Indera appeal for rematch against Tabuan Muda

Indera SC captain Shahrin Hj Momin (L) marked by two Tabuan Muda players during their DST Super League match on Sunday. The referee stopped the game when Shahrin was sent off for a second yellow card in the 61st minute, reducing the team to just eight players on the field. However, the decision was not in line with FIFA rules and Indera have appealed to have the game played again.BT/Zaim Kasmat

Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Thursday, October 29, 2015

DETHRONED champions Indera Sports Club (SC) have appealed to have last Sunday’s abandoned DST Super League match against Tabuan Muda (the national Under-23 team) replayed.

The game at the Balapan Track and Field of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas was called off after 61 minutes when Indera captain Shahrin Hj Momin was sent off for a second yellow card, reducing the team to just eight players on the field.

The referee immediately stopped the game - which was goalless - and explained that it could not continue if one side has only eight players in the team.

However, the decision was not in line with FIFA rules.

In ‘Laws of the Game 2015/2016’, Law 3 states that “A match is played by two teams, each consisting of not more than eleven players, one of whom is the goalkeeper. A match may not start if either team consists of fewer than seven players.”

Referring to the above rule, Indera head coach Hj Omar Hj Jamil believes that the referee made a mistake by calling off the game - and that they should be given an opportunity to play again.

“We want a replay,” said Hj Omar after a meeting with the tournament committee at the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) Office in Berakas yesterday.

“The referee stopped the game when it shouldn’t be stopped. We had eight players on the field and not seven.

“The only solution for us is to have the game to be replayed… We consider it to be one of our important matches of the season as we are targeting to finish second,” he added.

Indera are now third in the table with 32 points, one point behind Najip I-Team - who are on 33 points.

Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) secured their maiden DST Super League title on Friday with two games left to play.

The DST Super League tournament committee yesterday said they are seriously addressing the matter and that decision will be made in due time.

Tabuan Muda head coach Stephen Ng Heng Seng is open to any decisions made by the organising tournament committee.

“Tabuan Muda was set up as a development team to keep the elite players together to prepare for future international games and, we have always wanted to keep raising the intensity of our game like this one,” said the coach.

“We welcome as many competitive matches as possible in our development.

“I thought the football was good out there as both teams tried to play fast football… It was an unfortunate (the game got called off) due to the intensity of the game,” added Ng.

The Brunei Times

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MS ABDB juara Liga Super DST

Oct 26, 2015

Oleh Hasrulraizan

TUTONG, 25 Okt – Dengan masih berbaki dua perlawanan, MS ABDB sudah pun mencipta sejarah menjadi pasukan kedua menjulang kejuaraan Liga Super DST sejak liga berprestij itu diperkenalkan pada 2013 menerusi kemenangan meyakinkan, 6-1 ke atas pasukan tercorot, Kilanas FC.

Dalam kejuaraan Liga Super DST pada 2013 dan 2014, pasukan yang menjuarainya ialah Indera SC manakala MS ABDB meraih naib juara.

Perlawanan berat sebelah di Kompleks Sukan Tutong pada malam Sabtu itu pada awalnya kelihatan agak seimbang jika melihat kepada jaringan kedua-dua pasukan yang terikat 1-1 walaupun juara baru berkenaan jelas mendominasi kawalan bola.

Namun pada separuh masa kedua pasukan tentera itu mempamerkan aksi hebat sekali gus membuktikan ia berada pada tahap lebih tinggi terutama pada aspek kecergasan pemainnya berbanding pemain lawan dengan ledakan lima gol pada tiga puluh minit terakhir perlawanan.

Membuka tirai jaringan buat pasukan yang baru menurunkan juara bertahan, Indera SC dari takhtanya itu ialah Soldadu Abdul Azizi bin Ali Rahman pada minit ke-16, namun tatkala babak pertama dilihat berakhir 1-0, Brian Lim Yong Song memberikan Kilanas FC sesuatu untuk diraikan pada minit ke-44 untuk kedudukan 1-1 sebelum rehat.

MS ABDB mengesahkan statusnya sebagai ‘Juara Liga Super DST 2015’ 

selepas menewaskan Kilanas FC 6-1.

Lima belas minit pertama babak kedua tidak menyaksikan sebarang jaringan gol namun masuk minit ke-61, usaha berterusan MS ABDB membuahkan hasil dengan ledakan gol Lans Korporal Mohamad Yusri bin Suhaili bagi pendahuluan 2-1.

