Krasnodar Stadium in Russia.
Reports from Russia that they will play a friendly against Brunei at home on November 15.
The Brunei Darussalam national football team missed out on a berth in the upcoming ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024 following a 1-0 aggregate loss to Timor Leste during the qualification round on Tuesday night.
The Wasps were seeking to overturn a 1-0 loss during the home leg but their fate was sealed after a goalless draw in the second leg in Chonburi, Thailand.
The Wasps had a chance to restore parity in the sixth minute but Nazry Aiman Azaman ballooned his effort painfully wide after Azwan Ali Rahman had mid-kicked his shot.
Timor Leste, who played the home leg at a neutral venue, looked to double their lead as Zenivio Moto‘s tried to place his shot into the bottom corner, which was comfortably saved by Brunei shot-stopper Muhammad Haimie bin Abdullah Nyaring.
Brunei’s star Hakeme Yazid Said brilliantly slipped through a pass to Azwan Ali who made a decent cross into the box.
However, an attacker on the end of the cross headed the ball into the stands as a chance went begging for the Bruneians. With time running out, Azwan Ali’s pinpoint cross found the on-rushing Hariz Danial Khallidden whose shot was parried away by Timor Leste’s goalkeeper Juninldo Manuel De Castro Pereira.
The result confirmed the Timorese’s passage into the group phase of the competition which will commence this December.
Timor Leste, who exacted redemption after they were denied a place during the previous edition, will join defending champions Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Cambodia in Group ‘A’. – Fadhil Yunus
https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-miss-out-on-asean-championship/
BANGKOK (27 Sept 2024) – Defending champions Thailand have been placed in Group A of the ASEAN Futsal Championship 2024 which will take place in Nakhon Ratchasima in early November.
The Thais will have Vietnam, Malaysia, Timor-Leste and Brunei DS for company while Group B will see Indonesia, Myanmar, Australia and Cambodia.
Thailand have won the ASEAN Futsal title for a record 16 times since its inception in 2001 while Indonesia won once.
https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/champs-thailand-in-group-a-of-asean-futsal/
The national football team edged Macau 1-0 in the second leg of the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia playoff tie tonight.
Brunei Darussalam national under-19 team concluded their campaign in the ASEAN Under-19 Boys’ Championships with their heads held high following a modest 2-0 loss to Singapore at the Gelora 10 November Stadium in Surabaya, Indonesia recently.
Playoffs Fixtures
Brunei Darussalam national football team enjoyed one of their finest results in recent memory following a 3-2 win against Vanuatu during a FIFA Series 2024 international match at the King Abdullah Sport City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia yesterday.
National star Hakeme Yazid Said thumped in a stupendous free-kick in the dying moments of the game that kept Vanuatu goalkeeper Dgen Leo off guard to seal a historic win.The Oceania side stormed into the lead in the 38th minute after Bong Kalo fired a fine effort past Brunei goalkeeper Haimie Anak Nyaring following a cutback from Jonathan Spokey Jack.
However, the Wasps bounced back as Syafiq Saifuddin Abdul Shariff opened his international account in the 52nd minute. It marked a special occasion for the DPMM FC talent who was making only his second appearance for his country after receiving his first call-up. Vanuatu’s defender Kerry Lawak helped regain his team the lead in the 70th minute but Nurikhwan Othman came up with the goods to level the tie just two minutes later.
The match was heading into a draw until Vanuatu conceded a free-kick deep into injury time, setting the scene for Hakeme to score the winning goal. Vanuatu defender Jack Clark said in a post-match interview, “It is good to test ourselves against different confederations and different types of football that you don’t normally get to expose to.”
He added, “We did well in patches and towards the end of the first half, we were much more composed and kept the ball a lot better.
But, I think we dropped a little bit in the second half and had lapses of concentration with the three goals from set-pieces.
