The domination of Hednesford Town's away form looked set to continue as Hereford struggled in the opening minutes. Hednesford Town, already with nine away victories straight, maintained most of the possession in the first half.

After just 12 minutes, Hednesford Town were forced to substitute Delton Francis as he retired with an injury. Tony Hemmings came out and immediately started to pressure the Hereford defence. He was rewarded for his efforts with a goal in the 31st minute after beating Richard Walker and driving a low shot into the far corner.

Tony Hemmings was lucky, however, to be on the field. He had previously made a vicious challenge against John Brough, which had the Hereford fans calling for the "Off". But referee Guy Beale was generous with the yellow card.

At half time, Graham Turner changed the tactics, withdrawing David Norton who has only recently returned to the field following his groin injury and Jamie Pitman. He replaced them with Gary Cook and James McCue.

Hereford came back out in a new formation with Gary Cook playing in midfield, and with James McCue and Gavin Mahon moving forward to support Neil Grayson. This change moved Hereford's game to a higher level with Neil Grayson getting more of the support that he needed.

Hednesford Town no longer dominated and didn't manage to maintain possession for any length of time for the remainder of the match. Indeed, Hereford's break came in the 58th minute when Murray Fishlock got a foot to the ball and finished it low and well clear of Cooksey, who simply couldn't reach with his dive.

Just 3 minutes later Neil Grayson rose to a superb cross from Gavin Mahon, who had already beaten 2 defenders and lobbed the ball across the Hednesford keeper, finishing with a very positive header.

The final few minutes of injury time caused some concern as Hednesford Town pushed forward desperately, but Hereford remained cool and got the 3 points they rightly deserved.