‘Amukan’ sebenar MS ABDB bermula dengan jaringan ketiganya oleh Lans Korporal Haji Mohd Yusof bin Haji Mat Yasin pada minit ke-75 dan Kilanas FC tidak berupaya membendung gawangnya daripada terus dibolosi apabila kedudukan berubah 4-1 pada minit ke-78 menerusi jaringan Sarjan Mohammad Haizul Rani bin Metussin.

Dua minit berselang, penjaring utama MS ABDB, Soldadu Abdul Azizi mendapat gol keduanya malam itu untuk terus mematahkan semangat pemain Kilanas FC untuk kedudukan bertambah selesa buat MS ABDB pada kedudukan 5-1.

Ketika masa sebenar perlawanan sudah berlalu, MS ABDB masih belum puas meraikan kejuaraan yang baru dikecapi sehingga berjaya menambah jaringan pada masa kecederaan, minit ke-90+2, kali ini disumbangkan oleh Soldadu Mohammad Fadhli bin Haji Awang Salleh.

Kemenangan penuh bergaya pada Minggu Ke-7 Pusingan Kedua Liga Super DST 2015 itu memastikan kejuaraan tidak akan terlepas lagi dari genggaman MS ABDB walau apapun keputusan dua perlawanan terakhirnya nanti termasuk perlawanan penutup tirai edisi ketiga liga berkenaan menentang Indera SC pada malam 16 November nanti.

MS ABDB kini mengutip 45 mata tatkala Indera SC yang kini mengumpul 32 mata dari 14 permainan secara matematiknya hanya akan berjaya mengumpul 44 mata maksimum jika memenangi keempat-empat baki perlawanannya, sementara Najip i-Team yang kini di tangga ketiga dengan 30 mata dari 15 permainan hanya akan mampu mengumpul 39 mata maksimum.

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3 Indera players get red cards, match called off

 

Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh 

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 

Monday, October 26, 2015

THE DST Super League match between Tabuan Muda (the national under-23 team) and Indera Sports Club (SC) was abandoned after the latter were reduced to only eight players on the field.

The match commissioner yesterday said that the match cannot continue if one side has only eight players in the team and that Tabuan Muda automatically will be awarded three points.

Both teams could not find the breakthrough at the Balapan Track and Field of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex.

Indera were reduced to eight players when captain Shahrin Hj Momin was sent off for a second yellow card in the 61st minute forcing the referee to call off the match immediately.

Earlier in the first-half, Indera’s defender Mohammad Afi Aminuddin was sent for an early shower in the 23rd minute after second bookable offence.

Meanwhile, left-back Muiz Sisa was shown a straight red card just four minutes later following a dangerous tackle on Tabuan Muda player.

Indera’s head coach Hj Omar Hj Jamil expressed his disappointment with the quality of refereeing in the match.

“I think the referee did not control the game well and it led to most players feeling upset and frustrated,” said Hj Omar in an interview with The Brunei Times after the match.

“I have no complaint with the second red card but the first and the third red card were very harsh.

“I really think that Afi just went for a normal challenge… it is what all defenders do and I don’t think that it was a bad challenge, and it was also the same with Shahrin.

“We do not have anything against the referee but today’s refereeing was just very poor. He did not manage to control the players,”

“There were a lot of inconsistencies in decisions as well, such as allowing Tabuan Muda substitutes on the bench to use green colours when we were using the same colour on the pitch during the game,” continued the head coach.

“Today’s game was very important for us as we are still fighting for the second place against Najip I-Team. I really hope that we can bounce back from this result,” he added.

Indera remained second in the table with 32 points ahead of Najip I-Team who are now on 30 points.
Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) have already secured the DST Super League title on Friday with two games left to play.

The Brunei Times

Wijaya bounce back to hold Lun Bawang

 

 

Bandar Seri Begawan 

 

Sunday, October 25, 2015 

WIJAYA FC came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 against Lun Bawang in the DST Super League at the Balapan Track and Field of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas.

Amir Bujang netted in the 21st and 30th minutes to give Lun Bawang a two-goal cushion heading into halftime.

Ak Anaqi Sufi Pg Hj Omar Baki grabbed one back in the 56th minute before Khalil Saab equalised four minutes later to see both teams share the spoils.

The matchup between the Royal Brunei Police Force Sports Council (MS PDB) and Jerudong FC at the Tutong Sports Complex was halted in the 66th minute due to inclement weather.

The Brunei Times

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MS ABDB champions

MS ABDB celebrate winning the DST Super League at the Tutong
Sports Complex last night.

