MS ABDB juara Piala FA

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December 24, 2016

Oleh Mohamad Asyramisyanie

Gambar oleh Hasrulraizan

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 23 Dis – Mohd Baharin Hamidon tampil wira pasukan Majlis Sukan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (MS ABDB) apabila jaringan tunggal beliau menempatkan MS ABDB sebagai juara berganda bagi musim 2016 dan juara tujuh kali bagi Piala FA DST Brunei 2016 di Kompleks Sukan Berakas hari ini.

Beliau yang mendapat hantaran daripada rakan sepasukan di dalam petak D menolak masuk bola jauh daripada gapaian penjaga gol Najip I-team, Philip Ron Junior yang terpaksa melayangkan badan berusaha mengekang percubaan itu pada minit ke-3 perlawanan akhir berkenaan.

Separuh masa pertama banyak dikuasai pasukan MS ABDB yang turut mencipta dua peluang keemasan di hadapan gol namun kedudukan kekal 1-0 sehingga ke akhir perlawanan sementara babak kedua perlawanan pula menyaksikan pasukan Najip I-Team banyak mengasak ke kubu pertahanan MS ABDB namun tidak Berjaya.

Pengurus pasukan MS ABDB, Mejar (U) Razanol Hardi bin Abdul Razak dalam temu bualnya menegaskan para pemain menunjukkan semangat juang dan daya siang yang tinggi dan jangkaan beliau akan corak permainan pihak lawan.

“Meskipun begitu kami bersyukur ke atas kejayaan hari ini dan pada saya apa yang lebih penting adalah misi mempertahankan kejuaraan pada tahun hadapan” ujarnya lagi sebelum mengulas mengenai kedudukan beliau pada musim akan datang,

Juara Piala FA DST 2016, MS ABDB bersama tetamu kehormat dan EXCO serta pegawai NFABD dan DST.

Menurutnya, kejohanan kali ini adalah yang terakhir baginya sebelum diganti dengan calon baru pada musim hadapan semenjak mula memegang jawatan pengurusan pada tahun 2015 dan katanya pengalaman kali ini adalah yang termanis.

“Saya sangat menghargai semua pemain kerana memberikan corak permainan yang baik dan sememangnya pada saya semua pemain sejak awal penglibatan menunjukkan permainan yang jauh lebih baik” tegasnya lagi.

Padanya meskipun pasukan kali ini menjuarai kejohanan akan tetapi pastinya pasukan lawan akan membaca corak permainan MS ABDB dan beliau berharap pasukan akan terus menunjukkan peningkatan .

Hadir menyempurnakan penyampaian hadiah di akhir majlis hari ini adalah Pemangku Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei, Laksamana Pertama Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi bin Pengiran Haji Muhammad selaku tetamu kehormat.

Baharin lands MS ABDB quartet of FA Cup titles

on: December 24, 2016In: Headline, Sports

|     Fadhil Yunus     |

BAHARIN Hamidon netted the only goal of the game to land MS ABDB a Brunei DST FA Cup quadruple in the 1-0 win over Najip I-Team in the final at the Berakas Sports Complex last night.

Winners in 2013, 2014 and 2015, the army personnel took an early lead in the 4th minute and survived a Najip onslaught midway in the second half.

The reigning FA Cup holders had a chance to kill the game right at the death when Mohd Mazazizi Mazlan squared off fellow substitute Azizi Ali Rahman- both first-team regulars- but the latter contrived to shoot wide.

The army personnel also narrowly missed a tap-in after a good ball was played down the middle deep into first half stoppage time.

Baharin, the semi-final hero, was occasionally frustrated during the second half and his frustrations became apparent after being cautioned in the 69th minute with Najip’s chances falling mainly through a repetition of set pieces.

MS ABDB, Brunei DST FA Cup 2016 champions, in a group picture. – HASRULAIZAN

The Brunei DST FA Cup win was the perfect send-off for their outgoing team manager Major (A) Razanol Hardi Abd Razak who will not be around for the 2017 season.

