TSW/4 Match Summary

This was our first night game of the year and we were raring to go under the BSRC floodlights. The pitch was as slick as it gets after the heavy downpour in the morning and it was always going to be conducive for some good football, but were we in for a surprise!

The ball rarely left our possession in the first half hour of the game as we took advantage of the width of the pitch to play some breathtaking football. Hailmey and Hammry in midfield took charge of the game making sure that our more creative players like Khai and Danan had the freedom to roam and the space to move. Haidi has been in blistering form as of late and he was out to prove that his 'goal of the season' award last year was no fluke. But it was Dilah who took the first honours when he cut inside from the left flank and his canon right foot put the ball in the top right corner of the TSW/4 net. 1 - 0 to DRM...the floodgates were opened!

That didn't mean that we didn't have our fair share of defending, there were odd spells of TSW/4 counter-attacks, and their fleet footed strikers caused a few lung-bursting runs by our defenders, often with Yusriman our goalie for the day saving our necks at the last. His one-handed dive to deny them their goal in the first 30 minutes when the dipping ball looked to have all but crossed the line is definitely worth a mention.

We threw everything we had following that in search of a second, and we didn't have to wait long. Khai who was beginning to appear everywhere managed to put in an inviting cross into the penalty area, and the unmarked Julberg could not do better than to power it down for our second goal. It really looked one way traffic as we piled on the pressure with our movement and running off the ball and we pushed into areas that threatened a third goal which eventually came when Fadil who had just came on for Big Show was put through again by Khai and he slotted the ball in easily across goal for our third.

We tired out in the last 15 minutes of the half and much to TSW/4's credit they came alive from the dead and began to exert some say on ball possession. They did have Hammry in the way though, and he really showed why it wasn't going to be so easy to get through our defense.

The second half saw a number of changes, and the fresh legs we had to throw on meant that we were not gonna let the bar from our 1st half showing drop any. Rigel came on in the centre of the park, and he showed us that he can definitely mix it with his clean tackling and good distribution play. Haidi came back into the game in the 2nd half, hungry for a goal and he got his wish after some persistent running. Amir S playing in midfield pushed through a weighted pass which split the defense, and Haidi broke free of the offside trap and was left in a one-on-one situation with the keeper. He really wasn't gonna dissapoint from there, dummying once and twice before his low shot went under the keeper and straight into goal.

They managed a 2nd goal quite soon after that goal, when their pony-tailed striker was put through with a long ball over the defense, Renny who had been chasing was adjudged by the referee to have brought the guy down and he duly tucked the penalty away without any hesitance.

We were 4 - 2 up and coasting, when the troubles began. The opponents started to lose their cool and a few un-necessary tackles started flying in. Our Roberto Carlos like left-back, Noh mainly found himself at the end of several badly timed and unneccessarily violent tackles. The number of free-kicks we won in the 2nd half, it was funny how we didn't manage to score from one, the usually pin-point Fakhrul wasn't able to find his way to goal on the night. Despite that we weren't going to be intimidated, and we worked hard for a fifth, when Sulhi who had been slightly quiet all game popped up from the right with a square ball which Amir S wasn't going to let go to waste. It was 5- 2 to DRM!

Overall, despite the aggressiono, DRM played well enough to truly deserve the win. In hindsight, we maybe did abit to provoke the opponents but then again you only give what you get. Let that not tarnish the fact that we were the better team on the day, and that the guys in blue and yellow played their hearts out!

DRM v TSW/4 Match Report

Line Up : Yusriman, Fakhrul, Hailmey, Limin, Vince, Hammry, Danan, Khai, Dilah, Julberg, Haidi
Subs Used : Renny, Rahimin, Amir S, Shaheeb, Noh, Rigel, Fadil, Sulhi

HT Score : 3 - 1
FT Score : 5 - 2

Scorers : Dilah, Julberg, Fadil, Haidi, Amir S
Assists : Khai(2), Amir S, Sulhi

MoTM : Yusriman

DRM v HSE Match Summary

1st half :

DRM Old Boy's started the game, a few of them appearing for the first time in DRM colours in a long while and they played like they've always played, in control and with purpose. Arch in particular caused alot of headaches for the HSE defense with his tireless running. Fadil was commanding at the back, always knowing when to pull the trap. Our first half goal came when Dilah's inswinging corner was met by Fakhrul who's powerful header punished the back of the HSE net. We tested the HSE defense several times after that goal, but never managed to break the deadlock, Dilah in particular having several chances which went sky high! Pg Shamhary who was playing for HSE had an excellent 1-1 chance to tie things up for HSE but was unlucky to have his shot canon off the crossbar!

2nd half :

The DRM New Boy's came on in the 2nd half, and we almost had a virtually new line-up. The back line was calm with the presence of Adi Tabang and Hammry playing the role of holding midfield. We finally managed to find the equaliser when Shaheeb was brought down in the penalty area, Adi Tabang took the honours and scored from the ensuing spot-kick when he tucked the ball into the bottom right corner. Shaheeb & Khai TSW gave us the edge in our chase for the lead with their skill and flair, but it was an old-boy in the midst, Aizul who orchestrated the attack which finally lead to that goal with his composure and an eye for an opening, when he put Victor through on the left flank. Victor managed to beat the offside trap and put in a low cross in, and Sulhi couldn't do better than tuck it in nicely with a superbly taken right foot volley which had enough sting to find the back of the net after the HSE keeper couldn't hold on to the shot. A definite early contender for goal of the season! We had another chance awhile later when Khai TSW's header went across the keeper but Yazid couldn't connect.

