ARMY MEN SHOOT DOWN THE GUNNERS
Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
MS ABDB (the Royal Brunei Armed Forces' Sports Council) proved too much to handle for the AM Gunners as they overwhelmed the DSTGroup Brunei Premier League (BPL) I newcomers with a 2-0 scoreline at the Penanjong Camp in Tutong.
The result means that MS ABDB now leapfrog the AM Gunners into second place on 23 points just two points adrift of table toppers and defending champions, QAF FC, who are on 25 points. AM Gunners are third with 21 points.
AM Gunners started out on the wrong foot as MS ABDB got their first goal through Md Isa Hj Bahar after only 15 minutes from a penalty kick.
They had difficulty settling as the army men kept attacking their goal.
Despite this MS ABDB had to wait until the 85th minute to finally put the match to bed and they did it with some help from the AM Gunners' backline.
The second goal came when AM Gunners' defenders left Md Roy Suhardi Hanifah unmarked on the left. The MS ABDB striker received the ball from his strike partner to slot home past Bakhtiar Hussein in the AM Gunners goal.
"The team played really well but our finishing could have been better. There were a lot of chances but we failed to capitalise on them," said Lt Col Dr Bahrin Hj Bintang, the MS ABDB manager, in a telephone interview with The Brunei Times.
"We will just have to look at it and sort out our weaknesses and play better for the League Cup starting next week," added Lt Col Dr Bahrin.
"The result is very good for us. We are now in second place," continued the MS ABDB manager.
"This victory puts us back in contention (for the title). A draw or a loss would have given (league leaders) QAF FC a larger advantage over us," added Lt Col Dr Bahrin.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
MS ABDB (the Royal Brunei Armed Forces' Sports Council) proved too much to handle for the AM Gunners as they overwhelmed the DSTGroup Brunei Premier League (BPL) I newcomers with a 2-0 scoreline at the Penanjong Camp in Tutong.
The result means that MS ABDB now leapfrog the AM Gunners into second place on 23 points just two points adrift of table toppers and defending champions, QAF FC, who are on 25 points. AM Gunners are third with 21 points.
AM Gunners started out on the wrong foot as MS ABDB got their first goal through Md Isa Hj Bahar after only 15 minutes from a penalty kick.
They had difficulty settling as the army men kept attacking their goal.
Despite this MS ABDB had to wait until the 85th minute to finally put the match to bed and they did it with some help from the AM Gunners' backline.
The second goal came when AM Gunners' defenders left Md Roy Suhardi Hanifah unmarked on the left. The MS ABDB striker received the ball from his strike partner to slot home past Bakhtiar Hussein in the AM Gunners goal.
"The team played really well but our finishing could have been better. There were a lot of chances but we failed to capitalise on them," said Lt Col Dr Bahrin Hj Bintang, the MS ABDB manager, in a telephone interview with The Brunei Times.
"We will just have to look at it and sort out our weaknesses and play better for the League Cup starting next week," added Lt Col Dr Bahrin.
"The result is very good for us. We are now in second place," continued the MS ABDB manager.
"This victory puts us back in contention (for the title). A draw or a loss would have given (league leaders) QAF FC a larger advantage over us," added Lt Col Dr Bahrin.
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| This is not rugby, mate: A Wijaya FC player (in white and blue) fouls an Indera FC player in their DSTGroup Brunei Premier League I at the Berakas Sports Complex in Berakas last night. Indera FC won 4-1. Picture: BT/Jefrisalas |
In the day's other match, Indera FC defeated Wijaya FC 4-1 at the Berakas Sports Complex in Berakas.
Md Shahrin Zaini scored the first goal of the game for Indera FC on the 23rd minute through a spot kick.
The scores remained at 1-0 to Indera FC at halftime.
Right after the restart, Jaslee Nasri added another goal for Indera FC outrunning the Wijaya FC defenders to score past the goalkeeper.
Indera FC were controlling the midfield battle, forcing the Wijaya FC defenders to work overtime to stop their strikers.
Their efforts paid off in the 60th minute when Abd Muiz Sisa once again outran his defender on the right flank to beat the Wijaya goalkeeper.
Wijaya FC only came alive in the final 10 minutes of the game, scoring in the 87th minute through Zulazri Gapor to make it 3-1.
But Indera FC quickly restored their three-goal cushion Md Khayrun Salleh adding his name to the scoresheet with a goal in injury time.
"The team performed well. The players followed all the instructions and were very disciplined," said Pg Serfuddin Pg Hj Md Salleh, the head coach of Indera FC.
Md Shahrin Zaini scored the first goal of the game for Indera FC on the 23rd minute through a spot kick.
The scores remained at 1-0 to Indera FC at halftime.
Right after the restart, Jaslee Nasri added another goal for Indera FC outrunning the Wijaya FC defenders to score past the goalkeeper.
Indera FC were controlling the midfield battle, forcing the Wijaya FC defenders to work overtime to stop their strikers.
Their efforts paid off in the 60th minute when Abd Muiz Sisa once again outran his defender on the right flank to beat the Wijaya goalkeeper.
Wijaya FC only came alive in the final 10 minutes of the game, scoring in the 87th minute through Zulazri Gapor to make it 3-1.
But Indera FC quickly restored their three-goal cushion Md Khayrun Salleh adding his name to the scoresheet with a goal in injury time.
"The team performed well. The players followed all the instructions and were very disciplined," said Pg Serfuddin Pg Hj Md Salleh, the head coach of Indera FC.
Today's game will see AH United take on NBT FC at 8.15pm.
