First Half - The Fire made a stroming start. With just a couple of minutes gone Lee Knott continued his recent good form by smashing the ball over the keeper to give the Fire the lead. The Fire quickly doubled the advantage with Luke Fleming cutting in from the left to hit a rasping shot past the keeper from 25 yards. The Fire failed to capatilise on the good start and High Grove came into the game. After Grove had hit the post they soon pulled one back. A freekick on the edge of the area went through the wall and despite Chris Dean making a save the loose ball was prodded home. High Grove were well on top at this point and soon equalised. A cross from the Fire left evaded Robert Green and was volleyed home. With Grove causing lots of problems with diagonal balls they took the lead before half time when their two strikers combined to create an opening and that was good enough to give Grove the half time lead.

Second Half - The Fire didn't look threatening as the Grove continued to dominate. The introduction of Mike Bridge from the substitutes bench however sparked Fire into life. However despite looking a better side Fire conceded a 4th. The game looked over but Fire stepped up a gear and soon pulled back a goal. Lee Knott was unlucky to see his shot hit the bar but Mike Thiele followed up well to score from the rebound. The Fire pressed continually and had a few half chances. They came agonisingly close to levelling when James Donnan saw his header cleared of the line but it wasn't to be and the Fire's season fizzled out.

 

Dean, Jones, Whipp(Harley), Murgatroyd, Green, Donnan, Fleming(1)(P Boylan), Knott(1), Sutcliffe, Barnes(Bridge), Thiele(1)