League Play-Off

Whitby Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mujahid Soon took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Mujahid Soon sped through Bishop Auckland's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Shahiran Politiek. After a rather tough play, Bishop Auckland's Zack Politiek got a free kick in the 10th minute. Mujahid Soon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Shahiran Politiek having to make a save. Iskandar Shiong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Rifki Chew tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khai Ching hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Ron Ching received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Rifki Chew tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mujahid Soon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Shahiran Politiek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ron Ching succeeded in the game's 42nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. In the 45thth minute of the game Ron Ching who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Whitby's Rifki Chew was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iskandar Shiong to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Whitby got a freekick which was hit by Fariz Cho. After 54 played minutes Bishop Auckland got a freekick which was hit by Zack Politiek. When Whitby's Mujahid Soon in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bishop Auckland's goalie prevented a goal. 59 minutes into the game, Ron Ching was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bishop Auckland's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Whitby the free kick. The supporters of Whitby booed when Bishop Auckland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ron Ching didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iskandar Shiong in the 64thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rifki Chew, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Ali Abdul had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iskandar Shiong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rifki Chew having to interfere. Fariz Cho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Shahiran Politiek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 86 played minutes Whitby got a freekick which was hit by Khai Ching. Rifki Chew made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Ron Ching sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Whitby's Khai Ching got a free kick in the 89th minute. Whitby were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.