DRM v HSE Match Report

Starting Line Up : Yusra, Hailmey, Fadil, Majdi, Rahimin, Arch, Danan, Mike, Rahim, Julberg, Fakhrul
Subs Used : Dilah, Renny, Shaheeb, Noh, Fadli, Yazid, Airul, Vince, Khai, Hammry, Aizul, Sulhi, Victor, Haidi, Arie
Did Not Play : Daud, Najib, Yusriman, Midah
Played for HSE : Dedy, Pg Shamhary

HT Score : 1 - 2
FT Score : 3- 3

Scorers : Fakhrul, Sulhi, Adi Tabang
Assists : Dilah, Victor

MOTM : Hammry

DRM v Menang FC Match Report

Starting Line Up : Daud, Hailmey, Fakhrul, Hammry, Haidi, Khairulizan, Zami, Yazid, Majdi,
Fadli, Julberg
Subs Used : Yusra, Renny, Vincent, Shaheeb, Sulhi, Victor, Airul
Played for Menang : Fadil, Yusriman, Saiful Bulan

HT Score : 2 - 3
FT Score : 3 - 5

Scorers :
Assists :

BSRC v KRP @ Miri, 2 Feb 2007

Chris Odukwe's testimonial match was played on Friday evening at Kelab Ria Petroleum between BSRC All-Stars & the Miri KRP Team. The match was played in the midst of a heavy tropical storm which made the game even more enjoyable! KRP even fielded a hot young russian lady in the second half which most likely contributed to the final score!

BSRC All-Stars 0 -KRP 2

Chris it's been a pleasure to play football with you and hopefully you will not forget DRM F.C. and all the kawan's you have made here mate. All the best in the new job! :)

Pictures from the event on Chris' Pbase site:

http://www.pbase.com/depeche_2004/chris_testimonial

DRM v Ampa 9 Match Report

This was our first game in the new Boca colours and despite the poor weather form recently DRM went ahead with the game against Ampa-9 as most of us were raring to put on the blue & yellow!

Were we in for a shocker that afternoon or what? The overnight storm had made half the pitch unplayable and quick thinking from the DRM boys ensured we defended the half that more resembled the marshland area you get behind the Mumong by-pass than a football field. We didn't manage to take advantage of the better half of the field in the first 15 minutes though as we struggled to make any shots that troubled the Ampa-9 keeper. Infact, they did just the opposite as Yusra's athleticism was tested a few times although he managed to keep the scoreline at zero. Had it not been for that huge pond infront of our goal though it might have just been a different story altogether!

As our formation clearly wasn't working for us, we made some switches early on, pushing Hj Zul who had been playing sweeper, upfront and bringing Najib down to left back. Fakhrul also started to push up more from a holding midfield role and the change immediately proved to be pivotal as Hj Zul scored after a jinking solo run from the left, placing the ball into the bottom corner Thierry-Henry like. The DRM second goal came shortly after, when Haidi who previously had several chances to put DRM further in the lead won us a corner. As if his boots were on fire, Hj Zul scored direct from the corner for his second goal much to the shock of the entire Ampa-9 defense who we caught ball-watching!

Khairul who had also been working hard in the first half in his left-midfield role, then set up the third DRM goal, when his run on the left put Fakhrul free to tee-up his shot from outside the penalty area.

Half-time came, and we prepared ourselves for a tougher 2nd half attacking the pond end of the
pitch and defending the dry half. We felt that our opponents legs were tiring and so we decided to bring on the student brigade in the second half with the hope of out-running our opponents. We also knew that they would be of no use on the soggy half, so we played them in midfield and defense and it worked out well for us. Amir S who was playing for Ampa-9 on loan, was shadowed the whole game by Daus who matched his speed and tricks step for step. Airul helped break off several of the Ampa-9 attacks with his ball chasing and Sulhi did the almost impossible and scored from the pond end!

We also managed to score a 5th when Aizul & Danan's intelligent play on the better side (left side) of the pond end, put Danan free for a cross which set Hj Zul up nicely for a pop at goal and with the form he was on, he was never going to miss that. Yusra made some fine saves towards the end of the game but Ampa-9 still managed to score 4 past the DRM defense and it made for a tight finish.

DRM v Ampa-9 Match Summary

Starting 11 : Yusra, Renny, Fakhrul, Hj Zul, Khairulizan, Danan, Hailmey, Hammry, Haidi, Najib, Arie

Subs Used : Azwan, Daus, Sulhi, Airul
Subs Not Used : Fadle, Amir Z, Amir S, Rahim*

* Rahim & Amir S played for Ampa-9

HT Score : 3 - 0
FT Score : 5 - 4

Scorers : Hj Zul (3), Fakhrul & Sulhi
Assist : Hj Zul, Aizul, Danan


MOTM : Hj Zul