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MARCH, INDERA SCORE WINNING GOALS AT DST GROUP BPL

BY JASON THOMAS  IT WAS last minute controversy during last night's DSTGroup Brunei Premier League 2007/2008 match between March United FC and NBT FC at the Belapan Track and Field in Berakas which ended 2-1 in favour of March. After a scramble in the box, Mat Zidi Hj Jumat netted the winning goal in the dying seconds of the game to send the March United bench into a frenzy since they knew they had just won their first match of the season. But the ball had not yet even crossed the goal-line before the NBT players were rushing to the linesman and complaining that the March player was in an offside position when he scored. After the pandemonium, the match resumed with NBT kicking off.  But after a few passes around the pitch, the referee blew the final whistle and the NBT players were at the linesman again while their opponents were busy celebrating their goal. "Personally, I do not think he (Mat Zidi) was offside and we deserved to win," stated Ma