2018 Liga 2 (Indonesia) Final

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]

2018 Liga 2 Final

The Pakansari in Cibinong hosted the final
Event	2018 Liga 2
Semen Padang PSS 0 2
Date	4 December 2018 (2018-12-04)
Venue	Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong
Man of the Match	Ichsan Pratama (PSS)
Referee	Dwi Purba (Indonesia)
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PSS won the match 2–0 to secure their first title in this competition.^[2]

Road to the final

Further information: 2018 Liga 2

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

Semen Padang				Round	PSS
West region winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Semen Padang (P) 22 39 2 Persiraja 22 35 3 Aceh United 22 35 4 Persita 22 35 5 Persis 22 35 6 PSPS Riau 22 31 7 Perserang 22 31 8 Cilegon United 22 29 9 Persibat 22 28 10 Persika (R) 22 24 11 PSIR (R) 22 22 12 Persik Kendal (R) 22 22 Source: Babak Penyisihan Liga 2[dead link] (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated				First round	East region winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 PSS (C, P) 22 43 2 Kalteng Putra (P) 22 39 3 Madura 22 39 4 PSMP 22 37 5 Martapura 22 31 6 PSIM 22 31 7 Blitar United 22 31 8 Persiba 22 27 9 PSBS 22 26 10 Persegres (R) 22 26 11 Semeru (R) 22 19 12 Persiwa (R) 22 7 Source: Babak Penyisihan Liga 2[dead link] (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group A winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Semen Padang 6 10 2 Kalteng Putra 6 10 3 PSMP 6 9 4 Aceh United 6 5 Source: Babak 8 Besar Liga 2[usurped]				Second round	Group B winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 PSS 6 10 2 Persita 6 10 3 Persiraja 6 9 4 Madura 6 6 Source: Babak 8 Besar Liga 2[usurped]
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

Semen Padang	0–2	PSS
	Report	Gonzáles 18' Lastori 27'

4 December 2018 (2018-12-04)

18:30 UTC+7

Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong

Referee: Dwi Purba

Semen Padang

PSS

GK 21 Rendy Oscario RB 11 Hengky Ardiles (c)  46' CB 28 Ngurah Nanak CB 5 Novrianto LB 15 Leo Guntara  88' CM 19 Manda Cingi  43' CM 7 Rudi  41' CM 6 Fridolin Yoku RW 91 Afriansyah  84' LW 88 Irsyad Maulana CF 14 Riski Novriansyah Substitutes: GK 20 Guntur Pranata DF 2 Ibrahim Sanjaya  46' DF 32 Ahmad Bahtiar MF 10 Abdul Lestaluhu  84' MF 31 Rosad Setiawan MF 23 Firman Septian  41' FW 99 Mardiono Head Coach: Syafrianto Rusli

Rendy Nanak Novrianto Ardiles Guntara Manda Rudi Fridolin Afriansyah Riski Irsyad Ega Ikhwan Gufron Dewa Bagus Amarzukih Ichsan Mustaine Rangga Lastori Gonzáles Starting XI

GK 21 Ega Rizky RB 3 Bagus Nirwanto (c) CB 55 Asyraq Gufron CB 44 Ikhwan Ciptady LB 28 Aditya Dewa DM 25 Amarzukih  55' CM 92 Dave Mustaine  64' CM 23 Ichsan Pratama  77' RW 22 Rifal Lastori  64' LW 15 Rangga Muslim  89' CF 10 Cristian Gonzáles Substitutes: GK 18 Yoewanto Setya Beny DF 2 Akbar Zakaria DF 31 Jodi Kustiawan MF 8 Taufiq Febriyanto  89' MF 87 Ilhamul Irhaz  77' FW 16 Qischil Minny FW 41 Slamet Budiyono  64' Head Coach: Seto Nurdiantoro

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

Match rules 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 Goals scored 0 2 Shot off target 3 1 Shots on target 1 5 Fouls 5 5 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0 0 Offsides 0 0 Corners 4 1 Ball possession 51% 49%

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

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