The Arema Sentinel
Match8 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for Arema
A 1‑6 beating by Persik was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Luiz Gustavo 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 Arema this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match8 Aug 2026
7 goals as Arema and Persik go for it
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 7 goals between Arema and Persik, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Hossein Saki 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Luiz Gustavo
“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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Witan Riyadi joins the Arema first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Witan Riyadi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Rachmat Hardiyanto joins the Arema first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rachmat Hardiyanto is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Hendro Sucipto steps up from the Arema academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Hendro Sucipto has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Muhammad Riyadi joins the Arema first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Muhammad Riyadi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad 6 past Lucas Frigeri
- Boardroom Nobody left the Arema dressing room in a hurry
- Player ratings Ilham Rio Fahmi never got going