Picture: BT/Nadzirah Malek-Webb

Nadzirah Malek-Webb

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Saturday, October 24, 2015

THE Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) clinched the DST Super League title for the first time after crushing bottom dweller Kilanas FC 6-1 at the Tutong Sports Complex last night.

With 45 points, the army men have an insurmountable 13-point lead over two-time defending champions Indera Sports Club – who are second with 32 points. MS ABDB have two games left and Indera four, with both teams facing each other in the season-ender on Nov 16.

Taking a 1-1 lead at the break, the army men came out firing on all cylinders in the second half and Kilanas could find no reply.

When interviewed by The Brunei Times, MS ABDB’s interim manager Major (A) Razanol Hardi Abd Razak refused to accept credit for the win, instead saying he was just carrying the team that was built by MS ABDB manager Major (A) Pg Md Farisan Pg Hj Metassan - who last month left for a one-year stay in Mindanao, Philippines, with the International Monitoring Team (IMT).

“Kudos to Kilanas FC for giving us a very tough game, especially in the first half. They definitely kept their promise by giving us a good challenge,” said Major (A) Razanol.

“Major Pg Farisan gave me a fantastic team to manage, so most of the credit should go to him.

“At the end of the day, it’s the players who worked hard the most - and they have done fantastically!

We won this title and it’s all about the teamwork we have.

“We have two more games to go, and of course, we want to conclude the season with a bang.”

The Brunei Times

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MS ABDB: Title not won yet

Nadzirah Malek-Webb 

 

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 

 

Friday, October 23, 2015

THE Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) are not taking anything for granted in tonight’s pivotal DST Super League match against Kilanas FC.

Top of the 10-team table with 42 points, the army men only need three points in their next three games to win the league and can wrap up their first DST Super League title if they beat bottom dwellers Kilanas at the Tutong Sports Complex tonight.

Despite enjoying a healthy 10-point lead over two-time DST Super League defending champions Indera SC, who have a game in hand, MS ABDB interim manager Major (A) Razanol Hardi Abd Razak said his players have to keep their focus on the task at hand.

“It’s true that we just need three points to secure our first-ever DST Super League title, and everyone expects us to win against Kilanas,” he said in an interview with The Brunei Times.

“The head-to-head statistics suggest that we can beat them with ease, but I disagree.

“This is football and anything can happen. Even in stoppage time or the very last second of the match, something can happen that can make or break a team.

“That’s what we are preparing for,” he added.

Taking their 2-1 come from behind win against Jerudong FC last Sunday as an example of their spirit and determination, Major (A) Razanol said he wanted to see more of the same attitude tonight.

“The match against Jerudong was tough, especially when we trailed 1-0 in the first half,” he said.

“However, we are soldiers and we never give up.

“We must remain focused, maintain the momentum and we shall see what the outcome will be,” he added.

Speaking to Roney Morni @ Saidin, the Kilanas head coach readily agreed that his men are the underdogs heading into tonight’s game.

Their sole win was a 3-2 result against ninth placed IKLS FC last month, and they only have those three points to show from their 13 matches this season.

“Our campaign has not been good and we are definitely the underdogs,” he said.

“MS ABDB are a very strong team and we know this is a very crucial match for them to win.

“However, we will not go down without a fight. We have been training over the last few weeks specifically for this match.

“We have been thoroughly studying the MS ABDB’s weaknesses and will do our best to take our opportunities.

“MS ABDB have more to lose than we do, so we know they will bring their A-game.

“We can only do our best, and give the army men a good challenge.

“This is football… Who knows what might happen? We might pull off a surprise.”

The Brunei Times

Indera admit title race is over

Nadzirah Malek-Webb 

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 

Thursday, October 22, 2015

TWO-time DST Super League defending champions Indera Sports Club (SC) have thrown in the towel in their bid to retain their crown despite their 4-0 win over Najip I-Team on Tuesday night.
Indera SC moved up to second with 32 points but are still 10 points behind leaders the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) with four games remaining, with Najip I-Team now dropping down to third with 30 points.

The army men – who have three games remaining – sit on top of the 10-team table with 42 points, and a win against Kilanas FC at the Tutong Sports Complex tomorrow will seal their first DST Super League title.

Indera head coach Hj Omar Hj Jamil said that their chances of catching up with the army men look to beyond their reach, instead saying that a runners-up position seems more likely.

“I have to be realistic this time," Hj Omar told The Brunei Times yesterday.

