WINNING START FOR INDERA FC

Goh De No
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Jerudong FC kick off their BPL I campaign with win too

THE 2009/2010 DSTGroup Brunei Premier League I (BPL I) season kicked off last night with two thrilling matches Indera FC taking on Majra FC and Jerudong FC facing NBT FC.
Indera FC dominated the first half of their match at the Balapan Field in Berakas taking a commanding 2-0 lead.

Abd Muiz Sisa drew first blood in the 33rd minute and eight minutes later Md Saifuddin struck again for Indera FC to virtually wrap up the game just before the half-time whistle.

But Majra FC would not go down without a fight. They came out strong in the second half, frustrating the Indera FC defence by dominating ball possession.

Md Azri Zahari came close with a free kick from just outside the area in the 66th minute and their efforts paid off in the 74th minute.

Indera FC were caught off guard and forced to concede a penalty which Noor Raimi coolly converted to put them back in the game.

Majra FC came close again in the 88th minute a scrappy play by Indera FC inside the penalty area almost gifted their opponents a goal but Indera FC goalkeeper did a brilliant job to deny his rivals a late equaliser.

Indera FC's frustration in the second half was underlined by Md Karimurrizal kicking the ball out of the field after being called for a foul.

This 87th minute offence earned him his second yellow card of the night and his marching orders.

"So far so good," was Indera FC coach Hj Rahman's response to their first win in the DSTGroup BPL I, adding that it was a good start to the new season.

"My players are 50-50, some are new, the other half are our regulars. We hope to have more energy for the next game.

"There were too many mistakes today (Monday) and we had to work very hard for the win," said the coach after the match.
The second match of the night saw Jerudong FC take on NBT FC .

Jerudong made a lacklustre start but took their chances well to score a goal during the dying minutes of injury time in the first half.

Esmendy Ibrahim scored from the left side of the penalty box with a powerful strike to beat the goalkeeper to end the half.

NBT FC failed to get back into the game after the break and let Sufri Mohaimin beat their keeper again in the 62nd minute to seal the game for Jerudong.

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