Ernando Ari

Goalkeeper - Persebaya
1 Aug 2027
Sunday
Process

Marked for Ernando Ari

48 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

28 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

The terraces

Anger at Persebaya spills outside the ground

It has stopped being a mood in the stands and started being something organised. Boards can ignore a bad atmosphere for a long time; they cannot ignore this stage of it for very long at all.

Boardroom

Pressure builds in the Persebaya boardroom

The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.

Squad

Gustavo Calderari keeps Persebaya in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Market

Syahrian Nugroho has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Persebaya they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

A falling-out at Persebaya

Francisco Rivera and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad

Words at Persebaya training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jefferson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Transfer targets

Altach tell Persebaya: Benjámin Gólik is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Match

Persebaya get the job done against Persis

A 2‑0 win over Persis, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Player ratings

A masterclass from Bruno Paraíba

Marked 8.48 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

In brief

Back issues
45 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

7 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Boardroom

Dedi Pato has until the next board meeting

What was said behind closed doors has now been said in front of a microphone. Everybody at Persebaya can do the arithmetic, including the man it is aimed at.

Market

Persebaya turn down Persib for Léo Lelis

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Market

Sani Rizki puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Persebaya, and it is not being withdrawn.

The dugout

Mikael Tata: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Persebaya have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

Francisco Rivera 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 Persebaya this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Words at Persebaya training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jefferson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Match

Persebaya come up short against Bhayangkara Presisi

Bhayangkara Presisi left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

The dugout

No hiding place for Léo Lelis

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Léo Lelis, and the manager let it.

Squad

Ernando Ari is no longer first choice

The manager has re-ordered his thinking and Ernando Ari 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.

In brief

42 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

17 May 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Player ratings

Paulo Gali beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 45. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

Match

Persebaya march on in the cup

Persita are out and Persebaya go through, 1‑1 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.

Match

Persebaya tear PSIM apart

Rarely has this fixture seen a display like it: 3‑0 against PSIM, and it could have been more.

Player ratings

Mihailo Perović scores twice — 8.92

Two goals and a mark of 8.92 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.

Match

Persebaya sink to position 16

10 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.

Market

Léo Lelis asks to leave Persebaya

“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.

Squad

Gustavo Calderari is the hero from the spot

A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Gustavo Calderari: 1 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.

Squad

Tempers go at Persebaya

Francisco Rivera was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

A row about effort at Persebaya

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jefferson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

In brief

41 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

10 May 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

Words exchanged at Persebaya

Jefferson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Match

A bad afternoon for Persebaya against Arema

0‑2 to Arema, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Market

One of our own: Fachri Santoso joins the Persebaya first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Fachri Santoso is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

The dugout

No hiding place for Gustavo Calderari

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Gustavo Calderari, and the manager let it.

Squad

A row about effort at Persebaya

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Miloš Raičković was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout

Dedi Pato: “No excuses”

“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑2, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.

Market

Malik Risaldi is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Persebaya has been clear about where Malik Risaldi stands, which is more than many ever get.

Player ratings

Francisco Rivera was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 13. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

The dugout

A promise honoured at Persebaya

Something was said to Ricky Fajrin and then it happened. In this industry that passes for remarkable, and the dressing room noticed faster than any supporter could.

In brief

38 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

19 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

Persebaya win it in stoppage time

The board had gone up, the arguing had started, and then the ball was in the net in the 90th minute. PSBS Biak will replay every second of the added time for a week.

Match

Every point is an argument now for Persebaya

Position 16 and 7 points, and the table gets read bottom-up in this part of town. The calendar has stopped being a schedule and started being a countdown.

Market

Sani Rizki asks to leave Persebaya

“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.

The dugout

Ricky Fajrin: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Persebaya have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

Jefferson 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 Persebaya this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

The terraces

The crowd has taken to Jasey Wehrmann

At 22 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.

The dugout

No hiding place for Ernando Ari

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ernando Ari, and the manager let it.

Match

Persebaya get the job done against PSBS Biak

A 1‑0 win over PSBS Biak, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Player ratings

Ninety minutes of Mihailo Perović at his very best

Marked 8.24. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Persebaya.

In brief

35 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

29 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

The wait goes on for Persebaya

10 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.

Match

Persebaya cannot find the net

5 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.

Squad

A falling-out at Persebaya

Jefferson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Match

Persebaya come up short against Persija

Persija left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

The dugout

The manager’s verdict

“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 0‑2 Dedi Pato left the room before anybody could ask which.

The dugout

Persebaya keep their word to Gustavo Calderari

Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.

Squad

A row about effort at Persebaya

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Alwi Slamat was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Boardroom

Wages swallow 89% of the Persebaya income

Every club pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time it has been tried.

The dugout

No hiding place for Sani Rizki

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Sani Rizki, and the manager let it.

