The Persija Herald
Match19 Aug 2026
Persija march on in the cup
Persijap are out and Persija go through, 1‑0 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.
Market24 Aug 2026
Dia Syayid asks to leave Persija
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Alaaeddine Ajaraie runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 25. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Alaaeddine Ajaraie in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Persija this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The terraces24 Aug 2026
Persija supporters have found a favourite in Dony Tri Pamungkas
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Dony Tri Pamungkas has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Thales falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad24 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Denis Kolinger
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Hanif Sjahbandi takes the honours
Marked 7.94 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Persija had the best player on the pitch.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Bambang Pratama signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Bambang Pratama and Persija agree another 3 years.
In brief
- Match Persija draw a blank against Bali United
- Market The Cheickna Samaké talk will not go away
- Player ratings Dony Tri Pamungkas ran the game