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Walcote Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Iskandar Shiong kicked off to start the match. Ron Ching sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ron Ching had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Azly Swee stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ron Ching's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Darryl Kool was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 13th minute. Walcote City's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Iskandar Shiong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Azly Swee tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ron Ching came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Bishop Auckland 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 Ron Ching couldn't finish the play. Azly Swee didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ron Ching went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 25 minutes into the match, Walcote City's goal looked a bit too open when Ron Ching came free, but Azly Swee reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Azly Swee showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iskandar Shiong, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 36th match minute, Walcote City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Shyan to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iskandar Shiong in the 37th minute of play forced Walcote City's goalkeeper Azly Swee to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Bishop Auckland's Iskandar Shiong nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Azly Swee made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Walcote City's Azly Swee played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iskandar Shiong in the 44th minute of play. A collision led to Walcote City getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Zack Seng hit a great ball. The Walcote City players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bishop Auckland were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Darryl Kool made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Walcote City booed when Bishop Auckland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sarb Chong didn't get a good kick on the ball. Clive Chan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 55 minutes into the match, Walcote City's goalkeeper Azly Swee had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ron Ching. The audience was convinced that Iskandar Shiong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Azly Swee was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. A collision led to Walcote City getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Zak Koh hit a great ball. Iskandar Shiong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 61 minutes, Mark Pillai mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bishop Auckland and the Walcote City players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Bishop Auckland getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Mark Pillai hit a great ball. If Iskandar Shiong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mark Pillai kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Walcote City were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after Bishop Auckland's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Steven Politiek took the corner. Lee Swee hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Bishop Auckland's zone, Clive Chan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shahiran Politiek came out of the goal and Clive Chan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ron Ching got free with Azly Swee in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Azly Swee made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ron Ching in the 78th minute. When Zak Koh came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Walcote City 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 Koh couldn't finish the play. 81 minutes into the match, Bishop Auckland's goal looked a bit too open when Darryl Kool came free, but Shahiran Politiek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bishop Auckland's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.