First Half - Injuries decimated the Fire squad and it was a patched up, walking wounded, side that took to the pitch. In the first half the Fire played with a man short and the experimental side lacked cohesion. Despite passing the ball around well the Fire were chasing shadows when the Tigers had the ball and the Tigers seemed to be able to score at will racing into a 4-0 lead. The Fire battled back superbly though. NWF's captain, Dave Barnes, reduced the arrears following a scramble from a corner and Lee Knott's fine finish made it 2-4 at half time.

Second Half -The Fire 'borrowed a player' in the second half and looked a bit more solid at the back. The next goal looked to be crucial and it was the Tigers who got it. At 5-2 down the Fire still continued to play well and got a 3rd through their borrowed player. A late 6th was harsh on Fire who despite having a patched up side played some very good football.

Dean, Howard, Whipp, Ben, Green, Barnes(1), Roberto, Lukoschek, Knott(1), Sutcliffe