Dewa United Wins 2-1 in a Friendly Match Against Cambodian Club Visakha FC

The Shiro Copr– Dewa United Banten FC won 2-1 against Visakha FC in their first friendly match on Saturday (7/19) afternoon at the Dewa United Training Ground, Tangerang.

This friendly match is a complement to the preparations of both teams ahead of the new season, as they will compete in Asian competitions and their respective leagues.

The top team of the Cambodian League made a surprise by taking the lead early through a quick attack. Visakha FC led 0-1 against the home team.

Soon after, the third-place winner of the 2025 President's Cup regained the position through Alex Martins, the top scorer of last season's league. He scored a beautiful goal through chip Beautifully breaking the Visakha goal.

As the first half was ending, a new pillar Banten Warriors Stefano Lilipaly scored the goal that made Dewa United take the lead 2-1, which remained until the end of the match.

Quoting from I League , after the match ended, President of Dewa United Banten FC, Ardian Satya Negara, spoke about this friendly match, which is intended to look forward to the new season, especially in the Asian competition.

"The previous trial was quite good for Dewa United because we will also play at the Asian level. It's possible that later we will meet clubs from Cambodia, and Visakha is one of the top teams," said Ardian.

"Unless I'm mistaken, last season they ranked third (Cambodian Premier League). Such trials are certainly very helpful for the Gods in facing broader competitions (Asia)," he added.

Visakha FC's manager Panhasoketya Ou praised the atmosphere of the Indonesian club's match as an important part of the top Cambodian club's pre-season.

"This is a good experience for us. During two weeks in Indonesia, we brought our main team for pre-season. We played against some teams from the Super League and Championship," explained Panhasoketya.

"From the trial against the Gods, we hope to gain many on-field lessons. Especially to exchange methods and develop the team's performance ahead of the new season in August," said Panhasoketya Ou.