This was a strange game in that it was a likely dress rehearsal for the play-off semi-final and probably both teams were happy to take a point and move on. Fisher gave themselves a great chance of a place in the top five and Whitstable, barring some unexpected results in the outstanding games, secured third place and therefore a home tie in the first play-off game. There were no goals and rarely looked like being any. Fisher goalkeeper Isaac Ogunseri pulled off a good save to deny Harvey Smith just after half time and substitute Charles Yiadom-Konadu saw his shot go just wide a few minutes before the final whistle.

When these teams met at Fisher in early February, Whitstable were in twelfth place in the league, but managed to win a tight game 2-1, and since then had remained unbeaten in the league to rise to third place. Fisher have been challenging towards the top of the table throughout the season and both were well positioned to reach the end of season play-offs. This was Whitstable's fifth game in nine days, so unsurprisingly there were plenty more team changes. Eight different players came into the team as most of those that were involved in the big win at Rusthall were rested. The Easter Monday crowd was 527.

Both teams had an early penalty claim, but neither impressed the man with the whistle and the goalkeepers saw very little action in the first half an hour. The Fisher wingers looked lively, but were generally prevented from creating scoring opportunities and Flavio Jumo volleyed well wide from distance. Whitstable goalkeeper Dan Colmer did have to collect a weak Courtney Barrington shot that may have been drifting just wide of the near post. There were a couple of yellow cards towards the end of the first half, for Siao Blackwood and Jayden Boulton, the latter giving Fisher a free kick in a threatening position, but Conor Darwish lifted it over the bar. A fairly uneventful, and goalless, half ended shortly afterwards.

Whitstable almost found a way through soon after play restarted when they won a corner in the 47th minute. Robbie Rees sent the ball over to the far post where it was headed back into the middle by Jamie Coyle for Harvey Smith whose header was well saved by Isaac Ogunseri. Fisher were off target with two shots before a Whitstable free kick was put over the bar from 25 yards by Smith. The teams each made some substitutions and then in the 76th minute, a dangerous cross by Barrington found nobody in the middle to apply the finish. A Bradley Schafer throw was flicked on by fellow substitute Ashdon Day, hooked towards goal by Coyle and a Will Thomas header was cleared off the line, but the assistant had spotted someone in an offside position, so presumably it would not have counted anyway.

Whitstable player manager Coyle looked a little puzzled to be penalised and booked in the 84th minute, but the referee had spotted something and Fisher had a free kick just outside the box that Charles Yiadom-Konadu hit into the wall. The Fish were close to finding a late winner when Darwish played the ball forward down the left for Daniel Flemming and he laid it back for Yiadom-Konadu whose first time shot appeared destined for the far corner, only to curl just wide. The late flurry of substitutions continued and after a Coyle free kick was safely defended, the game ended in a stalemate that was quietly celebrated by both teams.

Whitstable play their final "catch up" game at Corinthian on Wednesday, needing one point to make third place mathematically certain, before the final set of fixtures follow on Saturday.

Whitstable	Data	Fisher
1	Shots on target	0
1	Shots off target	7
1	Shots blocked	2
4	Corners	2
12	Fouls conceded	13
5	Offside	0
0	Penalties	0

Whitstable Town
Dan Colmer, Jerald Aboagye, Jayden Boulton, Mikey Dalton (Ricardo Thompson 90+4), Jamie Coyle, Will Thomas (c), Dean Grant, Robbie Rees (Bradley Schafer 66), Joe Healy (Ashdon Day 77), Fin Cotton (Connor Wilkins 86), Harvey Smith (Albie O’Mara-Knapp 88).
Subs (unused): none
Yellow cards: Jayden Boulton 44, Mikey Dalton 62, Jamie Coyle 84.

Fisher
Isaac Ogunseri, Jack Gibbons (c), Conor Darwish, Jacob Katonia (Halim Bakre 72), Ange Djadja, Donald Macauley, Tyron Mbuenimo, Siao Blackwood (Charles Yiadom-Konadu 75), Kesna Clarke (Daniel Flemming 84), Flavio Jumo (Michael Sarpong 84), Courtney Barrington.
Sub (unused): Edward Sata
Yellow card: Siao Blackwood 40

Attendance: 527
Referee: Richard Myers
Assistants: Keith Stone & Ben Wright