AFC Champions League Two
A brace by Tana and the third by substitute Gabriel Mutombo at the Ratchaburi Stadium gives Worrawoot Srimaka’s side a comfortable advantage going into the return leg next week, while the Indonesian side will have to work overtime to overcome the deficit.
Ratchaburi stunned Persib in the fifth minute by taking the lead through Tana, who, after being set up by Denilson Junior outside the six-yard box, side-footed the ball home past a flat-footed Teja Paku Alam.
Persib’s efforts at the equaliser saw Frans Putros heading wide of the right post from a cross by Uilliam in the 18th minute, with the Brazilian rising high shortly after to force a low save from keeper Kampon Phatomakkakul.
Kampon was called into action again six minutes later, denying Uilliam for a second time when the striker pounced on Luciano Guaycochea’s rebound off the left post. The keeper then went full stretch to get his fingertips to a low drive by Guaycochea before saving yet another effort by the tenacious Uilliam.
Persib’s Federico Barba inadvertently prevented a second goal four minutes before the break when Denilson’s thunderous shot from the left beat Teja but then ricocheted off the back of the skipper’s head and out of play.
After near misses by Daniel Ting and Jonathan Khemdee, the home side doubled their advantage eight minutes into the second half when Mutombo, who had come on after the break, stooped to connect with Jakkaphan Kaewprom’s cross from the right and powered his header past a fumbling Teja.
The Persib keeper redeemed himself in the 64th minute by preventing a third goal when he produced a superb save, getting a fingertip to Negueba’s fiercely-struck shot from outside the 18-yard box and tipping the ball over.
Teja again made a fine save from Denilson’s well-placed header in the 81st minute, but could not do much three minutes later when Tana picked up a through ball from Gleyson and ghosted past the Persib defence to coolly steer the ball past the keeper, who had come off his line.
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