Match Report
23 points separated the sides: Malut United 3rd on 57, PSS Sleman 16th on 34. PSS Sleman had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Malut United 1.41 scored and 0.97 conceded per game, PSS Sleman 1.26 and 1.47, with the league averaging 1.31.
Malut United carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Defeat had followed defeat for PSS Sleman — four in succession. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Malut United against 1/15 for PSS Sleman.
Stadion Gelora Kie Raha in Ternate, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Malut United: Diego Martínez (68')