The team manager hailed his charges for their teamwork and mental focus adding that they have worked hard and deserved the championship including the other titles during his reign as team manager.

“The boys played really hard and as you can see it is a tough game. The other teams have adapted to their formation and set play,” Major (A) Razanol told the Weekend Bulletin in a post-match interview.

“A win is a win but it was not an easy win. We aim to maintain our championship next year,” added the team manager.

Major (A) Razanol took charge of first team affairs in 2015 continuing the work left behind by Major (A) Pengiran Mohd Farisan Pengiran Haji Metassan and guided MS ABDB to the Brunei DST Super League and Brunei DST FA Cup titles.

The army personnel completed the season with a treble having already lifted the Sumbangsih Cup and the Brunei DST Super League titles.

When asked what was Major Razanol (A) most memorable final in his time as team manager, he replied this year’s Brunei DST FA Cup final was the one.

“They played very well. It was the best match I’ve seen all year. They kept up the mental focus and their teamwork has increased from the last game,” he said.

“They improved a lot. Hopefully they improve even better. Najip really gave us a tough match.”

Asked if there is still work needed to be done next year, Major (A) Razanol agreed as other teams have adapted to their game.

“The other teams in the league adapted to our set play we have to always evolve with the training as well as introducing new players,” concluded Major (A) Razanol.

Presenting the prizes was Laksamana Pertama Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi bin Pengiran Muhammad, Acting Commanding Officer of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces.

DST FA CUP 2016 FINAL - RESULT

MS ABDB wary of Najip I-Team in FA Cup final

on: December 22, 2016In: Headline, Sports

|     Fadhil Yunus     |

MS ABDB team manager Major (A) Razanol Hardi Abd Razak will be wary of the threat that Najip I-Team possess ahead of the 2016 Brunei DST FA Cup final at the Berakas Sports Complex tomorrow.

The team manager highlighted that Najip will not take them lightly and will devise their own strategy to try and overcome the cup holders.

“For the last few matches during the FA Cup, we noticed that the rest of the teams have adapted themselves so the challenge can be very tough,” said Major (A) Razanol during a press conference at the NFABD House yesterday.

MS ABDB – the most successful team in the competition – survived a major scare in the fourth round when they escaped from a shock defeat after Razimie Ramlli’s last-gasp equaliser before the striker netted an extra-time winner against Al Idrus Junior.

“I’m sure for our next match against Najip I-Team they will not make it easy for us. I’m sure they will have their own strategy to give us a good fight,” he added.

Meanwhile, Najip I-Team hoped for a good showing in their second final appearance against the same team whom they met in 2014.

Najip I Team and MS ABDB representatives holding the Brunei DST FA Cup trophy. – MOHAMMAD ASYRAMISYANIE

“We will be giving our best in the final. We are deeply aware that MS ABDB have triumphed in the competition in 2013, 2014 and 2015,” said a Najip I Team representative who also recognised that MS ABDB are the defending champions on paper.

“It will be a bonus for us if we end up winning the final,” continued the representative adding that he hoped that luck would favour them.

Najip I Team expressed their hopes of winning the FA Cup trophy while MS ABDB hoped to defend the title.

On another note, Haji Mohd Noor bin Haji Abd Hamid, who chaired the press conference, expressed hopes of a quality, exciting and highly disciplined final in aiding the development of football in the country.

Debaran final Piala FA

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December 22, 2016

Oleh Mohamad Asyramisyanie

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 21 Dis – Kedua-dua pengurus, jurulatih dan ketua pasukan finalis Piala FA DST Brunei 2016 bersemuka di Persidangan Media yang berlangsung di NFABD House di Kompleks Sukan Negara Hassanal Bolkiah, Berakas di sini.

Kedua-dua buah pasukan iaitu Majlis Sukan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (MS ABDB) dan Pasukan Najip I-Team akan bertarung di perlawanan akhir pada hari Jumaat, 23 Disember ini nanti di Kompleks Sukan, Berakas bermula pada jam 9 malam.

