The Bali United Post
Squad3 Jul 2028
Lucas Morelatto signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Lucas Morelatto commits to Bali United for another 2 years.
Squad3 Jul 2028
A falling-out at Bali United
Jort van der Sande and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match1 Jul 2028
Boris Kopitović the difference as Bali United beat Maluku Utara United
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Boris Kopitović. 2‑1 against Maluku Utara United, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad3 Jul 2028
Bali United count the cost of losing Dedi Beckham
15 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.
Player ratings3 Jul 2028
Thijmen Goppel beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 17. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad3 Jul 2028
Thijmen Goppel is no longer first choice
The manager has re-ordered his thinking and Thijmen Goppel has come out of it lower. He will be told it is temporary, and the players who have heard that before will avoid his eye.
Market3 Jul 2028
Talks stall between Bali United and Dimitar Mitkov
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Boardroom3 Jul 2028
7 new boys at the Bali United academy
Signed today, seen by nobody for years, and one of them may one day be the reason the club exists. That is the whole of the argument for an academy, and it is a good one.
The dugout3 Jul 2028
A satisfied Witan Pato
“The players deserve the credit. My job was easy today.” It was not, and everybody in the room knew it; after 2‑1, Witan Pato could afford to be generous.
In brief
- The dugout Thomas Lam gets picked when it counts
- The dugout No hiding place for Bagas Adi Nugroho
- The dugout Somebody else is better right now than Made Andhika Wijaya