“I know I said last week that we will not give up. We are not, but giving up and being realistic is different.

“We showed in our previous games - when we were down 3-1, we came back to win 4-3 - that we will keep on fighting until the end.

“That’s our motto. However, MS ABDB are very strong and consistent in their form, and it’s hard to catch up to them. It’s not easy to defend the title, it’s even harder to win it again (this season).

“They just need one more win and the title is theirs.

“They’re up against Kilanas on Friday and I don’t think they will drop points. However, this is football and anything can happen,” he added.

Hj Omar went on to state that their goalkeeper crisis in the first round of the season hindered their title defence.

“We suffered two goalkeeper injuries that cost us a lot of points in the first round of this season,” said the coach.

“Md Fakhrul Zulhazmi Yussof and Ak Omar Nur Aqamaddin were our first two choices, and when they both got injured, that really hit us hard.

“We recruited Mohammad Bakhtiar Hj Mohd Hussin and Mohammad Ahsanuddin Hj Mohd Dani last month and it has improved our goalkeeping issues, but I fear it may not be enough.

“Ahsanuddin is our first choice and he’s doing a fantastic job, but we need to change our tactics for next season.

“It's too early to think about that now since we have four games left, and we will give our all.

“We want to push for the DST FA Cup as we have not won that yet. We have a lot of work to do and we have to consider all of our games as finals.

“Our next game is against Tabuan Muda (the national Under-23 team) on Sunday. It won’t be an easy match so we need to focus on that.”

The Brunei Times

Indera keep title hopes alive

|     Fadhil Yunus     |

INDERA SC kept their slim hopes of retaining the DST Super League alive after overpowering Najip I Team 4-0 at the Tutong Sports Complex last night.

Aleshahnezan Metali converted a penalty in the 14th minute before key players Afi Aminuddin and two-goal Asri Aspar put the tie to bed.

Indera SC remain in the title hunt at least mathematically after collecting the three points they need to stay in contention but even though they completed a maximum, they still need a sensational breakdown to prevent the title to reach the clutches of MS ABDB.

The army personnel play bottom side Kilanas FC this Friday needing a win to seal a first ever DST Super League title.

Indera SC face a hurdle in Tabuan Muda on October 25 to continue a late surge for the title.

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MS ABDB just one win away from DST title

A Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) (R) in action
during their match against Jerudong FC. BT/Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh 

Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh

Bandar Seri Begawan

Monday, October 19, 2015

ROYAL Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) are just one win away from their first DST Super League title following their 2-1 comeback win over Jerudong FC yesterday.

A win against Kilanas FC on Friday will mathematically end rival Indera Sports Club (SC)’s hopes of winning the title for the third time straight.

The armymen now at the summit of the ten-team league table on 42 points with only three games left to play.

Second-placed Najip I-Team is on 30 points with four games left to play, while third-placed Indera Sports Club (SC) is on 29 points with five games left.

Azizi Ali Rahman and Mohd Haizul Rani both found the net in the second-half for MS ABDB after Hardi Bujang scored the opener for Jerudong in the first-half at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas.

“We would like to have a magnanimous victory…saying that we want to show that we (MS ABDB) play the best football in the country,” said the MS ABDB’s interim manager, Major (A) Razanol Hardi Abd Razak after the match.

“I do not want to sound egoistical but again to me regardless of the result at the end of the season...if you are playing beautiful and best football, you are already champions.

“It gets tougher as we are moving toward the end of the season and I hope that we will be able to focus on each of the remaining games. MS ABDB lost 3-2 to Jerudong in the first-round of the tournament at the Tutong Sports Complex in August.

“We don’t want to lose to Jerudong for the second time, so the players were very motivated to win the game.

“Jerudong played very well in the first-half, they were really confident and very motivated to beat us again…but we made some changes in tactic in the second-half.

MS ABDB dominated early in the first-half creating a number of chances against Jerudong discipline and organised defence.

Hardi was set by his brother Mohd Mardi Mirza from outside of the penalty box to curl in the ball into the top corner defeating MS ABDB goalkeeper Tarmizi Hj Mat Johari to put Jerudong ahead in the 21st minute.

MS ABDB were pushing very hard for an equaliser in the second-half and they eventually broke Jerudong’s defence in the 59th minute through Azizi.

Mohd Haizul Rani scored the winner in the 74th minute when he volleyed home Adey Shariduan Johari’s perfect cross from the left.

