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Indera SC first XI pose for a group photo before kick off against Wijaya FC Two-time DST Super League champions Indera Sports Club (SC) climbed up to third in the table after edging Wijaya FC 2-1 last night.   Mohammad Aimmil Rahman Ramlee scored in both halves to help Indera to their fourth victory and to get within eight points of leaders Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) and second-placed Kota Rangers.   Over at the Batu Apoi Sports Complex in Temburong, Lun Bawang destroyed Menglait FC 9-2 to continue their good run of form in the league.   Yunus Lupat and Petrus Jumat starred in the victory with a hat-trick each to help the Temburong-based side move up to fifth place in the league with 10 points.   The other match last night saw Najip I -Team held to a 3-3 draw against Royal Brunei Police Force Sports Council (MS PDB) at the Tutong Sports Complex.

MS ABDB's Sld Razimie Ramli (centre) with the ball during the DST Sumbangsih Cup last night, the striker scored two goals for his team in the victory The Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) signalled their intent for the new season as they came from behind to beat Indera Sports Club (SC) 2-1 to win the DST Sumbangsih Cup for the third time last night. A second half brace from Sld Razimie Ramli helped the army men turn around a 1-0 half-time deficit at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas to get their DST Super League title defence off to the right start. Indera, who finished as runners-up in the DST Super League last season, dominated the first half with their brilliant passing game and they got in front after Md Asri Hj Aspar converted a penalty, which he earned after being brought down in the box by Sld Mohamad Sani in the 19th minute. MS ABDB pressed for an equaliser late in the first-half and they were unlucky not to f...

(From left) MS ABDB captain Sgt Md Haizul Rani Metusin, MS ABDB coach Sgt Hj Mesli Hj Dullah, MS ABDB manager Major Hasnul Alwe Hj Matassan, Indera SC coach Mohd Yussaini Hj Said and Indera SC President Pg Anak Hj Mohd Yassin PA Safiuddin pose for a photo after the DST Sumbangsih Cup press confederence yesterday DST Super League and DST FA Cup defending champions Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) will kick-off their season with a DST Sumbangsih Cup (Charity Shield) clash against Indera Sports Club (Indera SC) on Wednesday. The DST Super League curtain-raiser will be held at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas at 8.15pm, with both teams looking to win the trophy for the second time. MS ABDB coach Sgt Hj Mesli Hj Dullah is expecting a tough challenge from Indera SC this season. “Indera SC is a very good team and everyone knows that…they will be challenging us all the way.” Hj Mesli told the BruSports after the press conference at the...

ROYAL Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) won the DST Sumbangsih Cup for the second time after edging Indera Sports Club (SC) 2-1 in the traditional curtain raiser last night. The club’s best player last season, striker Azizi Ali Rahman and defender Hj Mohd Yussof Hj Mat Yassin both found the net for the defending DST Super League champions at the Balapan Track and Field of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium. “It wasn’t an easy game…we worked hard until the end to win…and I am very happy for the club to win this Cup for the second time,” said MS ABDB manager Major (A) Razanol Hardi Abd Razak in an interview with The Brunei Times after the match. MS ABDB lifted the first Sumbangsih Cup title in 2014 defeating same opponent Indera with a 2-1 score line. “I am very proud of my players, they managed to control their temper throughout the match and keep their calm…we know a match against Indera is always going to be intense, but I think my players handled...

(L-R) Indera SC head coach Hj Omar Hj Jamil, Indera SC captain Mohammad Afi Aminuddin, MS ABDB captain Ak Mohd Safri Pg Othman and MS ABDB manager Major (A) Razanol Hardi Abd Razak with the DST Sumbangsih Cup during a press conference at NFABD House yesterday. Picture: BT/Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh ROYAL Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) manager Major (A) Razanol Hardi Abd Razak is expecting a tough DST Sumbangsih Cup match against Indera Sports Club (SC) tonight. The army men clinched their very first DST Super League last October, and they also went on to win their third DST FA Cup after beating Indera 3-2 in December. However, Indera won last year’s DST Sumbangsih Cup by defeating MS ABDB 2-0, so the army men know what to expect when the rivals face off in the DST Super League opener at the Balapan Track and Field of the Hassanal Bolkian National Sports Complex in Berakas. “We always expect a hard challenge from Indera,” said Major (A) Razanol Hardi duri...

Indera SC captain Shahrin Hj Momin (L) marked by two Tabuan Muda players during their DST Super League match on Sunday. The referee stopped the game when Shahrin was sent off for a second yellow card in the 61st minute, reducing the team to just eight players on the field. However, the decision was not in line with FIFA rules and Indera have appealed to have the game played again.BT/Zaim Kasmat Dethroned champions Indera Sports Club (SC) have appealed to have last Sunday’s abandoned DST Super League match against Tabuan Muda (the national Under-23 team) replayed. The game at the Balapan Track and Field of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas was called off after 61 minutes when Indera captain Shahrin Hj Momin was sent off for a second yellow card, reducing the team to just eight players on the field. The referee immediately stopped the game - which was goalless - and explained that it could not continue if one side has only eight players in the ...

