DPMM FC 3-1 Negeri Sembilan FC: Dalberto and O. Santis score in the closing minutes

DPMM FC beat Negeri Sembilan FC 3-1 at Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium on 30 October, settling Matchday 6 of the Malaysia Super League with two goals in the final minutes.

J. Murray put the hosts ahead in the 12th minute from C. Robertson’s pass. L. Hakim equalised for the visitors in the 34th minute, set up by Y. Hirano, and the score stayed level until the 88th minute.

Dalberto restored the lead then, from M. Oliveira’s pass, and turned provider in stoppage time, when O. Santis made it 3-1 at 90+2’.

DPMM FC are fourth on 12 points from six matches, six behind the leaders. It was their third league win in a row, after two defeats. DPMM FC had been four points clear of Negeri Sembilan FC before kickoff; the gap is now seven.

Negeri Sembilan FC stay eighth on five points, 13 behind the leaders, with one win, two draws and three defeats from six matches. They have not won in their last five league matches, drawing two and losing three.

The result was the first win for either side in three meetings between the clubs; the previous two both ended level.

DPMM FC visit Johor Darul Ta’zim in Iskandar Puteri on 8 November for the second leg of their Malaysia FA Cup semi-final, kicking off at 8.15pm. Johor Darul Ta’zim won the first leg 2-0 in Bandar Seri Begawan on 23 October. Negeri Sembilan FC host Kuching City FC at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Seremban, on 20 November at 4.45pm.