The other matches yesterday saw Tabuan Muda (the national Under-23 team) defeating Wijaya 3-2 at the Balapan Track and Field of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex, while Lun Bawang edged past Kilanas FC with a similar score line at the Berakas Sports Complex.

The Brunei Times

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Big win for MS PDB

A MS PDB player (R) and a IKLS FC (L) player during their DST Super League game at the Berakas Sports Complex yesterday. Picture: BT/Zaim Kasmat

Nadzirah Malek-Webb

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Saturday, October 17, 2015

THE Royal Brunei Police Force Sports Council (MS PDB) won their first-ever afternoon DST Super League match after a 6-0 thumping of IKLS FC at the Berakas Sports Complex yesterday – their biggest win in this season’s league.

MS PDB's win sees them remain seventh in the 10-team league with 16 points from 15 games, a point adrift of Jerudong FC – who are sixth with 17 points from 13 games.

IKLS, meanwhile, are eighth in the table with nine points from 14 games.

MS PDB head coach Sgt Sahrin Mohmad Jaya highlighted that playing in the afternoon contributed to their big win as they are used to similar conditions during training.

“This was our first afternoon match since we joined the DST Super League, and we won big. Our players trained everyday during the day, we never train at night,” he said.

“We were excited when we found out that we were going to play in the afternoon, and surely enough, we won 6-0 - our biggest win so far,” he added.

MS PDB broke the deadlock in the 10th minute with PC Muhd Zul Khairee Hj Mohd Salleh after he chipped the ball over IKLS FC’s goalkeeper Md Amirul Akim Bini.

MS PDB found their momentum after the first goal, and had a header into the net from APO Mohd Bohari Mohammad Hasan in the 14th minute after a cross from PC Mohamad Fazizzul Hussin ruled offside.

However, MS PDB extended their lead to 2-0 in first half stoppage time after PC Zulhamzi Hj Awang scored after a cross from APO Mohd Bohari.

The second half saw a more confident IKLS FC defend well until MS PDB’s APO Mohd Syarafuddin Hamdi Hj Talip bag the third goal for the policemen in the 69th minute.

An IKLS FC comeback was extinguished when MS PDB’s APO Mohd Syarafuddin scored his second goal of the day in the 78th minute after an assist from PC Mohd Zul Khaire Hj Mohd Salleh.
PC Muhd Zul Khairee scored his second in the 84th minute after a solo run into the box which left Md Amirul Akim no chance.

IKLS FC’s relegation fears were apparent after a careless challenge inside the box from defender Ak Ammar Syafie Pg Hassanudin on MS PDB’s PC Zulhamzi earned the policemen a penalty, and MS PDB’s goalkeeper APO Pg Mohd Muizzuddin Pg Ismail made it on the scoresheet by taking the penalty just before the whistle blew.

Sgt Sahrin applauded IKLS FC for giving them a challenge and said he is now focused on getting his team to finish at least sixth.

The DST Super League will continue tomorrow with three games at 4pm.

The Brunei Times

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MS PDB dent Indera SC’s title hopes

|     Fadhil Yunus     |

MS PDB’s Mohd Saiful Rizal bin Haji Awang delivered a massive blow to Indera SC retaining the DST Super League title after finding the net 14 minutes from time in a 1-1 draw at the Tutong Sports Complex last night.

Haikal Zaidi had earlier given Indera SC a 21^st minute lead in the first half.

To add salt to the wound, Indera SC remained in third spot with 29 points, 10 points adrift of runaway league leaders MS ABDB and a point behind Najip I-Team.

The reigning champions still carry a game in hand but a point means that the army personnel only require two more victories to confirm the league title.

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Muhd Nabil brace guides Najip to 2-0 victory

A Najip I-Team player (C) heads the ball during their DST Super League match against Tabuan Muda at the Balapan Track and Field of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas yesterday. Nadzirah Malek-Webb 

 

Nadzirah Malek-Webb

Bandar Seri Begawan

Monday, October 12, 2015

NAJIP I-Team secured a 2-0 win over Tabuan Muda (national under-23 team) in their DST Super League at the Balapan Track and Field of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas yesterday.

Muhd Nabil Arif Talipudin bagged a brace in the victory, sending Najip to the second spot in the table with 30 points.

Both teams started strongly in the first half, but Najip skipper and goalkeeper Fardillah Hj Md Ali denied some of Tabuan Muda’s close chances on goal. The young team also dominated the possession of the ball but both teams remained goal-less at the end of the first half.

