Written by: Phoon Jia Hui

Geylang International notched their second win on the trot in the 2017 Great Eastern-Hyundai S.League after a comfortable 2-0 victory over Brunei DPMM at the Bedok Stadium on Thursday night.

The visitors could have levelled matters three minutes later but Yura Indera Putera could only send a header straight at Syazwan Buhari.

At the other end, Rafael Ramazotti had the ball in the net after nodding home from a set-piece but it was ruled out for offside.

Ramazotti could have reduced the deficit for the Wasps on the stroke of half-time when he rose highest to meet a corner but headed over the bar instead.

After Shahfiq was brought down by Yura in the box, Coto stepped up to convert the resulting penalty for his second goal of the season.

Seven minutes later, Ramazotti was set up by Azwan Ali Rahman inside the box but Anders Aplin put in a vital last-ditch block to deny the Brazilian forward.

Substitute Shawal Anuar fired over in the closing stages but it mattered little as Hasrin Jailani’s side collected all three points that were on offer.

DPMM will be looking to return to winning ways when they host Tampines Rovers on Apr 28 while Geylang face another tough test in the form of Home at the Bishan Stadium in another match played on the same day.

Geylang International Head Coach Hasrin Jailani: “Everyone did well today, we more or less controlled the game today and did very well defensively. We knew they have two tall strikers and we managed to close them down, but at the same time we could not afford to let their players go down the flanks.

“I feel relieved at the end of the day but there’s still a long way to go. We’ve got another two games to finish off first round. Most importantly, the win helped boost the confidence of the team.”