First Half - The Fire began their first ever league game buoyed by recent performances but came horribly unstuck against a well organised Torpedo side. With 2 selected players failing to show last minute changes were forced upon The Fire with a not yet fully fit Dave Schofield playing his first game in many months although he did not look out of place in what was a lacklustre all round first half performance by a subdued Fire side. With just a few minutes gone Torpedo scored the first of their 7 first half goals with a quality finish from the edge of the area. The goals kept coming as Torpedo repeatedly carved open the Fire defence and a succesion of quality finishes ensured the game was out of reach comfortably before half time. At the other end Andy Baker spurned some good opportunities and with Torpedo in an unforgiving mode at the other end it was to be a miserable morning for The Fire.

Second Half - The Fire started the second half better than they had the first and created a couple of half chances. Once again though they were left to rue missed opportunities as Torpedo soon celebrated their 8th, The Fire did pull a goal back midway through a much more even second half when a long range free kick by Andy Baker found its way into the roof of the net. Straight from the kick off however Torpedo won a corner and the unfortunate Matt Jones headed the ball into his own net to make it 9-1. His blushes were spared somewhat though as later in the half a carbon copy of the goal occured at the other end with a Torpedo defender heading Lee Knott's inswinging corner into his net. At 9-2 both sides had chances but it was Torpedo who had the final say with a low drive giving them double figures and completing a miserable start to the season for The Fire.

Howard, Reckless, Grant, Hallows, Green, Barnes, Schofield(Beeschizzia), Thiele, Jones, Baker(1), Knott(1)