In brief

31 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

1 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

The knee: Muhammad Natsir out for 36 days

36 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Persebaya lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

Squad

Novri Setiawan breaks a bone — 16 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 16 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Match

6 matches without a win for Persebaya

The run now stands at 6, and the questions being asked around Persebaya are no longer polite ones.

Squad

Tempers go at Persebaya

Francisco Rivera was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Words at Persebaya training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jefferson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

The dugout

The manager makes an example of Ernando Ari

“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.

Boardroom

Wages eat 85% of everything Persebaya earn

There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.

The dugout

Dedi Pato on the point

“A point is a point and I will take it, but we should have had all three.” Dedi Pato after the 0‑0 draw, and the sentence every manager in the country said at some stage this weekend.

Player ratings

Saddil Ramdani runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 13. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

In brief

30 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

22 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

Muhammad Natsir damages knee ligaments — 44 days out

The words a physio says slowly. 44 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.

Squad

23 days out for Novri Setiawan after a fracture

A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Persebaya will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.

Market

Jasey Wehrmann hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Persebaya can pretend not to have heard.

Match

No end in sight to Persebaya's wait for a win

5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Persebaya has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad

Jefferson 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 Persebaya this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Persebaya lose Pratama Jaya

16 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Match

Mihailo Perović’s goal not enough for Persebaya

Mihailo Perović scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑3 to Bali United, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.

The dugout

No hiding place for Gustavo Calderari

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Gustavo Calderari, and the manager let it.

Match

Mihailo Perović answers Bali United immediately

Conceding is one thing; the response is what tells you about a dressing room. Mihailo Perović had Persebaya level again within 2 minutes, and Bali United never got to play with a lead at all.

In brief

29 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

15 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

Novri Setiawan breaks a bone — 31 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 31 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Match

No end in sight to Persebaya's wait for a win

4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Persebaya has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad

Tempers go at Persebaya

Jefferson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Transfer targets

Persebaya rebuffed over Santino Dudar

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Ferro Carril Oeste have kept their man, and Persebaya go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Match

Persebaya come up short against Borneo

Borneo left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad

Ricky Fajrin out for 35 days

The medical room confirms 35 days on the sidelines for Ricky Fajrin, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad

A row about effort at Persebaya

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Sani Rizki was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout

No hiding place for Sani Rizki

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Sani Rizki, and the manager let it.

The dugout

The manager’s verdict

“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 0‑2 Dedi Pato left the room before anybody could ask which.

In brief

28 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

8 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

A fracture rules Novri Setiawan out for 40 days

Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Persebaya will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.

Squad

Gustavo Calderari stands alone

7 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.

Transfer targets

No thanks: Mateo Ponte rejects the move

Persebaya had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Botafogo, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.

Market

Only the photograph left for Syahrian Nugroho

Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Syahrian Nugroho will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Persebaya the goodbyes have quietly begun.

Squad

Francisco Rivera 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 Persebaya this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

A row about effort at Persebaya

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jefferson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Transfer targets

Persebaya rebuffed over Alan

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Maluku Utara United have kept their man, and Persebaya go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Match

Bhayangkara Presisi take the points off Persebaya

Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

The dugout

Dedi Pato: “No excuses”

“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑1, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.

In brief

  • The dugout Somebody else is better right now than Ernando Ari
  • Boardroom Persebaya turn down the training-ground plan
  • The dugout No hiding place for Koko Araya
24 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

11 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

A fracture rules Novri Setiawan out for 73 days

Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Persebaya will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.

Transfer targets

Ricky Fajrin due for a Persebaya medical

Everything agreed with Bali United, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.

Squad

Words exchanged at Persebaya

Jefferson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Transfer targets

Door shut on Dalberto

Persebaya asked and Arema said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

Market

Persebaya promote Bagas Arhan from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Bagas Arhan has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.

Squad

A row about effort at Persebaya

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Alwi Slamat was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Market

No place for Alwi Slamat in the plan

“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Alwi Slamat has his answer from Persebaya; what he does with it is the next window’s story.

Market

The Ernando Ari story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Ernando Ari signs something — a contract at Persebaya or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

The dugout

A door opens for Gustavo Fernandes

He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.

In brief

20 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

14 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Novri Setiawan breaks a bone — 104 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 104 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

The dugout

Malik Risaldi keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Persebaya may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad

Words exchanged at Persebaya

Jefferson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

In brief

16 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

16 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

The dugout

Rachmat Irianto says Persebaya went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

Francisco Rivera 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 Persebaya this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Jefferson 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.

The dugout

The manager makes an example of Léo Lelis

“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.

