2014 Indonesian Inter Island Cup final

The 2014 Indonesian Inter Island Cup final was the final match of the 2014 Indonesian Inter Island Cup which took place on 5 February 2015 at Jakabaring Stadium in Palembang and was contested by Arema Cronus and Persib.Arema Cronus won the match 2–1 on extra time, following a 2–1 after extra time, for their final fifth Indonesian Inter Island Cup title after the competition was postponed previously.

2014 Indonesian Inter Island Cup final

The final was played at Jakabaring Stadium.
Event	2014 Indonesian Inter Island Cup
Arema Cronous Persib Bandung 2 1
After extra time
Date	1 February 2015
Venue	Jakabaring Stadium, Palembang
Man of the Match	Cristian Gonzáles
Referee	Handri Kristanto
Attendance	7,529
Weather	TBD

Background

Persib Bandung and Arema Cronous have never won Inter Island Cup. Persib Bandung was embarrassing at home at Jakabaring in the inaugural match of the 2010 Indonesian Inter Island Cup, after being defeated 0–6 by hosts Sriwijaya FC.

In 2014 Persib won 3–1 over Arema Cronus in the extra time in the Indonesia Super League Semifinals.

Venues

The 2014 Indonesian Inter Island Cup final between Arema Cronus and Persib Bandung which was held at the Gelora Delta Stadium was cancelled, because security did not issue permission to hold the match. PT Liga Indonesia was forced to decide to postpone the final until an undetermined time. The reason is, PT LI is still focused on kicking off the 2014 Indonesia Super League competition, on February 1, 2014. However, how would the IIC final be rolled out in June, August or December 2014. PT. LI decided to hold the IIC final in November or December, in line with the ISL competition which would end on November 15, 2014.

The 2014 Inter Island Cup final was planned to take place in January 2015. On January 3, 2015, PT Liga Indonesia decided on the location for the 2014 Inter Island final match which would be the Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul, Yogyakarta, 27 January 2015. On January 12, 2015, the Pre-Season Tournament entitled 2015 SCM Cup was announced to take place on 17-27 January 2015, Making the Inter Island Cup postponed again. Sultan Agung Stadium as a venue was canceled and moved to Palembang, due to reasons by PT Liga Indonesia. PT Liga Indonesia finally appointed Gelora Jakabaring, Palembang as the venue for this match since the first edition in 2010.

Road to the final

Further information: 2014 Indonesian Inter Island Cup

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

Arema Cronous				Round	Persib
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Perseru	1–0 (H)			Matchday 1	Persiram Raja Ampat	0–0 (H)
Barito Putera	2–2 (A)			Matchday 2	Mitra Kukar	1–1 (A)
Sriwijaya	1–0 (A)			Matchday 3	Persik Kediri	3–2 (H)
Group A winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Arema Cronous 3 7 2 Barito Putera 3 5 3 Sriwijaya 3 3 4 Perseru Serui 3 1 Source:				Final standings	Group B winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Persib 3 5 2 Persiram Raja Ampat 3 5 3 Mitra Kukar 3 4 4 Persik Kediri 3 1 Source:

Arema Cronus

from Group A, Arema Cronus collected 7 points as a result of 2 win, 1 draws in the Group Stage. In the first match, Arema Cronus managed to silence Perseru Serui with a narrow score of 1-0 through Gustavo Lopez's penalty goal in the 56th minute. In the second match, Arema drew 2-2 with Barito Putera. Singo Edan scored a goal from Cristian Gonzáles in the 23rd minute and Irsyad Maulana in the 25th minute, then replied with 2 goals, making Barito Putera regain the lead. In the last match, Arema won 1-0 over Sriwijaya FC.

Persib Bandung

Persib also qualified from the Group Stage after finishing in Group B. They collected 5 points from 1 wins, 2 draws, and no losses. In the first match, Persib Bandung drew with Persiram 0-0. Persib again drew against Mitra Kukar 1-1 with Fortune Udo's goal in the 75th minute, which was then answered by Erick Weeks Lewis's free-kick in the 84th minute. In the decisive match, Persib finally won over Persik Kediri with a score of 3-2.

Match

Details

1 February 2015

18:45 UTC+7:00

Arema Cronous	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Persib Bandung
Fabiano 51' (pen.) Kennedy 116'		Vujović 76'

Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang

Attendance: 7,529

Referee: Muslimin

Arema Cronus

Persib

Arema Cronus GK 21 I Made Wardana DF 15 Fabiano DF 32 Victor Igbonefo DF 59 Hasyim Kipuw  90' DF 87 Johan Alfarizi MF 77 Juan Revi  50' MF 12 Hendro Siswanto  12'  106' MF 19 Ahmad Bustomi  68' FW 21 Ferry Aman Saragih  53'  117' FW 17 Samsul Arif FW 77 Cristian Gonzáles Substitutes: MF 44 I Gede Sukadana  68' FW 17 Ahmad Nufiandani  50' FW 22 Sengbah Kennedy  106' Manager: Suharno

Persib Bandung GK 78 I Made Wirawan DF 22 Supardi Nasir DF 6 Tony Sucipto MF 16 Achmad Jufriyanto MF 3 Vladimir Vujović MF 11 Dedi Kusnandar MF 24 Hariono  26'  99' MF 7 Atep Rizal MF 10 Makan Konaté FW 9 Maycon  46' FW 82 Tantan Substitutes: MF 8 Muhammad Taufiq MF 15 Firman Utina  69' FW 14 Koh Traoré  46'  69' Manager: Djajang Nurdjaman

Man of the Match: Cristian Gonzáles Assistant referees: Beni Andriko S. Yunus Fourth official: Masril

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.