Bakar to DPMM FC's rescue.
DPMM FC left it until late but they finished with a share of points in their debut Singapore League(S-League)match last night, drawing 1-1 against the Young Lions at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night.
The home team, who are the Singapore Under-23 side, got on the score sheet just before the half time break through striker Khairul Nizam after the striker caught the Bruneian backline napping and beat the offside trap to net it from close range.
However,Md Abu Bakar Mahari's 90th minute striker broke the Young Lions's heart and handed them their second straight draw, the first a 0-0 stalemate against the Super Reds last week.
Receiving a cross from the left, the Brunei striker's shot from the right the back of the net and proved the team's spirit in their first competitive match since their defeat to eventual runners-up Woodlands in the first round of the Singapore Cup last May.
DPMM lie ninth in the 12-team table, with Gombak United at the summit with two from as many games.
"It is a good result for our first game in the league and it showed we never give up fighting," said DPMM manager Pg Waslimin in a telephone interview from Singapore.
"We were able to adjust to the synthetic field and I think it was a good showing from us.
"We had a lot of chances but failed to capitalise on them until the last minute," added the team manager.
"Our defenders have to be more focussed since they thought Khairul was offside when he received the ball - which led to the opponents goal.
"Overall I think it was a satisfactory performance though we still have a lot of areas we can improve on," he added.
South Korean midfielder Oh Ddog Yi and Croatian Ivan Jerkovic both received their international transfer certificate in time and they joined Croatian defender Rene Komar as the 3 imports on the field last night.
Algerian hotshot, Abdul Hamid Berguiga was not so lucky, though it is expected that his paperwork will be sorted out before the team's next match.
DPMM mark their home debut on March 5 against runners-up the Super Reds at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium.
P.S: Great Goal by Abu Bakar, and great move by DPMM with the beautiful outside of the foot cross.
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