The dugout

Sani Rizki knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Sani Rizki trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

Market

The Ernando Ari story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Ernando Ari signs something — a contract at Persebaya or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

In brief

12 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Words exchanged at Persebaya

Jefferson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

The dugout

Gustavo Fernandes gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad

A row about effort at Persebaya

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Alwi Slamat was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Market

The Ernando Ari story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Ernando Ari signs something — a contract at Persebaya or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

The dugout

The manager makes Sani Rizki a promise

Nothing in writing and nothing in public: a word about playing time, given face to face at Persebaya. The team sheets over the next month will show whether it was worth having.

The dugout

Malik Risaldi asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

In brief

11 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

A falling-out at Persebaya

Jefferson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Market

Persebaya promote Hendro Lilipaly from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Hendro Lilipaly has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.

Squad

Sani Rizki 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.

The dugout

Gustavo Fernandes knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Gustavo Fernandes trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

Market

Mihailo Perović linked with a move away

The name of Mihailo Perović keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Persebaya say nothing, which says plenty.

Squad

Ernando Ari goes off with his country

A call-up flatters the player and the club that produced him in the same breath. Persebaya would like him back in one piece and know they will not be consulted.

In brief

9 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

28 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Alwi Slamat hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Persebaya can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Tempers go at Persebaya

Jefferson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Match

Mihailo Perović’s goal not enough for Persebaya

Mihailo Perović scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Maluku Utara United, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.

The dugout

No hiding place for Ernando Ari

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ernando Ari, and the manager let it.

Player ratings

Francisco Rivera beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 16. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

Player ratings

Mihailo Perović stands above it all

Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.95 on the card, and the Persebaya support went home talking about one name.

The dugout

Dedi Pato answers for it

“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 1‑2, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.

Squad

Words at Persebaya training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alwi Slamat is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

The dugout

The form table has caught Arief Catur

Somebody else has been better, the manager has said so with a team sheet, and there is no argument to be had. He will get the shirt back the only way it can be got back.

In brief

8 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

21 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

Pedro Matos pulls a muscle — 14 days out

The injury that keeps coming back, keeps being rushed back from, and quietly costs more careers than the dramatic ones. 14 days is the estimate; the honest figure depends on whether anybody is patient.

Squad

Words exchanged at Persebaya

Jefferson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Match

Persebaya come up short against Persib

Persib left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad

Words at Persebaya training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Sani Rizki is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

The dugout

Dedi Pato answers for it

“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 0‑1, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.

The dugout

The manager makes an example of Ryan Ardiansyah

“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.

The dugout

Ryan Ardiansyah dropped after a run of poor form

The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.

The dugout

Ernando Ari does not fit this one

Ninety specific minutes wanted a different sort of player, and the manager picked one. He is not out of form and he is not in the side, and both are true.

Looking ahead

Ryan Ardiansyah faces his old club

Maluku Utara United next, and one man in the Persebaya dressing room knows their training ground better than his own. The reception will tell him what they thought of him.

In brief

4 Edition

The Persebaya Gazette

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

Persebaya bow out of the cup

Persik go through and Persebaya go home, 0‑2 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.

Squad

Ernando Ari keeps Persebaya in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

The terraces

A cup embarrassment at Persik follows Persebaya home

0-3. Going out of a cup is one afternoon; going out like that is a week of phone-ins, and the manager will hear every one of them.

Market

Persebaya say no — this time

The offer from PSBS Biak for Syahrian Nugroho was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Squad

Francisco Rivera 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 Persebaya this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Transfer targets

Persebaya make their move for Novri Setiawan

$88.0K on the table at Persik. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.

Transfer targets

No deal for Alwi Slamat at that price

Persebaya offered $7.0K; Maluku Utara United said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.

Squad

A row about effort at Persebaya

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jefferson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout

Gustavo Fernandes gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

In brief

  • Boardroom Doors closed at Persebaya
  • Player ratings Sani Rizki runs at them all day
  • The dugout The manager’s verdict
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The Persebaya Gazette

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

11 saves: Ernando Ari was the team

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 11 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.

Squad

Jefferson stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Jefferson and Persebaya agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Words exchanged at Persebaya

Francisco Rivera and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad

Words at Persebaya training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jefferson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Transfer targets

Santos tell Persebaya: Miguel Terceros is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Player ratings

Mihailo Perović in the eights

A performance of 8.13 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Market

Still no ink between Persebaya and Risto Mitrevski

“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Persebaya, another week without a signature from Risto Mitrevski.

Match

Mihailo Perović rescues a point for Persebaya

It needed Mihailo Perović to find the net to bring anything home at all: 1‑1 against Dewa United, and half the dressing room will call it a point won.

The dugout

Dedi Pato on the point

“A point is a point and I will take it, but we should have had all three.” Dedi Pato after the 1‑1 draw, and the sentence every manager in the country said at some stage this weekend.

In brief