BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 6 Mac – MS ABDB mengembalikan semula Piala Sumbangsih Brunei DST yang pernah menjadi miliknya pada 2014 ke dalam kabinet pialanya setelah menewaskan juara tahun lalu, Indera SC dengan jaringan tipis 2-1 dalam perlawanan pembuka tirai Musim Liga Bolasepak Brunei 2016 malam tadi.
Hadir menyaksikan perlawanan di Padang & Balapan, Kompleks Sukan Negara Hassanal Bolkiah (KSNHB) itu dan seterusnya menyempurnakan pengalongan pingat serta penyampaian piala kepada kedua-dua pasukan ialah Penolong Pengurus Am, Bahagian Perniagaan DSTcom, Haji Amer Iskandar bin Pehin Dato Haji Zakaria.
Menerima Piala Rebutan Piala Sumbangsih Brunei DST bagi pihak MS ABDB ialah Pengurus Pasukan MS ABDB, Mejar (U) Razanol Hardi bin Abdul Razak dan Ketua Pasukan MS ABDB, Lans Korporal Awangku Mohd Safri bin Pengiran Haji Othman.
Hadir sama menyaksikan perlawanan sengit itu ialah Pemangku Timbalan Presiden NFABD, Haji Madli bin Haji Mohd Yusof; Pemangku Setiausaha Agong NFABD, Pengiran Mohd Amirrizal bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud; Pemangku Pengarah Pertandingan NFABD, Awang Dayem bin Haji Ali, EXCO & Pegawai NFABD serta pegawai dari DST.
Satu jaringan pada setiap separuh masa terbukti cukup untuk MS ABDB menjulang piala berkenaan buat kali kedua dalam tempoh tiga tahun sejak ia mula diperkenalkan pada 2014.
LKpl Awangku Mohd Safri (kanan) ketika menerima piala iringan juara Piala Sumbangsih DST Brunei 2016 daripada Haji Amer Iskandar (kiri).
Jaringan pertamanya hadir pada minit ke-32 yang disumbangkan oleh penjaring utamanya musim lalu, Soldadu Abdul Azizi bin Ali Rahman, manakala gol keduanya dihasilkan oleh Lans Korporal Haji Mohd Yusof bin Haji Matyassin pada minit ke-73 menerusi sepakan percuma cantik berhampiran garis petak D Indera SC.
Gol kedua itu hadir tiga minit selepas penjaga gol Indera SC dibuang padang kerana menjatuhkan pemain MS ABDB hanya beberapa sentimeter di luar petaknya dalam cubaannya menghalang serangan balas MS ABDB dalam situasi dua lawan satu.
Walau bagaimanapun MS ABDB terpaksa melalui tempoh mendebarkan dan mencemaskan di penghujung perlawanan dengan serangan bahaya bertali arus daripada Indera SC, lebih-lebih lagi selepas Indera SC yang hanya bermain 10 pemain berjaya membolosi gawang MS ABDB pada minit ke-89 menerusi ledakan Awang Mohd Asri bin Haji Aspar.
Dengan kejayaan merangkul Piala Sumbangsih Brunei DST 2016, maka MS ABDB sudah merangkul enam piala sejak NFABD menganjurkan Musim Liga Bolasepak Brunei pada 2013 iaitu Piala FA DST 2013, Piala Sumbangsih DST 2014, Piala FA DST 2014, Piala FA DST 2015 dan Piala Liga Super DST 2015.
Manakala tiga daripada sejumlah sembilan piala yang menjadi rebutan dalam tempoh empat tahun NFABD menganjurkan Musim Liga Bolasepak Brunei itu, Indera SC memenangi tiga daripadanya iaitu Piala Liga Super DST 2013, Piala Liga Super DST 2014 dan Piala Sumbangsih DST 2015.
THE Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) won the DST
Sumbangsih Cup after defeating Indera SC 2-1 at the Track and Field of
the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas last night. Haji
Amer Iskandar bin Pehin Dato Haji Zakaria, Assistant General Manager of
DSTCom Business Division presented the prizes to the winners.
Photo
shows MS ABDB with Haji Amer Iskandar. PHOTO: KHAIRIL HASSAN
MS
ABDB players pose with their trophy after winning the Sumbangsih Cup
2016 against Indera SC last night. Picture: BT/Yusri Adanan
MS
ABDB players pose with their trophy after winning the Sumbangsih Cup
2016 against Indera SC last night. Picture: BT/Yusri Adanan
Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh
Bandar Seri Begawan
Sunday, March 6, 2016
ROYAL
Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) won the DST Sumbangsih Cup
for the second time after edging Indera Sports Club (SC) 2-1 in the
traditional curtain raiser last night.
The club’s best player last season, striker Azizi Ali Rahman and
defender Hj Mohd Yussof Hj Mat Yassin both found the net for the
defending DST Super League champions at the Balapan Track and Field of
the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium.