The second half saw a change in tactics for Najip as they began to attack against the young wasps. Muhd Nabil Arif broke the deadlock in the 60th minute from a cross by Najip’s midfielder Haziman Hj Abd Halim.

After the goal, Najip began to find their momentum and three minutes later, in the 63rd minute, Muhd Nabil Arif bagged his second goal of the day.

The young wasps struggled to find their momentum while Najip began to dominate ball possession.

What would probably the best chance for the young national team in the 70th minute, Tabuan’s Md Aman Hj Abd Rahim attempted a solo run to shoot at the goal, but was denied by Najip’s goalkeeper.
Najip remained strong in their domination towards the end of the second half. However in the stoppage time, Muhd Nabil Arif attempted to score to get his hattrick, but his shot went off target.

In a post match interview with The Brunei Times, Najip i-Team’s coach, Zulkifli Hj Abu Bakar expressed his delight over the win.

“We won against them in the first round back in May, and winning them again this time in the second round tells us that we have a good record against them. However, we can’t be complacent as we have four more games to go and I hope we can win all of them,” he said.

Despite the win, Zulkifli remained realistic and focussed to finish at second place in the league, highlighting the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB)’s consistent form.

“Tabuan Muda gave us quite a challenge today, especially in the first half. I guess the change of tactics for us in the second half gave us that three points we needed. MS ABDB looks like they can secure the title this season, so we are fighting for runners-up at least. The points between Indera SC, Wijaya FC and us at the moment for second place are very close, so we will see how we do,” he concluded.

Indera SC will face The Royal Brunei Police Force Sports Council (MS PDB) tonight at 8:15pm at the Tutong Sports Complex.

The Brunei Times

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MS ABDB keen to retain fine form

Action from the DST Super League match between Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council 

(MS ABDB) and IKLS FC at the Tutong Sports Complex on Friday. Picture: BT/Hj Mohd Ali 

 

Nadzirah Malek-Webb 

Bandar Seri Begawan 

Sunday, October 11, 2015

THE Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) secured a solid 2-0 DST Super League win over eighth-placed IKLS FC at the Tutong Sports Complex on Friday.

The army men are now 11 points ahead of defending champions Indera Sports Club while Najip remained third with 27 points.

MS ABDB’s interim manager, Major (A) Razanol Hardi Abd Razak was delighted over the win, and applauded IKLS FC for giving them a challenging match, and said his team treat every game as important as winning the league.

In an interview with The Brunei Times, Razanol said: “The game against IKLS was quite tough, but securing three points is most important point here. I know that any team we face in the league will always give us a challenge and we are always prepare to give our 100 per cent.”

The army men have a winning streak in the second round of the DST Super league by winning all their five matches till date. Now with only four games left to play, Major Razanol is confident with their consistent form to win the league.

“Can we win the league? The form we have so far suggested yes, we can. However, anything can happen in football, that’s why we always remain focussed. I am happy with the current form of the team. The team’s consistency is the key here if we want to go all the way,” he said.

Major Razanol highlighted that he is just carrying the team that was already built by Major (A) Pg Md Farisan Pg Hj Metassan, MS ABDB’s manager, who is currently outstation to work in Mindanao, Philippines, for a year.

“He is a transformational leader who’s positive influences remain in the squad despite being away thousands of miles in Philippines. He built this team and I am doing the best I can as the interim manager for him.

“For now, we need to get back into training for our next match against Jerudong FC. Let’s hope we can keep the winning streak,” he concluded.

Indera SC will face The Royal Brunei Police Force Sports Council (MS PDB) tomorrow night at 8:15pm at the Tutong Sports Complex.

The Brunei Times

MS ABDB beat IKLS FC 2-0

|     Fadhil Yunus     |

MS ABDB pulled great strides towards achieving the DST Super League title after overcoming promoted side IKLS FC 2-0 at the Tutong Sports Complex last night.

The league title is nearly wrapped up subject to a certain formalities with their nearest challengers Indera SC having marginal room to drop any points.

The army personnel have only slipped to a defeat once all season and a win against the team that halted their 100 per cent record in Jerudong FC will edge them much closer to the crown that they have their sights on for successive seasons.

Abd Azizi Ali Rahman continued his rich vein of form reproducing the performance that will lift them to the title.

Also in a sharp form and proven one of the key players for the champions-elect is the identity of the second goal-scorer namely Adey Shariduan Haji Johari in the 62nd minute, condemning IKLS to a 10th league defeat.

DST SUPER LEAGUE 2015 - STANDING

DST SUPER LEAGUE 2015 - RESULT