Warriors Undefended
Grilled skipper
Ha Qicai thought it a respectable enough introduction to the new season. "There was a lot of energy out there, we didn't treat them as an sure win." the former Hong Kong U-20 representative maintained. "We operated as a unit, and I can't say that I'm unhappy about scoring either!"
Edgar Popienia carried the Buns through against Geylang IV.16 side United Defenders Team with a goal in either half, and it might well have been a hat-trick had Ang Hui Chee been a split-second slower in getting down in the second minute. The Defenders might have made it interesting had Au Liang Ming kept his curler on target 35 minutes in, but it drifted harmlessly wide with
Gilberto Sorondo slightly late in arriving.
Earlier in Brunei, Grilled International had punished Italian H.I. V.140 club Hylian Warriors 5-2, if with big Irish lad Aiden Casey giving them a scare with a thumping opener from an ad-hoc free-kick in the 14th minute. Murray O'Callaghan levelled after
Safari bin Hj Jali and
Azri bin Sazali scored for International, but
Mohsen Zeynali ensured they went into half-time with the lead with a superb chip - and the usual suspects of
Chua Jun Long and
Umut Koza confirmed victory thereafter.