HEAVYWEIGHTS BRACE FOR BATTLE TONIGHT

An Indera SC player (L) goes after the ball against an LLRC defender during an 
earlier DST Super League match. Picture: BT file
BY ABDUL AZIM KASSIM

THE DST Super League’s leading goal scorers, Indera Sports Club’s Mohd Zulkhairy Razali and Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council’s (MS ABDB) SLD Mohd Muhaimin Rosmalee, will go head-to-head at 8.15pm at the Balapan Track and Field of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas tonight.

A previous meeting between the two teams saw last season’s DST FA Cup winners MS ABDB triumph 2-1 against the defending champions and current table toppers at the league’s curtain raiser, the Sumbangsih Cup in January.

Both teams are familiar with each other and it is of no surprise that the league’s leading scorers expressed tremendous respect for their respective opponents.

Mohd Zulkhairy who boasts six goals under his name believes that MS ABDB are still Indera SC’s toughest opponents despite having fallen four points behind the leaders.

“Yes, there are other teams above MS ABDB but MS ABDB are the strongest and most confident team in the league for me,” said Mohd Zulkhairy.

“But Indera SC and I are prepared and we will give our best when we come face-to-face this weekend.”

Mohd Muhaimin, who has scored five goals so far, said that Indera SC are a formidable team but cautioned that the other teams should not be taken lightly either.

“There is no denying that Indera SC are the strongest as defending champions but every team have their weaknesses,” he said.

“Outside of us, there is a chance Najip FC, Lumut Liang Recreational Club (LLRC) and Royal Brunei Police Forces Sports Council (MS PDB) can become champions this season,” he added.

The fact that the league’s top two scorers are both under the age of 21 should be an encouraging sign for football in the Sultanate.

Mohd Zulkhairy said he always loved football but it was his family’s support that encouraged him to become a football player.

The 17-year-old, who only joined Indera SC this year, said he is not thinking about becoming this season’s golden boot winner but is instead fully focused on the team.

“My target for this season is simply glory and success but not of my own,” he said.

“I have not given much thought about becoming the top scorer or best player, what I do desire is for Indera FC to become champions again.”

Mohd Muhaimin – aged 20 – is also putting his team’s interests ahead of his own.

Also in his first year with the club, the footballer of 11 years said his target was to work together with his teammates and achieve victory each game at a time.


“I’m working really hard this season to do MS ABDB proud but I believe every team should also work hard to raise the quality and standard of football in the Sultanate,” he said.

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