“It wasn’t an easy game…we worked hard until the end to win…and I am
very happy for the club to win this Cup for the second time,” said MS
ABDB manager Major (A) Razanol Hardi Abd Razak in an interview with The Brunei Times after the match.
MS ABDB lifted the first Sumbangsih Cup title in 2014 defeating same opponent Indera with a 2-1 score line.
“I am very proud of my players, they managed to control their temper
throughout the match and keep their calm…we know a match against Indera
is always going to be intense, but I think my players handled it pretty
well,” he added.
The first 15 minutes of the game saw both sides were out of sync in
their attempt to find the net with some missed shots and sloppy passes.
Indera managed to string some good passes together and slowly winning
the battle in midfield with their one-two passes and ability to spread
the play wide.
Meanwhile, the army men were resorting to long ball play and shooting from distance.
They nearly scored when their captain Ak Safri Pg Othman blasted from
20 metres out, but Indera’s goalkeeper Mohd Ahsanuddin Hj Mohd Dani
kept the ball out with an acrobatic save.
Azizi showed his goal-scoring prowess for the MS ABDB when he fired a
right footer into the bottom right corner to put his team ahead in the
31st minute.
Indera responded when Mohd Nur Ikhmal Damit was set free in the
penalty box by Asri Hj Aspar, but the midfielder’s weak shot went
straight into the arms of MS ABDB goalkeeper Mohd Tarmizi Hj Mat Johari.
The second-half saw Indera got off to a strong start with a beautiful play by Muiz Sisa and Asri at the left flank.
The duo set Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman unmarked at the edge of the penalty box.
The striker unleashed a powerful shot, but goalkeeper Mohd Tarmizi made a spectacular finger-tip save to keep his team in lead.
Indera new player Hardi Bujang settled well in the team displaying
calm and composed play throughout the game alongside Shahrin Hj Momin.
But the team lacked the flare in the attack with striker Mohd Hamizan Abdul Aziz Sulaiman their only forward.
Azizi was taken off with a suspected injury midway in the second-half and was replaced by Razimie Ramli.
Razimi made an immediate impact just a few minutes later beating
Indera’s offside trap to latch onto a long ball from the midfield, but
the striker was brought down by Mohd Ahsanuddin with a dangerous two
footed tackle at the edge of the penalty box.
The goalkeeper was sent off for the challenge and replaced by Ak Omar Nuraqamaddin Pg Salehuddin.
Hj Mohd Yussof would convert the ensuing free-kick to double MS ABDB lead in the 73rd minute.
Asri scored a consolation in the 89th minute, but MS ABDB would defend their one goal lead until the final whistle.
Present as the guest of honour last night was Hj Amer Iskandar Pehin
Dato Hj Zakaria, the Assistant General Manager (Business Division) of
DST.
INDERA SC’s head coach Haji Omar bin Haji Jamil wants to add the DST
FA Cup to his growing list of major honours during a press conference
for the DST Sumbangsih Cup between Indera SC and MS ABDB at the NFABD
House yesterday.
The DST FA Cup is the only notable silverware missing from their
cabinet after winning back-to-back DST Super League titles in 2013 and
2014 as well as the DST Sumbangsih Cup last year.
Indera will face the current holders of both trophies MS ABDB in
tonight’s contest at the Balapan Track and Field of the Hassanal Bolkiah
National Sports Complex at 8.15pm.
MS ABDB team manager Major (A) Razanol Hardi Abd Razak admitted that
they will not be coming into the match 100 percent with a number of
their players still recovering from their success last year.
“For MS ABDB our training methods and programmes so far that we’ve
employed last year, it worked for us last year. We are maintaining the
status quo however last year it took our toll.”
“We are not going to be up to 100 percent yet for tomorrow’s match,” said the team manager.
Indera has begun training at the end of January this year and they
have stepped up their preparations with evening training sessions.
Indera SC and MS ABDB representatives holding the DST Sumbangsih Cup.
– PHOTO: FADHIL YUNUS
They have lost one of their key players Nur Ikhwan Othman who has
joined DPMM FC though the club is starting life without the influential
forward with three or four replacements.
Haji Omar said that retaining the DST Sumbangsih Cup title they’ve
won against the same opponents will be a difficult job though they will
do their best to challenge MS ABDB.
The Indera head coach rates a 50-50 chance against the army personnel in the season’s traditional curtain raiser.
“Indera SC have added new players who have previously represented the
national team in the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy in 2012 and 2014,” he
added.
Indera SC have also bolstered their attacking options with the
arrival of last season’s DST Super League top scorer Hardi Bujang in the
squad, who last played for Jerudong FC.
Indera SC and MS ABDB have consistently engaged in exciting duels
over the last few seasons and Razanol is expecting a stern test against
their fierce rivals.
“We’re expecting a very tough challenge by Indera and we have played
each other a lot of times. They always surprised us in every match. To
say we are going to win is not a good thing.”
“To say we are trying to win as hard as we can is an honest answer,” the MS ABDB team manager added.
