Belper were in control from the start, their direct approach with the ball and quick pressing without it giving Yaxley very little time to settle or get hold of the ball themselves. It took 18 minutes of pressure for Belper to carve out a clear-cut chance though, a cross to the far post forcing Connor Peters to make a series of goal-saving blocks before the ball was eventually cleared. Two minutes later, Belper opened the scoring from a corner, Danny South tapping in from close range after Yaxley keeper William Larkin saved a goalbound header on the line.

It was 2-0 seven minutes later when Derry Robson curled a shot into the top corner from 25 yards after dispossessing Matt Sparrow. The next ten minutes saw Yaxley have their first concerted spell of possession in the match and there was hope of a comeback after Dan Cotton came close to pulling one back. However, that hope was extinguished in the 38th minute when Karl Dimidh dispossessed Peters on the halfway line, ran towards the goal unchallenged and coolly finished below Larkin.

With conditions deteriorating due to the continuing heavy rain, the second half was largely a non-event with few chances for either side. Yaxley's best chances for a consolation goal came through Sparrow before he was substituted, but it was always Belper who looked more likely to score another: their best chance came around halfway into the second half when a low cross was flashed across the goalmouth and blocked on the line for a corner before a Belper player could tap in.