Match Report
Persiwa, 7th with 43 points, sat 22 points above Bontang (18th, 21). On recent form Persiwa sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Per game in the league, Bontang were scoring 1 and conceding 2.15, Persiwa 1.21 and 1.42, against a competition average of 0.99 goals per team per game.
Bontang arrived off three straight defeats.
The venue was Stadion Mulawarman in Bontang, with room for 12,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 2-2 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-3.