League

Mill Hill Stadium
Spectators: 6952 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zak Chai started the match with the kick off. In the 6th match minute, Whitby was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Abdul to maneuver through the defense. Gabriel Teo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zafran Hong, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zak Chai in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gabriel Teo saved Bendemeer Mariners FC from getting behind. 16 minutes into the game, Zak Chai cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gabriel Teo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zak Chai in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gabriel Teo saved Bendemeer Mariners FC from getting behind. In the 24th minute, Zack Hong made a precise shot to the right of Rifki Chew. Whitby's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Gabriel Teo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zak Chai, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zack Hong to strike the kick off in the second half. Khai Ching kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. 54 minutes into the match, Whitby's goal looked a bit too open when Zack Hong came free, but Rifki Chew reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Bendemeer Mariners FC booed when Whitby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khai Ching didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Zack Hong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rifki Chew was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Rifki Chew showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zack Hong in the 64th minute of the match. Zak Chai in the 66thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gabriel Teo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zack Hong in the 69th minute of play forced Whitby's goalkeeper Rifki Chew to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Zak Chai came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Whitby fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zak Chai couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Whitby's Fariz Cho got a free kick in the 78th minute. Ali Abdul's late challenge caught a Bendemeer Mariners FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ali Abdul helped the player get up and apologised.