third minute when he headed over with only keeper Omar Njie in his way, with Patricio Matricardi following suit by heading wide of the left post three minutes later. 

The Indonesia outfit continued pressing, with Luka Menalo and Matricardi failing to find the target just past the half hour mark.

Manila Digger’s Baboucarr Touray then forced a fine save from Teja Paku Alam, the striker evading the Persib defence on the left to unleash a dipping shot that was pushed away by the custodian. 
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At the opposite end, Menalo’s low shot from inside the area was blocked by Njie, with the striker trying again from the rebound but seeing his shot cleared by the defence.  

Both sides, however, failed to make the most of their chances and trooped off without breaking the stalemate, with Persib Bandung registering five shots on target opposed to Manila Digger’s four. 

PS - Persib Bandung (IDN) v Manila Digger FC (PHI)

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Persib intensified their efforts after the break, an unguarded Eliano Reijnders fluffing his chance by booting over in the 58th minute after a pin-point pass from Peralta on the left. 
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Despite Igor Tolic sending on four fresh faces, the Indonesia side failed to create any clear opportunities until two minutes before regulation time when Peralta came down the left, drove past the defence and slipped the ball under a diving Njie. 

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