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Wycombe overcame Stoke thanks to a late strike from Jermaine McSporran in a match negatively by a strong gusting wind.
Wycombe started brighter and had several early half-chances. The first serious chance came on 41 minutes, when Michael Simpson was clear through on goal. However, he mis-hit the ball, allowing Neil Cutler to make an easy save.
Wycombe also had the first chance of the second period, when an unmarked Sean Devine headed over from a Chris Vinnicombe cross in the 47th minute.
Stoke were being kept on the back foot, and only had occasional scoring chances. The first of these came on 56 minutes, when Martin Taylor made a fine save at the feet of Chris Iwelumo.
The teams then fought a fierce battle for ascendancy, bringing a spate of yellow cards, and several chances for either side. The best of these chances came on 66 minutes when Stoke keeper Cutler brought down Dannie Bulman as he raced through on goal.
The referee blew for the foul, with the ball then rolling on into the net. To the dismay of the home support, the score did not stand, with the keeper also escaping a sending off.
The home side continued to press, and Simpson let Stoke off when heading straight at the keeper from close range with ten minutes remaining.
Wycombe finally claimed the goal their efforts deserved seven minutes from time, when McSporran finished after being set up by Steve Brown.
The home side easily held on for victory in the remaining minutes, with McSporran spurning another chance when allowing the ball to run too far in front of him as he prepared to shoot