League

Bedlington Stadium
Spectators: 7862 (Terracing: 5898, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Darren Ching started the match with the kick off. Hafriz Lam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Hafriz Lam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Darren Ching got free with Ang Swee in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Shahron Tian hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Darren Ching might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ang Swee. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Darren Ching ran back to his position shaking his head. 22 minutes into the match, Dunton Green's goal looked a bit too open when Hafriz Lam came free, but Ang Swee reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Darren Ching in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ang Swee, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Darren Ching received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Ang Swee tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hafriz Lam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th match minute, Bedlington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fariz Ning to maneuver through the defense. In the 31st match minute, Dunton Green was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rifki Braddell to maneuver through the defense. Darren Ching who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 38thth minute tested the skills of Ang Swee when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Hafriz Lam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 44 minutes, Hafriz Lam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bedlington's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hafriz Lam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Darren Ching who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 47thth minute tested the skills of Ang Swee when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Darren Nair stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Hafriz Lam made a precise shot to the right of Ang Swee. Dunton Green's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Hafriz Lam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ang Swee having to interfere. Darren Ching struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Ang Swee didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bedlington. The supporters of Bedlington booed when Dunton Green was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darren Nair didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dunton Green's Ang Swee played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darren Ching in the 59th minute of play. After 65 played minutes Bedlington got a freekick which was hit by Rifqi Sum. In the 68th minute Hafriz Lam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ang Swee saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Darren Ching came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Bedlington 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 Darren Ching couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Darren Ching's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ang Swee was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. The Bedlington fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when Bedlington's Darren Ching looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Darren Ching had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hafriz Lam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ang Swee showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darren Ching in the 89th minute of the match. Hafriz Lam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.