Attendance: 3748
| Individual Stats | ||||||||||||
| Kidderminster | Shots | Fouls | Offside | v | Hartlepool | Shots | Fouls | Offside | ||||
| On | Off | For | Ag | On | Off | For | Ag | |||||
| Tim Clarke (6) | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/23 | Anthony Williams (6) | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parfait Medou-Otye (6) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12/2 | Darren Knowles (6) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Stamps (5) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3/11 | Ian Clark (5) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Daire Doyle (6) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23/18 | Graeme Lee (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(1hp) | 0 |
| Craig Hinton (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5/16 | Chris Westwood (6) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Adie Smith (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6/4 | Micky Barron (5) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Bennett (5) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7/8 | Tommy Miller (6) | 2(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil MacKenzie (5) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22/17 | Paul Stephenson (6) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Drewe Broughton (5) | 1(1) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 25/9 | Tony Lormor (6) | 1(1) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Stewart Hadley (5) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21/14 | Kevin Henderson (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Skovbjerg (5) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11/27 | Mark Tinkler (5) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Paul Webb | 4/6 | Lee Fitzpatrick | ||||||||||
| Tony Bird (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/12 | Craig Midgley (5) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Ducros | 14/13 | James Sharp (6) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Andy Corbett | 24/26 | Jermaine Easter | ||||||||||
| Stuart Brock | 26/1 | Martin Hollund | ||||||||||
| Team Stats | |||||
| Fouls Conceded | Offside | Corners | Shots On | Shots off | |
| Kidderminster | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Hartlepool | 20 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| GOALS | ||
| Hartlepool | ||
| 89 | James SHARP | Stephenson's free-kick from the left found Sharp unmarked at the far post where he headed in from close range. |
| FORMATIONS | |
Kidderminster: (Red & White/Red/Red)
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Hartlepool: (COLOURS)
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| SUBSTITUTIONS | |||||||
| Kidderminster | Hartlepool | ||||||
| 60 | Bird | Skovbjerg | Bird to right midfield. | 46 | Midgley | Henderson | Midgley to striker. |
| 91 | Broughton | Now 4-4-1. | 79 | Sharp | Lee | Sharp to left central defender, Westwood to right central defender. | |
| Referee: P.J.Prosser | |||
| BOOKINGS | |||
| Kidderminster | Hartlepool | ||
| Broughton 27 Foul
Hinton 59 Foul Broughton 91 Foul |
Broughton 91 2nd Booking | Tinkler 57 Foul | |
| Match Report |
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Hartlepool clinch a spot in the promotion play-offs with this last gasp
victory. The game had an end-of-season air about it with both teams
struggling to find their best form and the game became stuck in the midfield,
a stiff breeze didn't help the game to flow either.
Harriers had the best chance of the first half to open the scoring when they were awarded their first penalty of the season after 25 minutes when Lee handled the ball. Drewe Broughton stepped up to take the kick, but his weak shot was saved by Williams diving to his right. At the other end, Tim Clarke pulled of a magnificent double save to deny Lormor and Miller. After the break, the game did not improve, Tony Bird on as sub had a great chance following good work by Broughton on the left, but hit his shot inches wide. Dreadful defending gifted Hartlepool their winner, Sharp was left unmarked and Clarke failed to come and collect the cross allowing the defender to head home. |
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