KUCHING: Sarawak’s unbeaten records in previous two games was blown off with a narrow loss 2-3 in the hand of newcomer,s Felcra FC at the State Stadium, Petra Jaya on Saturday. The great finishing touches of Felcra FC’s import striker, Anselmo Arruda da Silva destroyed homesters’ desire to earn full points through a hat-trick in the 87th, 91st and 92nd minute.
The Sarawak goals were scored by Bobby Gonzales in the early 22nd minute and Mateo Roskam in 32nd minutes via a penalty. The two-goal advantage was rather elusive as towards the remaining minutes of the match, the visitors came back with superb fighting spirit.
“A bit disappointed with the defeat, in which case we can have a chance to get the three full points,” said assistant coach,
Pengiran Bala. He acknowledged that his players failed to hold the visitors until they easily hit back three goals in succession. Sarawak dominated the match throughout the first half but in the second half Felcra also created some good chances to score. Sarawak’s six best chances included from Bobby Gonzales, Mateo Roskam, Nebojsa Marinkovic and Abdul Rahim but all their attempts failed to find the net.
