First Match against Mutiara Hitam.

Full name Guy Bwelle
Date of birth 16 February 1979 (age 32)
Place of birth Edéa, Cameroon
Playing position Midfielder
–1998 Cintra de Yaoundé
1998–2000 Apollon Smyrni
2000–2003 Apollon Kalamarias
2003–2004 Kassandra
2004–2006 Olympiakos Volos
2006–2007 Ergotelis
2012-present Sarawak FA

Today's first match in Bandung was against the team Mutiara Hitam. This a team of professional African players that are currently without a contract and now playing to sign a contract with a new club. Some players are ex national players and they play a high level of football. The team is based in Jakarta. The match was played at Std Gunung Boong. And kick off was scheduled at 15.30. However we started only at 16.30 because the team was delayed due to a bad traffic jam on the highway from Jakarta and than they had also problems with the buss.

The first half we played:

GK: Saiful Amar

Def: Rames, Hairul/ Yosri, Sharan, Mazwandi

Midf: Dzulazlan, Sharol Malek, Ronald, Azizan Saperi

Fwd: Khairul. Benedict

The players responded well against a strong physical team. Credit to our young midfield that won many balls and specially Sharol Malek did a great job. We could play better with the flanks and more forward thinking. In the 36th minute there was a great counter attack that was initiated by Mazwandi, who played a good ball to Benedict who was running forward behind the defense and cleverly passed to Khairul in the box who tapped it in. The first half ended in 1 -0.

Second half we started with:

GK : Sani

Def: Farees, Hairul, Yosri, Mazwandi

Midf: Rashid, K.Rajan, Azizan bin Baba, Asri

Fwd: Ravindran, Zamri

The players dominated the match. Good combination attacks with some great scoring opportunities. Good width and depth and strong midfield control where Azizan distributed the balls well. However after 30 minutes the referee decided to stop the match due to it was getting darker. He could have played on but we could do nothing about it. Overall it was a good start as both set of players tried to play good combination football and had a positive attitude towards the match. It was the first real test for the players and I was satisfied with the overall outcome.

But now they are in Bandung and will play the next match this coming Monday. This match we play the local team from Bandung, Saint Prima, and on the same venue as today.

Thanks and regards

Robert Alberts