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

BSRC v KRP Friendly

BSRC is playing a friendly match against Kelab Ria Petroleum Miri this coming Friday afternoon as a farewell testimonial match for a friend and fellow DRM-er, Chris Odukwe who will be leaving Miri soon. DRM has been invited to make up the BSRC team together with the Rekon and BSFT guys.

DRM Week Ahead

Fun Game @ BSRC will only go ahead if it doesn't rain tonite & tommorow (very likely tho!). Our gentleman's agreement with BSRC president is that if it the padang is soggy then we'll keep off! But if the small pitch is available then anytime dapat main fun game.

Otherwise;

Weds : Fun Game @ venue tbc ... Panaga ???

Thurs : DRM v Ampa-9 @ BSRC, 4.45pm

No Futsal this week.

DRM Week Ahead!

No friendly this week as most of us will be busy ironing out the kinks in our golf swing in preparation for the 1st DRM Golf Monthly Medal for 2007 at RBA GC.

Weds : Fun Game @ BSRC, 5.15pm

Thurs : Futsal @ BSRC, 7.45 - 9.45pm

Otherwise if footballitis is getting to you bad, here's a tentative list of matches to be played in February.

Ampa-9 : 1 Feb
BSP Bomba : 8 Feb
DHS FC : 17 Feb*

* will be played at JPCC

DRM 2007 Kit

Our new kit has finally arrived! The preferred option would've been a grey/orange combination to match DRM Golf's colours but it just wasn't that easy to find. The customised option would've been slightly expensive at $30 a set, and would have taken at least a month, so we eventually decided to settle for the Boca Juniors 2006/07 home jersey instead.

We have abit of a history with the Boca Juniors jersey. DRM FC played in the Boca blue & yellow strip all throughout the early parts of 2003/04 and so it is fitting that we revert back to a strip we are familiar with.

I sent 18 set of jerseys for number printing at Ref Station this afternoon, and it should take no more than a few days for #2 - #19 to be printed on the back. The gold embossed numbers will cost $5 each but is well worth the money spent i reckon. Look out for next week Thursday's match against Ampa-9 which should be our first match in the blue & yellow!

Footballitis

Those who attended Fun Game yesterday were :

Renny, Yamin, Amir S, Adi Tabang, Fadil DPMM, Haidi, Hammry, Pg Azmi, Rahimin, Yazid, Sulhi, Daus, Airul, Fadhli & Majdi

Also congratulations to the DRM guys who are now part of the BSRC Football Section committee for 2007:

Renny, Yamin & Limin

DRM v Menang FC Match Summary

This was our first game of the year, and who better as opponents than our super-friendly rivals Menang FC, who quite a number of DRMer's also play for. The match itself got off to a strange start as when the referee blew for kick-off DRM's gaffa was no where to be seen! That meant no kit, no drinks and no line-up! Stand-in manager Julberg & Sulhi did well with their starting line-up choice and had to do with whatever shirt the players had on. Julberg played the 1st half in his singlet! haha

Despite the slightly in-experienced line-up, DRM did well in the 1st half to contain Menang FC's attacking line to just the one goal. They had pace aplenty upfront with Fadil TSW & Keat Yeaw running circles around our defense but it is to Ozzie student, Yazid's credit that the DRM goal was only breached once (and he wasn't even wearing gloves for the 1st 20 mins!!). Daus, Faiq & Azwan also did well at the back to close down and limit Menang's attacking opportunity with their running. Upfront Yamin & Sulhi did their best to retain possession of the ball whenever we had it at our feet but the chances really didn't come until Amir S came on as a sub halfway through the first half.

Shortly after Amir S got on the field, Fakhrul who sensing that the tide was turning DRM's way moved further up into midfield and he was able to put Amir S through for the match equaliser. It was Fakhrul who again made the space for Sulhi to run in for the second DRM goal, and he easily beat the Menang keeper with his pace and deft touch. There were several other chances on goal, Julberg's long range hitting the cross bar, whilst both Sulhi & Victor were unlucky to be called offside when through on goal.

