League Play-Off

Hebden Bridge Stadiu
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Faizal Au made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicholas Hsi in the 3rd minute. Faizal Au showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Lee, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Nicholas Abisheganaden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sean Chian having to interfere. If Nicholas Abisheganaden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12th minute, Shahron Choy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hebden Bridge AFC's Sean Chian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anil Chong in the 16th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Hebden Bridge AFC's Nicholas Hsi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Faizal Au narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anil Chong in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sean Chian prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Hebden Bridge AFC's Shahron Choy got a free kick in the 34th minute. Sean Chian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anil Chong in the 35th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Hebden Bridge AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Nicholas Abisheganaden came free, but Sean Chian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Anil Chong managed to get in a good position for a shot. Basingstoke United's supporters rose to their feet, but Anil Chong was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sean Chian breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Danial Hsi charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Danial Hsi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 47 minutes into the game, one of Hebden Bridge AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 50th minute there was a penalty for Basingstoke United. Zack Chong stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sean Chian. 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arif Lee to make the kick off. Anil Chong's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Sean Chian skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Nicholas Abisheganaden 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. In the 59th match minute, Hebden Bridge AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sajeev Dryburgh to maneuver through the defense. Anil Chong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Sean Chian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Basingstoke United's Gage Kang sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sean Chian narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nicholas Abisheganaden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st match minute, Hebden Bridge AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shahron Choy to maneuver through the defense. Zack Chong took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sean Chian. Hebden Bridge AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sean Chian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicholas Abisheganaden in the 73rd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Nicholas Hsi put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Faizal Au. Nicholas Abisheganaden did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Sean Chian 80 minutes into the match. Anil Chong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sean Chian having to interfere. Anil Chong did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-3 to the left of a surprised Sean Chian 92 minutes into the match. Nicholas Abisheganaden spun around in front of the goal 100 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Hebden Bridge AFC's goal.