BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (Interstat) — Jordan Murray scored in the 12th minute and DPMM added two late goals to beat visiting Negeri Sembilan FC 3-1 on Friday in a competition match. DPMM improved to 3 wins and 1 loss in the competition and 4 wins and 2 losses across all competitions. Negeri Sembilan FC dropped to 0 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw in the competition and 0 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw across all competitions.

DPMM opened the scoring early when Murray struck in the 12th minute. The home side held the lead until Negeri Sembilan FC equalized in the 34th minute. The scoring sequence recorded the equalizer as Hakim L.’s goal, while Luqman Shamsudin was listed with Negeri Sembilan’s goal in the key performances over 59 minutes. The first half also included yellow cards for DPMM’s Ali Rahman in the fifth minute and Negeri Sembilan’s Hakim H. in first-half stoppage time. Yuichi Hirano was credited with an assist over 90 minutes for Negeri Sembilan FC. Negeri Sembilan FC had drawn 1-1 with Sabah FC in its previous competition match. DPMM had drawn 0-0 with Negeri, lost 2-0 to Johor DT, beaten Kuching City FC 3-2, won 1-0 at Kuala Lumpur City, won 2-1 at Sabah FC and lost 3-0 at Johor DT in its recent competition matches.

The match stayed level into the late stages before DPMM regained control. Dalberto, whose statline showed 16 minutes, one goal and one assist, scored in the 88th minute to put DPMM ahead 2-1. Clark Robertson and Miguel Oliveira each were credited with an assist over 90 minutes for DPMM. DPMM’s Mawat was booked in the 83rd minute. Negeri Sembilan FC used substitutions for Jamil Z., Hakim L. and Sasaki T. in the 59th minute. DPMM used Aspegren F. and Said H. in the 74th minute, Ali Rahman in the 81st minute, and Oliveira M. and Izdiham F. in the 90th minute. DPMM made those changes as it managed the closing stretch.

Oscar Santis sealed the result in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, giving DPMM its third goal. Santis was listed with a statline of 0 minutes and one goal. The late goals turned a tight second half into a two-goal margin and helped DPMM secure the home victory. Negeri Sembilan FC could not find a second equalizer after Dalberto’s strike and finished with one goal. Murray’s statline was 90 minutes and one goal. Dalberto’s 16-minute appearance produced a goal and an assist, while Robertson and Oliveira each had assists over 90 minutes. Hirano had an assist over 90 minutes for Negeri Sembilan FC.

The match featured three yellow cards and a series of substitutions. DPMM’s Ali Rahman was cautioned in the fifth minute, Negeri Sembilan’s Hakim H. in first-half stoppage time and DPMM’s Mawat in the 83rd minute. Negeri Sembilan FC’s 59th-minute changes involved Jamil Z., Hakim L. and Sasaki T., and Minagawa Y. was involved in a Negeri Sembilan change in the 75th minute. Rashid A. was also involved in a Negeri Sembilan change in the 81st minute. DPMM’s substitutions came in the 74th, 81st and 90th minutes. DPMM held the lead after Murray’s opener until Hakim L.’s equalizer, then pulled away after Dalberto’s 88th-minute goal and Santis’s stoppage-time finish. The result gave DPMM its third competition win and its fourth win across all competitions, while Negeri Sembilan FC remained without a competition win.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Negeri Sembilan FC 2, DPMM 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Negeri Sembilan FC with a 64.1 percent probability to win. DPMM had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.5.