2018 Liga 2 (Indonesia) Final Explained

2018 Liga 2 Final
Event:	2018 Liga 2
Team1:	Semen Padang
Team1score:	0
Team2:	PSS
Team2score:	2
Stadium:	Pakansari Stadium
City:	Cibinong
Man Of The Match1a:	Ichsan Pratama (PSS)
Referee:	Dwi Purba (Indonesia)
Previous:	2017
Next:	2019

The 2018 Liga 2 Final was the final match of the 2018 Liga 2, the ninth season of second-tier competition in Indonesia organised by PT Liga Indonesia Baru, and the second season since it was renamed from the Liga Indonesia Premier Division to the Liga 2. It was played at the Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong, Bogor, West Java on 4 December 2018.^[1]

PSS won the match 2–0 to secure their first title in this competition.^[2]

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Semen Padang				Round	PSS
West region winners	First round	East region winners
Group A winners	Second round	Group B winners
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout round	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Persita	3–2	0–1 (A)	3–1 (H)	Semi-finals	Kalteng Putra	2–0	0–0 (A)	2–0 (H)

Match

Details

width=25 ! width=25 GK 21 Rendy Oscario RB 11 Hengky Ardiles (c) CB 28 Ngurah Nanak CB 5 Novrianto LB 15 CM 19 CM 7 CM 6 Fridolin Yoku RW 91 LW 88 Irsyad Maulana CF 14 Riski Novriansyah Substitutes: GK 20 Guntur Pranata DF 2 DF 32 Ahmad Bahtiar MF 10 MF 31 Rosad Setiawan MF 23 FW 99 Mardiono Head Coach: Syafrianto Rusli

< -- Semen Padang -->Starting XI

width=25 ! width=25 GK 21 Ega Rizky RB 3 Bagus Nirwanto (c) CB 55 Asyraq Gufron CB 44 Ikhwan Ciptady LB 28 Aditya Dewa DM 25 CM 92 CM 23 RW 22 LW 15 CF 10 Cristian Gonzáles Substitutes: GK 18 Yoewanto Setya Beny DF 2 Akbar Zakaria DF 31 Jodi Kustiawan MF 8 MF 87 FW 16 Qischil Minny FW 41 Head Coach: Seto Nurdiantoro

Man of the Match: Ichsan Pratama (PSS) Assistant referees Agus Mulyadi Dedek Duha Fourth official Annas Apriliandi

Match rules^[3] 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

First half

Statistic	Semen Padang	PSS
scope=row	Goals scored	0	2
scope=row	Shot off target	3	1
scope=row	Shots on target	1	5
scope=row	Fouls	5	5
scope=row	Yellow cards	1	0
scope=row	Red cards	0	0
scope=row	Offsides	0	0
scope=row	Corners	4	1
scope=row	Ball possession	51%	49%

Second half

Statistic	Semen Padang	PSS
scope=row	Goals scored	0	0
scope=row	Shot off target	6	2
scope=row	Shots on target	0	4
scope=row	Fouls	11	4
scope=row	Yellow cards	1	2
scope=row	Red cards	0	0
scope=row	Offsides	1	3
scope=row	Corners	8	0
scope=row	Ball possession	61%	39%

Overall

Statistic	Semen Padang	PSS
scope=row	Goals scored	0	2
scope=row	Shot off target	9	3
scope=row	Shots on target	1	9
scope=row	Fouls	16	9
scope=row	Yellow cards	2	2
scope=row	Red cards	0	0
scope=row	Offsides	1	3
scope=row	Corners	12	1
scope=row	Ball possession	56%	44%

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jadwal PSS vs Semen Padang di Final Liga 2 di Pakansari Bogor. Adu Kuat Tim Promosi Liga 1 - Tribun Batam . Tribun Batam . 28 November 2018 . id-ID . 28 November 2018.
2. Web site: Bekuk Semen Padang, PSS Juara Sejati Kasta Kedua . liga-indonesia.id . 4 December 2018 .
3. Web site: Regulasi Liga 2 Situs Web Resmi Liga Gojek 2018 - Ofisial dari PT Liga Indonesia Baru . liga-indonesia.id . pdf .