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Borneo Bulletin, Monday July 15, 2019
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ACKYARD
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ADHIL
Y
UNUS
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THE National Grassroots 4x4 Game Festival 2019 was
held at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas
yesterday to promote the development of grassroots
football in the country.
Dash Football Academy (Blue) were ranked top of the
Champion Group after finishing with a maximum of nine
points.
They concluded their campaign with a 2-1 victory over
rival Brunei Shell Recreation Club FC Youth (Red) to go
through the entire group unbeaten and cemented top
place.
Brunei Shell Recreation Club were ranked second
followed by Projek Ikan Pusu and Parma in third and fourth
place, respectively.
In the Plate Group, ISC Youth edged out Projek Ikan
Pusu by virtue of a better goal difference to secure top
place with the latter finishing in second place.
Dash Football Academy came in third place while
Tawakal finished fourth in the Plate Group.
The festival began with the preliminary round to search
for the top eight teams, which culminated in the final round
robin fixtures yesterday.
The junior participants competed in small-sided games
and had the opportunity to play at the Hassanal Bolkiah
National Stadium.
General Secretary of the National Football Association
of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) Pengiran Anak Md Sofian
bin Pengiran Anak Haji Ibrahim was the guest-of-honour.
All teams received participation medals at the end of the
event.
National Grassroots 4x4 Game Festival held
FADHIL YUNUS
Dash Football Academy (Blue), winners of the Champion Group, in a group photo
| D
ANIEL
L
IM
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KB FT defeated Akhdan 2-1 at the
Seria Arena Football Field last
Saturday for Group B of the Belait
DistrictFootballTournament2019
organised by the Belait District
Football Association (PBDB).
KB FT started the match strong
with an early goal at the 12-minute
mark scored by Nur Hazwan Khan
bin Asmah Khan.
KB FT scored another goal in
the opening three minutes of the
second half of the match by Md
Airul Hamrey bin Md Norshaney,
helping to further extend their
lead.
Undeterred by the deficit,
Akhdan struck back through
Abdul Hakeem Hafizuddin bin
Saney in the 57
th
minute.
KB FT edge
Akhdan
in Belait
football
tourney
PHOTOS: PBDB
Photos above show KB FT and Akhdan players in action during the
match
The festival originally consisted of 16 teams
mainly from clubs, football academies, schools
and villages, including seven from the Brunei-Muara
District, four from the Tutong District and five from the
Belait District.
The event, with each match lasting 15 minutes, aimed to
provide early exposure to the junior football players. Eight
teams were divided into two groups where four teams
were pooled in the Champion Group and the remaining
four teams included in the Plate Group.
The Champion Group involved teams that were leaders
in Group A, B, C and D while teams that were ranked in
second place from the respective groups were placed in
the Plate Group.
The teams in the Champion Group comprised Dash
Football Academy (Blue), Projek Ikan Pusu (Green), Brunei
Shell Recreation Club FC Youth (Red) and Parma.
ISC Youth, Dash Football Academy (Red), Tawakal (Blue)
and Projek Ikan Pusu (Yellow/Green) made up the Plate
Group.
Despite the goal, KB FT
defended solidly tomaintain their
one-goal lead, eventually ending
the match with a 2-1 victory.
The next match of the
tournament will see Hoist FT
going up against JDB FT on July 21
at the same venue.
G
OLF
Kim leads by one after third
round at Marathon Classic
South Korea’s Kim Sei-young
watches her chip shot to the
18
th
green during the third
round of the Marathon Classic
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - South
Korea’s Kim Sei-young fired a
five-under-par 66 to preserve
a one-shot lead after the third
round of the LPGA Tour’s
Marathon Classic last Saturday.
Kim, who started the day one
clear of the field after a dazzling
seven-under-par 64 last Friday,
produced a flawless charge on
the back nine to stay on top of
the leaderboard heading into
the final round.
The 26-year-old from Seoul
carded seven birdies and two
bogeys to finish the day with
a 16 under total after 54 holes
at the Highland Meadows Golf
Club in Sylvania, Ohio.
After reaching the turn at
one under, Kim’s charge came
down the stretch with back-to-
back birdies on the 12
th
and 13
th
before another pair of birdies
on 16 and 17.
A par five on the last left her
AFP
one clear of Lexi Thompson of
the United States (US) as she
chases a ninth career victory on
the LPGA Tour and her second
win of 2019.
C
YCLING
SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) - As their country
prepares to celebrate Bastille Day, Julian
Alaphilippe and Thibaut Pinot were in the mood
for fireworks a day in advance at the Tour de
France.
Carrying the hopes of a country that has not
seen a homegrown Tour winner in 34 years,
the French pair emerged as the big winners last
Saturday of the leg-punishing Stage Eight in the
Massif Central which saw Geraint Thomas crash
and lose ground in the defence of his title.
After five hours of exhaustion on the saddle
across seven short but punishing climbs,
Alaphilippe claimed back the yellow jersey with
one of his trademarks attacks, while Pinot asserted
himself as a strong contender for the final victory
by gaining time on Thomas and co.
A spectacular rider with an aggressive style,
Alaphilippe is, however, limited in mountains and
has no real hope of keeping the jersey to the end.
But Pinot is in the form of his life. He can compete
with the best above 2,000 metres, an asset giving
him hope he can succeed cycling great Bernard
Hinault, the last Frenchman to win the Tour in
1985.
“They’ve got some real punch,” Thomas said.
“They’re the ones to watch.”
Alaphilippe abandoned his yellow jersey for
just six seconds to Giulio Ciccone last Thursday
at the Planche des Belles Filles ski station. He
knew he had a golden chance to get it back on
rollercoaster terrain suiting his skills.
“I will wear the yellow jersey on Bastille Day, for
a Frenchman there is nothing better,” Alaphilippe
said after finishing the stage in third place, just
behind Pinot.
Pinot, Alaphilippe boost French hopes at Tour de France