The second half saw a different DRM team take the field, with Haidi & Fadhli playing upfront. Haidi had several chances to put the win beyond doubt but his touches were too heavy at times. He didn't dissapoint the third time of asking however, Sulhi's long ball from the right came in at just the right pace for Haidi to volley it first time in to the back of the Menang net to make it 3 - 1 to DRM. First game of the season, and already a probable contender for goal of the season from a very unlikely source!

Renny nearly made it 4 - 1 when Rahimin, who was playing in his first DRM match since returning from loan, put him through on the right flank. His shot from 20 yards clipped the bottom of the upright much to the dismay of the bench.

Eventually Menang managed to pull one goal back when Fadil was put through on goal after a mix-up in defense to score his second goal of the game. The match ended 3 - 2 to DRM, a fine start to the 2007 season!

DRM v Menang FC Match Report

Line Up: Yazid, Azwan, Daus, Fakhrul, Faiq, Victor, Julberg, Asri, Najib, Yamin, Sulhi
Subs Used: Renny, Amir S, Hailmey, Rahimin, Airul, Fadhli, Pachie, Majdi, Haidi, Dilah, Mike

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

Scorers : Amir S, Sulhi, Haidi
Assist : Fakhrul (2), Sulhi

MOTM : Yazid

Happy New Year!!!!!

Gents,

Happy 2007 to all!

DRM Bula's Week Ahead goes like this:

Tues - Friendly Game v Menang FC @ BSRC, 4.45pm

Weds - Fun Game @ BSRC, 5.15pm

Thurs - Futsal @ BSRC, 7.45 - 9.45pm

See you there!

Student Models

What on earth were you boys thinking??????

Thursday Nite Futsal & Other News

Thank you all those who turned up for Futsal last night.

Attendance : Renny, Mike, Amir S, Julberg, Amir Z, Azlan, Limin, Vince, Fadle, Amy, Adi Tabang, Hammry, Hailmey, Danan, Liana, Ikin, Dallie, Yusra, Leny, Jiten, Shaheeb

Also, DRM Bula would like to welcome back the Student Brigade from Down Under! Make sure you have your boots ready dudes..


p/s showing too much love there .... don't you all have any GIRLfriends???

DRM v Mahkota Maju FC Match Summary

Turnout was good and we had more than enough players to start the game. Vince, Fadil & Asri IPE had to help make the numbers for Mahkota Maju. We also had DRM debutant, Arie play in the middle of defense and he gave us abit of steel at the back. He played with composure, helped us out of several tight spots and looks like a very good addition to DRM FC.

We dominated possession and play in the 1st half, Mike, Danan & Hailmey combined well in the middle of the park to keep things moving. Aziz as usual was a livewire in attack posing alot of problems with his darting runs here, there and everywhere. He managed to get on the scoresheet early on after running onto a long ball from midfield. Julberg then scored from an inswinging cross with his back(?) ... shoulder(?) ... stomach(?) ... in anycase, he scored regardless of which body part he used to deflect the ball into the net. A goal is a goal however you manage it! Amir D then scored the 3rd goal and our last goal in the 1st half when he managed to round the keeper for a tap in. Fadil who played upfront for Mahkota Maju on loan, managed to score after rounding both our left back and Yusra in goal.

The second half saw Mahkota Maju play their full team and they posed a menace to our defense. They were only a goal down from the 1st half after managing a late goal just before the referee blew for half time. They tinkered with their line-up and made full use of their explosive wingers. The winning goal came after their left winger picked the ball up at the half way line, accelerated past Hailmey who had no choice but to bring him down in the penalty area. They had no problems converting the spot-kick and that really sealed the game as we struggled to get a grip on the game despite some good play from Asri and Hailmey in midfield.

Overall, a competitive game for DRM. We lacked tooth in attack especially in the 2nd half, but expect us to come back fighting in our next game!

DRM v Mahkota Maju FC Match Report

Team Line Up

First 11 : Yusra (GK), Renny, Arie, Elmy, Azwan, Hailmey, Danan, Mike, Amir D, Julberg, Aziz

Subs Used : Saiful Bulan, Asri IPE, Fadil, Vincent, Aizul, Mohaimin, Azhar

Match Statistics

HT Score : 3 - 2
FT Score : 3 - 4

Scorers : Julberg, Aziz, Amir D
Assist : Mike, Amir D, Aziz