(1-0 Rotherham United)| 21¹ | A strike from HIRST held no problem for WARD. |
| 28¹ | HEDGES worked the ball to SMITH, CURTIS latched onto his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper. |
| 35¹ | HIRST's shot beat WARD but rebounded off the Newport County crossbar. |
| 40¹ | A shot from PETERSON seemed a certain goal but WARD managed to palm the ball away. |
| 41¹ | A great effort from CURTIS scraped the outside of the post. |
| 2² | A tame strike from KALULU rolled agonisingly wide. |
| 16² | A brilliant strike from PETERSON was dealt with by a good parry from the Newport County 'keeper. |
| 16² | GOAL!! A neat one-two left JAMES clear and he made no mistake by skillfully floating the ball past the oncoming Rotherham United 'keeper. (1-1)| 21² | BARLASER beat three Newport County players and drove a great chance over the bar. | | 22² | A great save prevented JAMES from scoring an exceptional goal. | | 27² | PETERSON rifled an easy chance past the far post. | | 27² | OGBENE shot over. | | 32² | UNNERSTALL managed to block a fierce shot. | | 34² | A corner bobbled toward JAMES who nodded an effort over. | | 37² | A shot from JAMES was kicked off the line by WORRALL. | | 43² | The hapless Newport County 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from ENGEL fell just over. | | 44² | HIRST was put clear by ORSIC and he turned WARD but thrust his shot wide. | | 45² | GOAL!! A quick-witted OGBENE pounced on a loose ball on the right and made no mistake. (2-1 Rotherham United) | |