Apart from stating the obvious, two-time winners Indera SC have
listed Wijaya FC, Najip I-Team and Tabuan Muda as their main threats to
derail their title bid ahead of the new DST Super League season while
holders MS ABDB have identified newly promoted Kasuka FC as a major
force.
National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) has been
making huge strides towards enhancing the professionalism of football in
the country.
The DST Super and Premier Leagues in the 2016 season have seen an
important overhaul with the requirement of ID passes for every player in
compliance with international standards.
Each team shall be present at the match venue one hour before the
scheduled kick-off, explained Acting Competition Director Dayem Haji
Ali.
Each team before leaving their changing rooms to perform a warm-up
prior to the match must already be prepared to submit a start-up list at
least 20 minutes after arriving at the venue.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 4 Mac – Piala Sumbangsih DST Brunei 2016 sekali
lagi mempertemukan dua pesaing utama kejuaraan Liga Super DST Brunei
iaitu Indera SC dan MS ABDB yang masing-masing berbagi satu kejuaraan
Piala Sumbangsih DST antara mereka.
Justeru Piala DST Sumbangsih 2016 yang akan diadakan esok, 5 Mac 2016
di Balapan dan Padang, Kompleks Sukan Negara Hassanal Bolkiah (KSNHB)
pada pukul 8:15 malam itu seolah-olah menjadi ‘set ketiga dan penentuan’
bagi kedua-dua pasukan.
Piala Sumbangsih DST Brunei yang buat kali ketiganya menjadi rebutan
sebagai pembuka tirai Musim Liga Bolasepak Brunei itu telah dijulang
oleh MS ABDB pada edisi 2014, manakala Indera SC menjulangnya pada edisi
musim lalu, 2015.
Dalam sidang media di NFABD House petang tadi yang dipengerusikan
oleh Pemangku Pengarah Pertandingan NFABD, Awang Dayem bin Haji Ali,
kedua-dua pasukan mengakui peluang kemenangan mereka adalah 50-50 iaitu
siapa yang membuat kesilapan akan merana.
Pengurus Pasukan Indera SC, Haji Omar bin Haji Jamil tidak
berselindung menyatakan sasaran utamanya musim ini adalah untuk
memenangi Piala FA DST yang belum pernah dimenangi oleh mereka kerana
dalam tiga musim kebelakangan, ketiga-tiganya dijuarai oleh MS ABDB. Awang
Mohd Afi (dua kiri) dan LKpl Awangku Mohd Safri (dua kanan) memegang
Piala Sumbangsih DST sambil diapit oleh Haji Omar (kiri) dan Mej (U)
Razanol Hardi (kanan).
Justeru, beliau melihat Piala Sumbangsih DST 2016 ini sebagai petanda
penting hala tuju Indera SC dalam merebut kembali kejuaraan Liga Super
DST dan kemudiannya menjulang Piala FA DST buat pertama kalinya.
Pendekatan Indera SC tetap sama iaitu setiap hari, setiap perlawanan
adalah berbeza, bergantung kepada persembahan pemain atas padang dan
juga cuaca, kerana kelemahan ketara Indera SC menurutnya adalah bermain
semasa hujan, ujarnya tanpa berselindung.
Pengurus Pasukan MS ABDB, Mejar (U) Razanol Hardi bin Abdul Razak
pula menegaskan MS ABDB menganggap semua perlawanan adalah untuk
dimenangi dan walaupun bertemu dengan Indera SC, pasukan yang sering
dijumpai mereka sama ada dalam perlawanan liga, Piala FA mahupun Piala
Sumbangsih, setiap tahun adalah berbeza.
Maka beliau menegaskan MS ABDB akan bermain untuk menang walaupun
kejayaan merangkul dua kejuaraan musim lalu, Liga Super DST dan Piala FA
DST memberikan kesan kepada persiapan mereka kali ini kerana ramai
pemain yang masih belum pulih sepenuhnya.
“Kami mengalu-alukan cabaran dan sentiasa menjangkakan akan
menghadapi cabaran sukar apabila berdepan dengan Indera SC,” tambahnya.
Untuk musim kali ini, Indera SC akan menampilkan empat atau lima
orang pemain baru, manakala MS ABDB akan memperkenalkan dua atau tiga
orang muka baru.
Turut hadir sama dalam sidang media berkenaan ialah Ketua Pasukan
Indera SC, Awang Mohd Afi bin Aminuddin dan Ketua Pasukan MS ABDB, Lans
Korporal Awangku Mohd Safri bin Pengiran Haji Othman.
Perlawanan dalam Liga Perdana DST Brunei 2016 yang akan bermula pada
11 Mac dengan dua perlawanan nanti akan diteruskan selepas Piala
Sumbangsih DST Brunei 2016, manakala Liga Super DST Brunei 2016 pula
dijadualkan bermula pada 12 Mac, juga dengan dua perlawanan.
