BPL I: ABDB 'STAY ALIVE'

by Jason Thomas

 Army men still in title race

THE Royal Brunei Armed Forces' Sports Council (MS ABDB) thrashed AH United 7-0 last night to keep their slim hopes of winning the DSTGroup Brunei Premier League I (BPL I) alive.

Now trailing league leaders and defending champions QAF FC by five points, the last two games for both sides will be crucial.

Suhaime Hj Md Yussof opened the scoring at the Penanjong Camp in Tutong after 15 minutes, with Ak Md Safri Pg Hj Othman doubling the team's lead six minutes later.

Ex-AM Gunners FC striker Md Isa Hj Bahar made it 3-0 in the 33rd minute to give the hosts a commanding lead heading into the break.

Safari Wahit found the net three minutes into the second half, with Ak Md Safri making it 5-0 in the 63rd minute.

A brace from Budiman Jumat in the 68th and 79th minutes sealed the result for the army men.

MS ABDB's manager was pleased with his team's display and promised that the title race is not over yet.

"I think we need to show confidence heading into our next two games," said Lt Col Dr Bahrin Hj Bintang.

"We changed the formation from 4-4-2 to 3-5-2 to get a different style and I am glad it worked.

"I am very happy with the performance since our finishing was a problem in the first few games. It was not as good as in the first round when we netted 30 plus goals, but now we only have 20 plus and it's just two games left.

"We need to win our next two games so we can stay in second and hopefully QAF FC will not win. The team are on form and I hope it will continue," he added.

Ironically, MS ABDB's fate lies in the hands of seventh-placed AH United, who take on undefeated QAF FC on Tuesday.

A win for QAF FC will see them defend their crown, making it a hat-trick of titles for them.

If QAF FC lose or draw and if MS ABDB beat Wijaya FC on the same night, it will all boil down to the season finale between the top two teams in the BPL I on Feb 27 at the Penanjong Camp in Tutong.

Last night's other match saw Indera FC beat Brunei Shell Football Team 1-0 at the Brunei Shell Recreation Club in Seria courtesy of an Abd Aziz Tamit goal in the 54th minute.

Indera remain sixth in the 10-team table with 21 points while Brunei Shell are still second from bottom with five points.
Meanwhile in yesterday's DSTGroup BPL II action, second-placed Prisons Department beat Perkasa FC 4-0 at the Balapan Track and Field of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas.

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