Tring could hardly have got off to a worse start, as they were behind within two minutes, John Richardson heading home a cross from close range, and for much of the first half they struggled to get a foothold on the game, rarely getting out of their own half. Tring's best effort came on 21 minutes when Alex Kinsley beat the offside trap but his shot from a narrow angle was saved by keeper Nicky Webb. Tring keeper David Clark had to dive full-length to turn away a shot from Andy Mullins on 32 minutes, and Ricky Levenston cleared off the line in the final minute of the half as Tring did well to get to the interval still only a goal down.

The second half was a different story. Tring were having as much, if not more possession than their opponents, and Wayne Barber's dazzling solo run on 53 minutes, culminating in a shot which Webb did well to turn round the post, was a sign of what was to come.

If Tring needed more encouragement, they got it on the hour mark when they were gifted an equaliser. Berko keeper Webb and defender Graham Hall were too casual playing the ball to each other on the edge of the penalty area.. Tring's Jamie Hall spotted his chance and got his boot to the ball - the two Berko players could only watch as it rolled over the line.

A well-struck volley from Kinsley three minutes later was just wide of the far post, but on 70 minutes the turnaround was complete. Tring sub Mike Hemmingway's threaded pass put Steve Groves clean through, and Groves kept his cool as he ran on to finish superbly, slotting the ball past Webb to put Tring in the lead.

The game could have been over two minutes later had Kinsley's ferocious volley from six yards been inches lower, but as it was Berko posed little threat to the Tring goal over the closing minutes, and Clark never looked likely to be beaten. It was Tring who went closest to another goal, a volley from Barber in injury time skimming the top of the crossbar, just before they were able to celebrate a very well-deserved result.