| Fadhil Yunus |
DEPARTMENT of Electrical Services (DES) dumped defending champions and pre-tournament favourites Radio Televisyen Brunei (RTB) out of the Futsal Championship in conjunction with Information Department’s 64th year of establishment after emerging Group ‘A’ winners at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam Futsal Hall yesterday.
DES completed the group unbeaten with three consecutive victories and conceded only once, three points more than the State Judiciary Department and RTB.
DES will be joined by Prime Minister’s Office Media, E-Government National Centre and Anti-Corruption Bureau who topped Group ‘B’, Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ respectively.
Only the group winners advanced to the semi-finals of the competition which will be held on Friday, November 25 with the final scheduled on the same day.
Prime Minister’s Office Media also completed the group with a 100% record without conceding a single goal, five points ahead of 2014 winners Media Permata and Government Photography.
EGNC topped Group C in a three-team group while Anti-Corruption Bureau sneaked into the last four via goal difference after being tied with Borneo Bulletin with 7 points in Group ‘D’.
Radio Televisyen Brunei in a group picture. – FADHIL YUNUS
Borneo Bulletin also became one of two teams who held a clean sheet in the entire tournament and are likely to become the only side if Prime Minister’s Office Media fall short of the title assuming they concede in the final.
Borneo Bulletin topped Group ‘D’ in the first round of games after a 3-0 walkover win over Adat Istiadat Negara Department (JAIN) but Anti-Corruption Bureau held a slight advantage in the final round of group games by a single goal.
Borneo Bulletin edged Audit Department 1-0 who earlier suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Anti-Corruption Bureau.
The country’s leading English daily were only inches away of qualifying to the semi-finals without fielding a single substitute after their striker- who was a goal shy of becoming the record goal-scorer for the team- saw his effort go narrowly wide.
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