Persita and Malut United shared the points in a 3-2 draw at the Regular Season-2 fixture on 2026-09-13. The match opened with Persita taking the lead through A. Ramalingom in the 15th minute before Malut United responded with two goals from D. da Silva, one from the penalty spot in the 30th minute and another in the 38th. And here's the thing about such games — you think you have the ledger balanced until the final whistle blows, and then it shifts again.
Malut United's lead held until the closing stages when R. Rodriguez pulled one back for Persita in the 89th minute. The equaliser came in stoppage time via A. Andrejic in the 90+6th minute, a moment that changed everything. By then both sides had made numerous changes, with Persita bringing on D. da Silva and Y. Sayuri in the 79th minute, followed by D. Markx and I. Rodrigues in the 88th. Malut United had already introduced four players in the 69th minute — Kaio Nunes, W. Hamisi, H. Caraka and T. Kozubayev.
The yellow cards told their own story toward the end of the contest. J. Guseynov picked up a booking in the 60th minute for Persita, while F. Sudin and C. Gomis both went into the referee's book in the final two minutes of the game. To be fair, those late cautions came when the tension had properly built, not from reckless challenges but from desperate attempts to hold on.
Statistics showed Persita dominated possession at 53 per cent against Malut United's 47, though the numbers don't capture the full picture. The home side registered 115 attacks compared to 99 from the visitors, while Malut United had 15 goal kicks to Persita's 8. The shots were not all converted — da Silva's brace for Malut United included one from the spot, and Persita needed three goals to salvage a point from what looked like another defeat in the making.
Persita remain in fifth place with four points from two games, having won one and drawn one. Malut United sit in 13th position with just a single point from their opening two matches, one draw and one defeat. The result extends Persita's unbeaten run while leaving Malut United searching for their first victory of the campaign.