Sehubungan dengan itu hari ini Persatuan Bola Sepak Kebangsaan Negara Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) mengadakan persidangan media yang antaranya bagi meninjau perkembangan dan persiapan kedua-dua buah pasukan yang berjaya melangkah ke peringkat akhir kejohanan bola sepak unggul di negara ini.

Menurut pengurus Pasukan MS ABDB, Major (U) Razanol Hardi bin Abdul Razak menegaskan persiapan dibuat secara rapi kerana menurutnya kedua-dua buah pasukan mempunyai peluang yang sama untuk menjulang piala kali ini dan menegaskan bahawa Pasukan Najip I-Team tidak akan memberikan jalan mudah untuk mereka menjulang piala buat kali ke empat berturut-turut.

Perkara itu turut dipersetujui oleh Pengurus Pasukan Najip I-Team, Haji Abdul Rahmah bin Haji Ali yang menegaskan perlawanan akhir kali ini adalah tugas besar pasukannya dan menyatakan harapan mewakili seluruh warga pasukannya untuk mencipta sejarah dalam perlawanan akhir itu nanti.

Perwakilan kedua-dua finalis bersama piala FA yang bakal menjadi rebutan pada hari Jumaat ini.

Sementara itu, Ketua Pasukan Najip I-Team, Awang Mohamad Hanafizal Helman bin Hanafiah menegaskan mereka terpaksa lebih berhati-hati dalam perlawanan peringkat akhir mengenai kad kuning dan kecederaan pemain, meskipun tiada kecederaan yang berat dialami namun katanya adalah lebih baik untuk berjaga-jaga.

Ketua Jurulatih MS ABDB, Bintara (L) Haji Mesli bin Haji Dullah pula menegaskan “Setakat ini sepertinya semua pemain berada pada tahap yang sangat baik dan kami akan terus membuat persiapan rapi sebelum bertemu Najip I-Team sedikit masa lagi,” sebelum menekankan antara aspek utama yang diberikan perhatian adalah strategi dan percaturan permainan.

Sebelum mengakhiri persidangan media itu hari ini, kedua-dua pengurus pasukan mengharapkan supaya perlawanan akan berjalan lancar, serta NFABD mengalu-alukan kehadiran orang ramai untuk menyaksikan perlawanan akhir yang dijangka hangat dan menarik itu nanti.

Brunei DST FA Football Cup

WEDNESDAY, 21 DECEMBER 2016 20:36

Brunei DST FA Football Cup will come to an end this Friday with a final match between the Super League Champion and defending champion, Majlis Sukan ABDB, MS ABDB and Najip I-Team. The media conference for the upcoming match was held yesterday at the NFABD House in Berakas.

According to Haji Mesli Haji Dullah, the MS ABDB's coach, the team has actively undergone training in an effort to defence their title as the champion. Meanwhile, According to Major (Udara) Razanol Hardi Abd Razak, the chairman of the team, the tournament against Najip I-Team is not easy; there has been a pressure for MS ABDB especially in defending their title as the champion which they have won for three years in a row.

For Najip I-Team, the final match is their second attempt in the Cup, which in 2014 they have lost over MS ABDB by two-nil. According to Haji Rahman Haji Ali, the manager of Najip I-Team, they will give their best performance in order to emerge as the champion in the FA Cup for the first time. Meanwhile, Hanafizal Helman Hanafiah, the team captain said that they will strive the best although their two best players will not be able to join the team in the match. The public are welcomed to watch the match which will be held on 23rd of December at 8.15 in the evening at the Berakas Sports Complex.

DST FA CUP 2016 FINAL

Army man Baharin the hero as MS ABDB march to final

on: December 18, 2016In: Sports

|     Fadhil Yunus     |

MS ABDB midfielder Mohd Baharin Hamidon marked his return to the starting line-up in style after netting a 83rd minute winner in the 1-0 win against Indera SC to help book his team a place in the Brunei DST FA Cup final at the Tutong Sports Complex on Friday.

The army personnel set up a rematch of the 2014 final against Najip I Team, who survived a fiery tie against Tabuan Under-17 in an earlier kick-off at the Track and Field Sports Complex.

