SINGAPORE (14 April 2014) – Brunei’s only professional club DPMM FC tamed Malaysia’s Harimau Muda B 5-0 to go top of the Singapore S-League this week.
In a lop-sided match at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, the Brunei side scored the opener off Azwan Ali Rahman early in the third minute before Sairol Sahari then doubled DPMM’s lead after 20 minutes.
In the 36th minute, Roy O’ Donovan lobbed in a free-kick from captain Rosmin Mohd Kamis as DPMM went into the break comfortable with the three-goal advantage.
The Under-21 Malaysians tried to get back into the second half but despite the several free kicks just could not make any of it count as Rodrigo Tosi then made it 4-0 in the 57th minute.
O’ Donovan then made it his second which is also his sixth of the season and DPMM’s fifth on the night with another lob to round off a fine evening for the homesters.
The win elevated DPMM to the top of the standings with 15 points from seven matches played while Harimau Muda B are firmly rooted at the bottom of the heapm without a point to their name.