Kidderminster | Shots |
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Dean Coleman 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [1] | Alan Marriott 7 | 0(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Duane Courtney 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | [2/16] | Gary Silk 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lee Baker 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2(1ph) | 0 | [3/2] | Scott Gardner 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Martin Riley 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | [6] | Scott Garner 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(1ph) | 0 |
Gavin Caines 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | [5] | Luke Jones 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Dean Bennett 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | [8/26] | Kyle Nix 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
David McDermott 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | [11/17] | Jake Speight 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Darryl Knights 8 | 2(2) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | [10/4] | Gary Mills 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Barnes-Homer 6 | 2(1) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | [9] | Rob Duffy 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Chris McPhee 7 | 3(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | [7/10] | Daryl Clare 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Brian Smikle 7 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [14/11] | Ryan Williams 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Liam Dolman 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [15/7] | Louis Briscoe 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kyle Hadley | [16/8] | Matt Somner | ||||||||||
Tom Sharpe | [17/15] | Luke Graham | ||||||||||
Aaron Farrell | [18/19] | Kyle Perry 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Nathan Hayward | [19/32] | Blair Sturrock 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fouls Conceded | Offside | Corners | Shots On | Shots off | |
Kidderminster | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
Mansfield | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Kidderminster | Mansfield | ||||
14 | Matt Barnes-Homer | 87 | Rob Duffy | Penalty | |
47 | Gavin Caines | ||||
69 | Chris McPhee |
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Kidderminster | Mansfield | ||||||
90+ | Dolman | Smikle | Dolman to defensive midfield, Bennett to left midfield. | 40 | Perry | Clare | Perry to striker. |
58 | Briscoe | Speight | Briscoe to right midfield. | ||||
70 | Sturrock | Williams | Sturrock to striker, Perry to left midfield. |
Kidderminster | Mansfield | ||
Riley 65 Unsporting Behaviour Bennett 65 Unsporting Behaviour | Duffy 65 Unsporting Behaviour Garner 83 Dissent | ||
Referee: Rob Lewis (Shropshire) |
A sparkling performance from Harriers saw high-flying Mansfield Town swept aside at Aggborough, denying them the chance of taking over at the top of the league. Harriers were without the injured Robbie Matthews and John Finnigan; Darryl Knights and David McDermott returned to the starting line-up in their places. Whereas Eastbourne had set out to defend in numbers against Harriers at the weekend, Mansfield allowed them more space to play and both Knights and McDermott ran amok. From the start Harriers were far more lively and committed than they had been in the second half against Eastbourne but things could have turned out badly again had Scott Garner connected with Kyle Nix's right-wing free-kick, Dean Coleman missed the ball in flight and Garner stole in unmarked at the far post and headed over. Any Harriers nerves were settled with the early goal that broke the deadlock; Knights won the ball in the centre of the field, flicking it up for Brian Smikle to head into the path of Matt Barnes-Homer who outpaced the visitors' defence and fired past Alan Marriott to record his third goal of the season. The game was entertaining with both sides playing at full tilt and fully committed but there was little more goalmouth action at either end before the break until the last minute of the half when Duane Courtney's long throw from the right was flicked on by skipper Chris McPhee for Barnes-Homer who headed wide of the near post. The Stags were not showing the form that has carried them to within touching distance of the top of the league and were sent back out from their half-time break early. Their half-time rollicking had the wrong effect, however, as within two minutes Harriers had doubled the advantage. Knights' corner from the left found and unmarked Gavin Caines beyond the far post who planted a bullet header past Marriott to register his first goal for the club. Shortly afterwards a sweeping move ripped Town apart again; Martin Riley brought the ball out of defence and passed to Knights who sent Smikle away on the left wing with a great pass. Knights himself carried on his run to the edge of the penalty area to take a return pass from Smikle but hit his shot narrowly wide of the near post. On the hour mark Mansfield had a brief spell where they enjoyed some decent possession and looked to get back into the game; first Gary Mills' corner was met by the head of Kyle Perry but he headed the ball down so hard that it bounce over the bar. Next Louis Briscoe hit a free kick from just outside the penalty area that hit the wall and went for a corner. Harriers put the result beyond doubt on 68 minutes; Smikle won the ball 25 yards out from goal with some tenacious tackling and sipped it to McPhee who swept it past Marriott for 3-0. Another sweeping move six minutes later could have added to the score; Knights and Barnes-Homer combined to bring Lee Baker into play on the left wing, his first-time cross flew across the face of goal just ahead of McPhee at the far post. Eight minutes from the end Harriers should have gone four up; Scott Garner handled just inside the penalty area, although with the ball traveling towards him so quickly he wouldn't have known much about it, and Barnes-Homer grabbed the ball from McPhee and took the penalty; Marriott outguessed him, though, and dived to his left to save. Three minutes from the end Mansfield were awarded an equally harsh penalty when Baker handled; Rob Duffy sent Coleman the wrong way from the spot to give Town a consolation goal. |
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