The Brunei international, who won his first caps last month at the AFC Solidarity Cup, missed the quarter-final win over Kota Ranger FC through suspension but made a fine return together with teammate for both club and country Razimie Ramlli.

MS ABDB will be playing a record 10th cup final in its current format since 2002 and will be looking to clinch a sixth consecutive cup trophy since the 2005/06 season.

The reigning Brunei DST Super League winners have not tasted defeat in the competition since DPMM FC last appeared in 2004.

MS ABDB will be making a record 10th final appearance in the Brunei DST FA Cup final next Friday.

The undefeated army personnel should enter the final as favourites after knocking their fiercest rival with Najip having work to do after being pushed all the way by the highly-spirited young Tabuan.

The Brunei DST FA Cup holders nearly did not make it through after staring elimination in the face against Al Idrus Junior when Razimie struck a last-gasp equaliser in the 95th minute to send the game to extra time before scoring the winner himself deep in the second period of extra time.

MS ABDB team manager Major (A) Razanol Hardi Abd Razak also has a fifth major honour in his sights since taking the reins in his current role last year having already lifted back-to-back Brunei DST Super League titles, Brunei DST FA Cup title and the DST Sumbangsih Cup.

The final will take place at the Berakas Sports Complex next Friday with Najip looking to overcome the odds against a side who have yet to concede a defeat this season.

MS ABDB are unbeaten in the last 13 games in all competitions with promoted sides Kota Ranger and Kasuka the only teams which took points off them in the Brunei DST Super League.

The army personnel boast a perfect record against Najip in head-to-head winning all seven matches including the 2014 final and keeping four clean sheets

Najip survive fiery tie to advance to cup final

on: December 17, 2016In: Headline, Sports

|     Fadhil Yunus     |

NAJIP I-Team reached the final of the Brunei DST FA Cup for the second time in three years after edging Tabuan Under-17 2-1 in a bad-tempered semi-final clash at the Track and Field Sports Complex yesterday.

The major highlight of a relatively normal cup tie was Tabuan Under-17 head coach Ali Mustafa being sent to the stands and the subsequent dismissal of one of his players Muhd Khairul Alimin Md Ali.

Both sides were involved in a seemingly common individual battle on the touch-line when an incident with the referee at the centre of the storm descended into chaos.

The incident sparked displeasure among a section of the supporters and many directed their frustrations to the match official who had to be escorted into the dressing room following the final whistle.

Muhd Hanif Aiman Haji Adanan had given the junior Tabuan the lead in the 18th minute but Najip drew level after Muhd Faiz Farhan Kamat equalised in the 30th minute.

Mohd Esmendy Brahim scored the winner for Najip three minutes after the hour mark after fending off a challenge by his marker and drilling home a fine finish past Tabuan shot-stopper Awangku Mohd Amirul Hakim Pengiran Haji Zulkarnain.

Najip players celebrate Mohd Esmendy Ibrahim’s winning goal. – FADHIL YUNUS

The young Tabuan side were awarded an indirect free-kick in the latter stages as they pushed for a goal but the ball rolled harmlessly for a goal-kick.

Najip’s head coach Haji Zulkifli Haji Momin felt proud after reaching a second final in three years since the 2-0 defeat to MS ABDB in 2014.

Despite facing pressure from their opponents in the final few minutes, the head coach revealed that the semi-final encounter against Indera SC proved a tougher test whom they also beat by the same score-line a couple of years ago.

He added that they will step up their preparations ahead of next week’s final as they look to lift silverware this season.

The head coach concluded that they have no preferences who they would like to meet in the final.

“We don’t mind meeting either MS ABDB or Indera SC, who are playing tonight, in the final”, said Haji Zulkifli.

The defeat brought an end to Tabuan Under-17’s memorable run-in to the last four of the premier cup competition after stunning top flight side MS PDB in the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, there was a late scare at the end of the game after a Najip player required treatment.

Najip I Team will meet the winner of the MS ABDB and Indera SC tie who played at a later kick-off at the Tutong Sports Complex.

DST FA CUP 2016 RESULTS - SEMI FINAL