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Jason Thomas BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Saturday, January 23, 2010 QUICKER to the ball and looking more potent on the attack, Indera FC were deserved 2-0 winners over AH United in last night's DST Group Brunei Premier League I action. Displacing AH United in the 10-team table, Indera are now sixth with 18 points while AH United are seventh and trailing their conqueror by two points. The first win for new coach Norilham Hj Jais, he felt it was a taste of things to come. "I am very optimistic about the remaining three matches... I think we can get maximum points," said the former DPMM FC assistant coach in a post-match interview with The Brunei Times. "Overall I am very satisfied. We dominated the first half and created a lot of chances. "In the second half, both teams had their moments but it was a good thing we scored that second goal," he added. Playing as a deep-lying playmaker, Indera's Azwan Salleh could have opened the scoring on the half-hour mark b

AH United's Pg Sallehuddin Pg Hj Damit (L) will be looking to help his team bounce back from their 5-1 drubbing on Jan 13 by Majra FC in tonight's match against Indera FC. Picture: BT/Raul Padernal AH UNITED and Indera FC will be looking for their sixth win of the season when they face off in the DST Group Brunei Premier League I tonight. With only four games left for both clubs — including tonight's clash at the Berakas Sports Complex — both sides know that the pressure is on, especially since they are neck and neck heading into the season's climax. A single point separates them in the 10-team table, AH United sixth with 16 points and Indera seventh with 15. The first round encounter between the two teams ended 2-1 in favour of Indera. "It is an important game but we are treating it just normally... just like any other game," said AH United's coach Zaini Tumih yesterday. "We do have a few players out injured so

Pasukan QAF FC terpaksa berhempas pulas mengekalkan rekod tanpa kalah mereka apabila hanya sekadar berjaya menghasilkan gol tunggal menerusi pemain import, Viban Francis Bayong ketika menentang Pasukan Indera FC di Padang Kebajikan, Berakas . Perlawanan malam semalam itu dilihat sebagai perlawanan ‘buku bertemu dengan ruas’ di mana pasukan Indera FC hampir saja menjadi pasukan pertama berjaya mencalarkan rekod bersih pendahulu liga Perdana Satu DST Group tersebut apabila sekali lagi pengadil perlawanan menjadi ‘duri dalam daging’ dalam menghalang misi bersejarah pasukan Indera FC pada malam itu. Walaupun hujan turun dengan lebatnya selama 45 minit, tidak menghalang perlawanan diteruskan bagi tidak mengecewakan penyokong-penyokong kedua-dua pasukan yang datang bagi memberikan sokongan moral. Keadaan padang yang berair dan ‘becak’ sedikit sebanyak menjejaskan sedikit mutu permainan kedua-dua pasukan, namun kedua-dua pasukan berjaya memperlihatkan persembahan yang menarik. Pada babak pert

BY JASON THOMAS FRESH off their demolition of Brunei Shell Football Team (BSFT) in their first DSTGroup Brunei Premier League I (BPL I) match of the year last week, reigning champions QAF FC are on a high. But despite the 10-0 result at the Berakas Sports Complex issuing a strong statement to the rest of the sides in the 10-team table, the league leaders are not taking anything for granted in their match against Indera FC tomorrow. Indera might be seventh in the table with 15 points from five wins but QAF FC's coach doesn't think their position reflects their true potential especially with the recent inclusion of three former DPMM FC midfielders. "Indera are a strong team and they are becoming better," said Ali Hj Mustafa yesterday. "We are worried because they have three new players, Sairol Hj Sahari, Azwan Salleh and Md Helmi Zambin. "Right now they also have a better coach in Pg Md Serfuddin Pg Hj Md Salleh (ex-DPMM FC assistant

Nyata tuah tidak menyebelahi Pasukan Indera FC apabila terpaksa akur dengan keputusan berpihak 1-2 kepada MS ABDB malam semalam di padang Penanjong Kem, Tutong. Walaupun pasukan pelawat terpaksa melupakan khidmat pemain berpengalaman, Mohd Sharin Zaini yang masih belum sembuh dari kecederaan dan pemain kental Ak Muhd Shahruddin bin Pg Tejuddin yang memulakan pengantungan pada malam tersebut, namun pasukan didikan Haji Mohd Zulkifli masih berbisa apabila sepakan percuma bekas pemain DPMM FC, Sairol Sahari nyaris meletakkan pasukan Indera FC di hadapan pada minit ke 6, namun percubaan itu dapat ditepis keluar oleh Mohd Fardillah Ali, penjaga gol MS ABDB. Mohd Khayrun Salleh (no.22) yang turun selaku ketua pasukan, nyaris memecah kebuntuan selang 10 minit kemudian apabila larian cantik bekas pemain MS ABDB itu berjaya memperdaya dua pemain pertahanan MS ABDB sebelum sepakannya hanya tersasar sedikit sebelum mendapat kecederaan setelah bertembung dengan Mohd Fardillah Ali. Sejurus selepas

Indera FC meneruskan lagi rentak kemenangan kedua mereka dengan menewaskan Pasukan NBT FC 2-0 hasil jaringan lewat di babak 10 minit terakhir perlawanan walaupun hanya bermain dengan 10 orang. Indera FC nampak garang di separuh masa pertama dengan berkali-kali mengasak ke kubu Pasukan NBT FC namun cuba demi cubaan masih tidak berhasil untuk menjaringkan gol awal. Mohd Khayrun Salleh penyerang Indera FC yang bergandingan dengan Abdul Al-Wardi (jersi 18) pada malam itu, mencuba penjaga gol NBT FC dengan tandukan yang sedikit tersasar di atas palang gol. Bukan itu saja, percubaan Sairol Sahari yang hanya berdepan dengan penjaga gol ditepi sebelah kiri gawang lawan gagal untuk menjaringkan gol sulung beliau pada malam itu apabila tiang menjadi penghalang. Penjaga gawang NBT Fc haruslah mendapat pujian apabila beliau banyak menyelamatkan gawangnya daripada di bolosi oleh pasukan Indera FC. Pasukan Indera FC yang turun dengan formasi 3-5-2 itu seolah-olah mahu mencari gol awal dengan meletak