Monday, October 22, 2012

FUTSAL Indera Sports Club emerge Red Bull Futsal champions

(Above) Muhd Ulfi of Indera SC (jersey No7) guard the ball againts Fadzil Ismail of MS ABDB (jeresy No 11) in the final. Pictures: BT/Yusri Adanan
Monday, October 22, 2012

INDERA Sports Club ended the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) Red Bull Futsal Championship 2012 as the only undefeated team after beating the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) 4-2 in yesterday's final.

The game at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex's Indoor Stadium was played at a fast tempo in the first half and it did not take long for Indera to score their first goal.

Just three minutes into the game, a pass from the right to Ak Mohd Naqib Pg Timbang saw him unleash a low shot to the left to make it 1-0.

Their new-found confidence helped them secure their second goal when Mohd Amirulizam Pungut saw an opportunity after some quick one-two passing and shot pass MS ABDB's goalkeeper in the 7th minute.

The army men were not licked yet, and their quick tricks and low passes provided Md Zairul Hazmin with MS ABDB's first goal in the 10th and the equaliser in the 17th minute.

The second half saw MS ABDB with more possession but it was Indera that were able to get in front after some good counter-attacking play.

MS ABDB's long ball tactics proved to be their undoing when in the 32nd minute, a quick pass fell to Mohd Amirulizam who was waiting at MS ABDB's half going on to dribble past two army men and score his second goal to put Indera up 3-2.

They sealed the game when another interception from another long ball created their fourth goal.

Indera's counter-attack created a three-on-one situation and Mohd Faiz had to only wait for the ball on the left before calmly slotting it home.

The only chance that MS ABDB got to get a goal back was a free kick in the last minutes of the game, but that too was in vain as the shot went straight to Indera's goalkeeper who successfully blocked the ball with his chest and kept it out of danger.

Indera's captain Muhd Ulfi Aminuddin told The Brunei Times that it was a tight game and that the team was surprised to have won the final.

"We did not expect anything from the game but we surely wanted to win," said Muhd Ulfi.

"The team just concentrated on playing our best (as) we have a team of well-rounded players and we play well together," said the 22-year-old.

Indera received $3,000, a challenge trophy and an individual trophy and medals while MS ABDB were awarded $2,000, a trophy and medals.

Arbisham won third place after beating Kota Junior 4-2 to take home $1,000, a trophy and medals.

Organised by NFABD, the tournament kicked off in April with 40 teams playing in eight groups.

The Brunei Times

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