2008 Liga Indonesia Premier Division Final Explained

Event:	2007–08 Liga Indonesia Premier Division^[1]
Team1:	PSMS Medan
Team1score:	1
Team2:	Sriwijaya FC
Team2score:	3
Date:	10 February 2008
Stadium:	Jalak Harupat Stadium
City:	Bandung
Man Of The Match1a:	Zah Rahan Krangar (Sriwijaya FC)
Referee:	Purwanto
Attendance:	0
Weather:	Fine
Previous:	2006
Next:	2009 2014

The 2008 Liga Indonesia Premier Division Final was a football match which was played on 10 February 2008 at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung. The match was supposed to take place on 9 February 2008 in Jakarta. However, due to fan riots in one of the semifinal matches, the match was postponed by a day and moved to Bandung to be played behind closed doors.^[2] Neither PSMS and Sriwijaya had made the final stage before. Sriwijaya won the match, defeating PSMS 3–1 in extra time, after the match was drawn at 1–1 at the conclusion of regular time.

Road to Bandung

PSMS Medan		Round	Sriwijaya FC
Team Sriwijaya FC 34 20 6 8 59 31 +28 66 Persija Jakarta 34 18 7 9 55 40 +15 61 PSMS Medan 34 17 7 10 44 28 +16 58 Persik Kediri 34 17 5 12 61 51 +10 56 Persib Bandung 34 15 9 10 45 29 +16 54 Persela Lamongan 34 15 9 10 41 34 +7 54 Persitara Jakarta Utara 34 15 8 11 39 33 +6 53 Pelita Jaya 34 15 7 12 43 30 +13 52 Persita Tangerang 34 13 11 10 33 36 −3 50 PSIS Semarang 34 13 10 11 44 34 +10 49 Persikabo Bogor 34 12 12 10 46 38 +8 48 PSS Sleman 34 12 10 12 42 43 −1 46 Persema Malang 34 12 9 13 35 46 −11 45 PSDS Deli Serdang 34 12 8 14 39 40 −1 44 Persikota Tangerang 34 6 12 16 26 41 −15 30 Semen Padang 34 7 6 21 21 44 −23 27 Persiraja Banda Aceh 34 6 8 20 18 59 −41 26 PSSB Bireuen 34 6 6 22 26 60 −34 24		First stage	Team Sriwijaya FC 34 20 6 8 59 31 +28 66 Persija Jakarta 34 18 7 9 55 40 +15 61 PSMS Medan 34 17 7 10 44 28 +16 58 Persik Kediri 34 17 5 12 61 51 +10 56 Persib Bandung 34 15 9 10 45 29 +16 54 Persela Lamongan 34 15 9 10 41 34 +7 54 Persitara North Jakarta 34 15 8 11 39 33 +6 53 Pelita Jaya 34 15 7 12 43 30 +13 52 Persita Tangerang 34 13 11 10 33 36 −3 50 PSIS Semarang 34 13 10 11 44 34 +10 49 Persikabo Bogor 34 12 12 10 46 38 +8 48 PSS Sleman 34 12 10 12 42 43 −1 46 Persema Malang 34 12 9 13 35 46 −11 45 PSDS Deli Serdang 34 12 8 14 39 40 −1 44 Persikota Tangerang 34 6 12 16 26 41 −15 30 Semen Padang 34 7 6 21 21 44 −23 27 Persiraja Banda Aceh 34 6 8 20 18 59 −41 26 PSSB Bireuen 34 6 6 22 26 60 −34 24
Sriwijaya FC 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 PSMS Medan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Arema Malang 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4 Persiwa Wamena 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2		Second stage	Sriwijaya FC 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 PSMS Medan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Arema Malang 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4 Persiwa Wamena 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Persipura Jayapura	0–0 (5–4 pen.)	Semifinals	Persija Jakarta	1–0

Match details

PSMS Medan: width=25 ! width=25 GK 20 Markus Harison DF 18 Usep Munandar DF 29 DF 50 DF 28 Masperi Kasim (c) MF 12 MF 22 Supardi MF 24 Legimin Raharjo MF 77 Gustavo Chena FW 10 James Koko FW 26 Saktiawan Sinaga Substitutes: DF 19 Mahyadi Panggabean DF 30 Decky Ardian MF 7 Putut Waringin MF 13 Tommy Pranata MF 21 Boy Jati FW 9 Andika Yudhistira FW 33 Manager: Randiman Tarigan

Sriwijaya FC: width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 DF 22 Slamet Riyadi DF 4 DF 31 Carlos Renato (c) DF 25 MF 6 Tony Sucipto MF 29 MF 10 Zah Rahan Krangar MF 16 FW 9 Anoure Obiora FW 17 Keith Gumbs Substitutes: DF 18 Firmansyah DF 3 Syafruddin GK 23 Dede Sulaiman MF 11 Korinus Fingkreuw MF 28 Alamsyah Nasution FW 13 Dian Fakhruddin FW 20 Oktavianus Head Coach: Rahmad Darmawan

Man of the Match: Zah Rahan Krangar (Sriwijaya FC)

See also

• 2007–08 Liga Indonesia Premier Division

External links

• Liga Indonesia Premier Division standings

Notes and References

1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indo07.html 2007 Liga Indonesia Premier Division Result & Table
2. Web site: Indonesia 2007. 2020-06-02. RSSSF.