JAKARTA - PSIM Yogyakarta managed to win the 2024/2025 Liga 2 title after facing Bhayangkara FC in the final round.
PSIM's efforts to attract titles did not go easy because they had to go through a long match until they were finally able to close the match with a 2-1 victory.
PSIM Yogyakarta, which is the host of the Manahan Stadium, Solo, Wednesday, February 26, 2025, was able to present a slick game. They even managed to score a goal when the game had only been running for nine minutes.
Rafinha's execution through a free kick became a moment that made PSIM Yogyakarta able to take the lead first. The match then went normally until the end of the first half.
Entering the second half, heavy rains flushed the Manahan Stadium. The match was stopped and postponed for more than an hour due to inundated field conditions.
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The second half match then continued at 17.30 WIB. Both teams played at a slow tempo considering that the field was still a little inundated which caused the flow of the ball to stall.
Entering the 50th minute, Bhayangkara dominated possession. While PSIM played more effectively with counter-attacks, it seemed difficult to stream the ball.
In the 55th minute, PSIM had the opportunity to take a free kick. Leo Silva committed a tough foul on Rafinha which led to a yellow card for him.
Rafinha came down as the executor of this free kick, but his effort failed because he hit Bhayangkara's fence.
PSIM's golden opportunity then came again in the 62nd minute. The counter-attack was initiated by Rafinha who then gave Roken Tampubolon a short pass. However, Roken's shot was readable by the Setho Cloud goalkeeper.
Instead of scoring the second goal, PSIM was chased by Bhayangkara FC. The visitors were able to equalize through a goal scored by Felipe Ryan in the 70th minute after using Ruben Sanadi's assist.
The 1-1 score then lasted until the long whistle sounded by the referee. This draw score made the match inevitably continue to an additional round in order to get the winner.
As the match in the extra round continued, in the 96th minute PSIM was able to take the lead again. The Roken Tampubolon kick from the left side failed to be pushed over by goalkeeper and went into the Bhayangkara FC goal.
PSIM threatened again in the 100th minute, but fortunately for Bhayangkara FC because Rafinha's kick at that time was blocked by the back player.
In the 116th minute, Mufdi Iskandar's header was blocked by the PSIM goalkeeper. After that, there were no more meaningful opportunities for both teams until the long whistle sounded.
This result ensures that PSIM won 2-1 over Bhayangkara FC as the 2nd League champion this season.
However, the two teams competing in the League 2 final will still be promoted to League 1 next season.
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