Brunei sixth after Round 2
By Dannie Abu Basrah

Brunei finished their round two games in the sixth spot after an inconsistent and roller coaster performance in Group A of the 2004 Malaysian League season.

They also hold the record for the best offence in the league scoring a total of 39 goals with the recent 9-1 thrashing of Kelantan JPS being the main contributor to the changes.

Despite scoring plenty of goals, the Wasps also let in a lot with the defence conceding 27 goals. All of their second round matches were played on home soil at the Jabatan Belia and Sukan field as a temporary replacement for the Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium which is undergoing renovation.

Collecting a total of 10 points out of the 8 second round matches played, it was an under-par performance from the team which is second best and also disappointing when compared to the 12 points collected during the first round which were all away games.

The Wasps should have done better given the fact that they are playing all the second round matches at home.

Where did the Wasps go wrong? Lying in the sixth spot and 12 points behind leaders Johor FC, it seems that there is still a lot of hard work that needs to be done if the team really wants to push for a place to compete with the big boys in the Super League next season.

Certainly there is still time to fix things right when round 3 kicks off with another eight games where their first task comes on July 7 when they travel to the Shah Alam Stadium to play against Selangor, a side that they failed to beat in both the first and second round.

Hopefully this time around the Wasps are well equipped to face the Red Giants with our forwards hitting top-form. Leading the Brunei top scorer list are Abg Norsillmy Abg Haji Taha with seven goals, followed by Viban Francis Bayong and Silas Liberato Da Silva each scoring six goals.

 -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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