Wijaya On The Way To Create History
By Dannie Abu Basrah

Bandar Seri Begawan - Wijaya FC is on the verge of becoming the first club to win all three cups offered in the Shell Helix B-League competitions with two of the cups already in the silverware shelf, the FA Cup won in 2002 and the Shell Helix B League 2003 Cup.

This would be Wijaya FC's second appearance in the Champions Cup after they went out second best to DPMM FC, losing the cup clash 2-1, which was played at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium last year.

In an interview with Pg Elj Mohd Muslimin bin Pg Hj Abd Momin, the Wijaya FC manager, at their training ground at the Ong Sum Ping field yesterday, he said that it would be an extra bonus for the team and the club itself if they win the clash against ABDB, who are also a tough opponent to face as proven in their previous games.

In addition, he also said that the win could be a morale boost for his team which has a lot of young players, in terms of experience and team spirit for the remaining Premier 1 games.

Wijaya FC will likely play their usual starting line-up with only their left back, Shahruni being the only absentee who is nursing an injury he obtained during the Premier I league game against QAF FC.

When asked about the man to watch for the cup clash, the team's head coach, Lukman bin Hj Adanan responded that it obviously would be Abg Norsillmy bin Abg Hj Taha who has been banging goals for them this season being their current leading goal scorer and Wijaya FC last season's top scorer.

One player who is really looking forward to the match against the "army boys" is Wijaya FC 24-year-old import goalie, Md Fahmi bin Md Isa whose previous clubs were Selangor FC, Selangor Proton, Selangor MPPJ and Sabah before coming to the Sultanate to gain more experience and also has represented Malaysia in the youth teams.

The Manchester United fan wills him hoping to be at his best form to deny his opponents and keep his team in the game where a win could put Wijaya FC in the history book.

The team manager urged the Wijaya FC supporters to come in large numbers to cheer the team towards making history and also with high sporting spirit, to enjoy the cup clash and be at their best behaviour. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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