More rain and heavy pitch causing difficult conditions for league encounter. Newport deal with conditions early on and Stewkley finding it difficult to control ball and get out of their own half. Early raids down both wings from Newport but defence of Giltrow and Wells deal with danger. 12 mins great save Gamage low right from Newport deflected shot, 17 min Newport winger fires over bar after cutting inside. First Stewkley attempt on 24 min Burchell shot at keeper after good run Proctor. 32 min Hyland corner headed over by Lafferty. Changes on 32 Maynard and C Elliott with Maynard pace causing immediate problems for Newport. 34 min Leach picks up loose ball in middle and finds Maynard wide who cuts in and past left back and scores low into corner of net 1-0 Stewkley. Maynard wide run past 2 defenders and delivers across 6 yard box Lafferty just over bar. Just before half time a 30 yard Newport effort just under bar tipped over by Gamage. HT 1-0 Stewkley.
48 mins early Hyland corner header over by Wells, 55 and 60 mins Maynard beats defence twice and keeper saves both second rebound onto goal line but cleared by Newport defence. Wilkes shoots over bar from central position interchange with Leach. 65 mins Maynard tricky run edge of box brought down and free kick central on the edge of box. Hyland super free kick fired around wall and into top corner 2-0 Stewkley. 72 min Z Elliott wide run and cross delivered headed back across goal and in bottom corner Lafferty 3-0 Stewkley. Slight lapse concentration form defence sees Newport score a breakaway goal on 76 3-1. 81 min Partridge and Lafferty combine well down left Lafferty shot tipped over bar by keeper. resulting corner from Hyland drops into box and Wells first to react fires home 4-1 Stewkley. FT 4-1 Stewkley - MOM Maynard his introduction of pace with goal and assist.