The DST Super League match between Tabuan Muda (the national under-23 team) and Indera Sports Club (SC) was abandoned after the latter were reduced to only eight players on the field. The match commissioner yesterday said that the match cannot continue if one side has only eight players in the team and that Tabuan Muda automatically will be awarded three points. Both teams could not find the breakthrough at the Balapan Track and Field of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex. Indera were reduced to eight players when captain Shahrin Hj Momin was sent off for a second yellow card in the 61st minute forcing the referee to call off the match immediately. Earlier in the first-half, Indera’s defender Mohammad Afi Aminuddin was sent for an early shower in the 23rd minute after second bookable offence. Meanwhile, left-back Muiz Sisa was shown a straight red card just four minutes later following a dangerous tackle on Tabuan Muda player. Indera’s head coach H...

DST Super League defending champions Indera Sports Club edged past Lun Bawang 2-1 in a very close match at the Balapan Track and Field of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex last night. The victory means Indera are now just five points behind league leaders Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) who have 33 points. Indera's coach Hj Omar Hj Jamil said that the victory was a very important one for the team following their shocking 2-0 defeat in the first round of the tournament last month. “It is a very important win for us… It was not an easy game but I am glad that we did not repeat the same result of the first round,” said Hj Omar in an interview with The Brunei Times after the match. “Lun Bawang have improved so much this year and they got a lot of good young players in the team, so they will only going to get better. “They played with five midfielders tonight so it was a bit difficult for us to match their strength in the midfield. ...

Indera SC’s Ak Md Azrul Ariffin Pg Hj Metussin (R) dribbles the ball as Jerudong FC’s Yansen Efendi (L) looks on during their DST Super League game at the Berakas Sports Complex last night. BT/Zaim Kasmat Indera Sports Club came from two goals down to beat Jerudong FC 4-3 in the DST Super League at the Berakas Sports Complex last night. The victory means that the defending champions remain five points adrift of leaders Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB), who cemented their position at the top of the table after defeating Royal Brunei Police Forces Sports Council (MS PDB) 4-0 in the night’s other game at the Tutong Sports Complex. Indera started off strongly with Ak Mohd Haikal Pg Zaidi curling a shot wide in the second minute. Jerudong were no pushovers, responding in the 12th minute when midfielder Mohd Mardi Mirza Abdullah Bujang struck the post from 20 metres out. Left-back Muiz Sisa and winger Ak Mohd Azrul Ariffin Pg Metussin linked up very w...

An Indera SC player (C) attempts to score during the first half of the match against Jerudong FC in the DST Super League at the Balapan Track and Field  in Berakas last night. BT/Sanusi Hussin A STRONG second-half performance helped Indera Sports Club (SC) beat Jerudong FC 4-0 in the DST Super League last night. Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman bagged a hat-trick, while Sam Frank also found the net in the victory scoring the first goal at the Balapan Track and Field of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex. The result propelled the defending champions to the summit of the 10-team league table with 18 points ahead of second-placed Najip I-Team on goal difference. “During the team talk I told my players to use both flanks to attack Jerudong as I can see they are quite weak with their full-backs, so I asked them to go hard on the first 15 minutes and when we scored the first goal, the goals keeps coming,” said Indera SC manager Rosdin Hj Abdul Aziz in an interview with ...

Though Indera Sports Club (SC) manager Rosdin Hj Abdul Aziz was delighted with the club’s emphatic 8-1 win over Kilanas FC in the DST Super League on Tuesday, he has reminded the titleholders not to get carried away. Sam Frank and Kane Ryan both bagged a brace in the victory at the Tutong Sports Complex, while Mohd Afi Aminuddin, Mohd Asri Aspar, Ak Mohd Azrul Ariffin and Mohd Nurikhwan Othman also managed to get on the scoresheet for Indera – who are third in the league. The margin of victory was the largest since this year’s competition kicked off on April 1. Speaking to The Brunei Times, Rosdin said that the resounding victory puts the defending champions in good stead ahead of Sunday’s clash against league leaders Najip I-Team. He did, though, warn his players not to start thinking of the trophy just yet. “I am very happy with the big win... I did not expect to win by such a large margin, but it was good for us as we want to find our rhythm as quickly a...

MS ABDB manager Major Pg Farisan Pg Metassan (L) and Indera SC manager Rosdin Abdul Aziz holding the DST Sumbangsih Cup during a pre-match press conference on Jan 21. The DST Super League has been postponed to April. BT file Indera SC’s Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman scores the second goal against MS ABDB during their DST Sumbangsih Cup match at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas on Jan 24. BT file Indera’s Sahrin Momin (L) controlling the ball during a DST Super League game against MS ABDB last year. BT file INDERA Sports Club (SC) manager Rosdin Hj Abdul Aziz agrees with the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam’s (NFABD) decision to postpone the DST Super League. Slated to begin this month, NFABD announced on Wednesday that the DST Super League has now been postponed to early April, the decision to do so thought to be the involvement of some of the DST Super League players in international competitions. Defending champions Indera SC have...