Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
FAIQ Bolkiah is looking forward to make his home debut when Brunei take on Timor Leste in the Group A opener of the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy on Monday night.
The 19-year-old recently joined up with the team and is excited to play in front of the home crowd at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas.
“It is good as I have never played on home ground before,” said Faiq in an interview with BruSports News last night.
“I feel good and I feel fit. The team have been working and training hard and playing together as a team. I hope we can take that into Monday,” he added.
“As for the fans, we need your support and hopefully we will come out here and put on a show,” continued Faiq at the sidelines of their friendly game against Labuan Complex FC.
Faiq had represented Brunei at the the U19 and U23 levels before making his senior international debut at the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifiers in Cambodia.
When asked on how he is settling down with the current team, Faiq replied: “I know how it is when I come to Brunei as we have a game plan.
“We will work hard and I believe with a bit of luck we can do well in the tournament,” he concluded.
Brunei go into HBT on winning note
Razimie Ramlli (R) opened the scoring for Brunei. Picture: Yee Chun Leong
Meanwhile, Brunei enter HBT on a high after a 2-0 victory over Labuan Complex FC in their final tuneup game last night.
Playing under difficult conditions from the downpour, the first half ended goalless.
MS ABDB forward Razimie Ramlli then broke the deadlock in the 56th minute after getting at the end of Rahimin Abd Ghani’s cross from the right.
Brunei killed off the game five minutes from time after Nur Asyraffahmi Norsamri made a good run down the left flank before putting the ball across goal, which was steered home by Md Nor Hizandy Tamin into his own net.
DPMM FC midfielder Azim Suhaimi (L) in action. Picture: Yee Chun Leong
