INDERA FIRST SIDE TO REACH DST FA CUP QUARTERS

INDERA SC became the first side to seal progress to the quarterfinals of this year’s DST FA Cup after cruising to an emphatic 5-1 victory over Setia Perdana at the Tutong Sports Complex on Tuesday night.

The DST Sumbangsih Cup holders are looking to end the season just how they started it by lifting a piece of silverware after seeing their league title convincingly ousted by newly crowned DST Super League champions MS ABDB.

After the army personnel pulled a masterclass against promoted side Lun Bawang in the league’s premier division, Indera SC, who are battling to cement second place in the league, also played their part ahead of the titanic league-concluding fixture.

The 2014 league champions will play either MS PDB or Hawa FT, a surprise package in the tournament, as reward for the victory.

DST Super League side MS PDB will be hoping to avoid a major scalp in what have been a fairy-tale run for the non-league side.

Indera fielded a strong selection with the availability of Zulkhairy Razali, Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman and Asri Aspar in their arsenal and all three armed with lethal threat delivered.

Zulkhairy got his name on the score-sheet in the 10th minute before Hamizan Aziz inspired his side with a hat-trick all in the first half. Asri joined in the scoring in a first half blitz for the DST Premier League club as the barrage of strikes all came before the interval.

Nazhim Suhaili scored for Setia Perdana in the 79th minute but the damage was already done.

Tabuan Under-16 have the chance to continue their decent DST FA Cup run against struggling DST Super League side Kilanas FC who have only chalked up one league victory all season.

IKLS FC will play against DST Premier League outfit Menglait FC while Kasuka FC could test the superiority of DST Super League opposition in the form of Lun Bawang.

But the tie of the round surely belongs to a gigantic match-up between Tabuan Muda against the fast improving DSP United who boast a secret weapon in Luc Devaux.

Last year’s finalists Najip I-Team will be meeting newly crowned DST Premier League champions Kota Ranger FC.

Defending champions MS ABDB will begin their title defence against Wijaya FC in a rematch of the 2002 FA Cup final in which the latter won 1-0.

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