“If we cut out those little lapses of concentration, I think we will come away with something more,” said Clark. – Fadhil Yunus
https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-beat-vanuatu-3-2/
Brunei Darussalam’s national football team fell to a 2-0 defeat against Bermuda yesterday during a FIFA Series match at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The CONCACAF member representative had the chance to open the scoring in the 16th minute through a free-kick but Brunei number one goalkeeper Haimie Anak Nyaring parried the ball away for a corner.
As Bermuda launched waves of attacks, forward Kane Chrichlow hit the side-netting after being played in with a neat pass by a teammate.
The relentless Bermuda got closer to scoring as Roger Lee struck the post after picking up a loose ball on the edge of the box.
Brunei made some changes in the half an hour mark as Razimie Ramlli and Abdul Hariz Herman made way for Hariz Danial Khallidden and Faturrahman Emran.
With Bermuda making numerous attacks in the game, the Wasps had a chance to take a surprise lead as Hakeme Yazid Said shot high after reacting to a cross from Fakharrazi Hassan.
In the second half, the Gombey Warriors finally ended Brunei’s resistance as midfielder Aunde Todd planted a header through a corner in the 81st minute.
Brunei’s goalkeeper Haimie Anak Nyaring pulled a great save to deny substitute Jai Bean with a header following good work on the flanks from the ever-present Djair Parfitt.
It was the perfect end for Parfitt who closed the game out by skipping past Brunei defenders and curling a shot into the top corner.
Brunei, who are making their first official international appearance this year, will next play Vanuatu from the OFC on March 26. – Fadhil Yunus
https://borneobulletin.com.bn/bermuda-wins-2-0-against-brunei-in-fifa-series-match/
The Brunei Darussalam national football team lost on penalties to the Brunei Super League (BSL) All Stars during a friendly match at the Track and Field of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex on Monday night.
BSL star Adi Said scored the decisive spot-kick to earn his side a 4-2 win after the match ended goalless in regulation time.
In a game with chances few and far between, BSL midfielder Shafie Haji Effenddy was left unmarked in the near post but could not trouble Brunei substitute Muhammad Jefri Syafiq Ishak.
With injury time fast approaching, a burst of pace from national star Hakeme Yazid Said enabled him to charge past his marker Md Khairul Anwar Abdul Rahim but a cross to his teammate did not result in a finish.
The national football team have been scheduled to take part in the FIFA Series: Saudi Arabia ‘B’ in Taif alongside Bermuda, Guinea and Vanuatu.
The Wasps will commence their campaign against Bermuda on March 22 followed by Vanuatu on March 26. – Fadhil Yunus
https://borneobulletin.com.bn/bsl-all-stars-win-over-brunei-national-team-on-penalties/
Brunei will compete in FIFA Series in March .
22. March Brunei vs Curacao
26. March Brunei vs Vanuatu
Both matches in Al Taif in Saudi Arabia.
New Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (FABD) President Haji Feisal bin Haji Eusoff Patail expressed his desire to change the Sultanate’s football landscape for the better.
“I will work tirelessly to support students or football players who are less financially able so that they can also pursue their ambitions to become outstanding football and futsal players”, he said during a FABD meeting with the grassroots team managers at Mumong Sports Complex on Tuesday.
The president is confident the discussion will open a new era in the development of Brunei football from grassroots to a higher level.
The establishment of grassroots level football clubs is a vital asset to the development of national football. The dialogue is one of FABD’s strategic plans in developing the local football scene.
FABD strongly emphasises the importance of shaping the development, skills and progress of grassroots players. FABD has planned several tournaments, training academies in an effort to attract the interest of grassroots football players.
FABD Executive Committee Pengiran Haji Jufry bin Pengiran Haji Jaludin and Pengiran Jamilah binti Pengiran Haji Zainin as well as President of the Belait District Football Association Morni bin Haji Zakaria were also present. – Azlan Othman
https://borneobulletin.com.bn/new-fabd-president-aims-to-revive-bruneis-football-landscape/