Kidderminster Harriers 4(2) v (2)3 Exeter City
Football League Division 3 - Aggborough - 24 August 2002
Attendance: 2195

 

Individual Stats
Kidderminster Shots Fouls Off. v Exeter Shots Fouls Off.
 OnOffForAg   OnOffForAg 
Stuart Brock 5 0(2) 0 1 0 0 [1/30] Kevin Miller 4 0(2) 0 0 0 0
Adie Smith 5 0 0 0 0 1 [2/15] Barry McConnell 5 0 0 2 1 0
Scott Stamps 7 0 2 2 2 0 [3] Greame Power 6 0 1 1 1 0
Abdou Sall 6 0 1 3 2 0 [2] Neil Whitworth 5 0 0 2 1 0
Lee Ayres 7 2 0 1 1 0 [16/5] Chris Curran 5 0 1 1 1 0
Danny Williams 6 0 1 2 1 0 [4/27] Glenn Cronin 5 0 0 0 1 0
Dean Bennett 5 0 0 0 1 0 [7/19] Martin Thomas 6 2(1) 1 2 3 0
Sean Flynn 6 0 0 2 1 0 [21/4] Justin Walker 5 0 1 2 1 0
Drewe Broughton 6 1(1) 4 2 2 4 [9/14] Steve Flack 7 1 2 1 2 1
Bo Henriksen 9 2 0 1 0 0 [12/26] James Coppinger 6 0 1 2 1 1
Sean Parrish 7 1(1) 1 1 1 0 [8/17] Lee Sharpe 5 0 0 0 3 0
Ian Foster 5 0 0 0 0 0 [10] Gareth Sheldon 5 0 1 0 0 0
Andy Ducros           [14/11] Andy Roscoe 6 3(1) 0 0 0 0
Daire Doyle 5 0 0 1 1 0 [15/18] Alex Watson          
Ian Joy           [18/23] Clevedon Taylor          
John Danby           [13/24] Stuart Fraser          
Team Stats
  Fouls Conceded Offside Corners Shots On Shots off
Kidderminster 12 5 4 6 9
Exeter 16 2 13 6 8
GOALS
Kidderminster Exeter
29 Bo Henriksen Sall brought the ball out of defence and split the defence open with a through ball to Henriksen who swept it in from 8 yards. 3 Steve Flack Smith lost possession and the ball was played forward by Coppinger to Flack who shot powerfully past Brock.
35 Lee Ayres Headed in at the far post from Parrish's left wing corner. 14 Martin Thomas Sharpe crossed from the left, Brock missed the ball and Thomas tapped in at the far post.
53 Bo Henriksen Broughton headed on a long ball out of defence to Henriksen who volleyed past Miller from the edge of the penalty area. 78 Andy Roscoe A right wing cross was only half-cleared as far as Roscoe who hit a thunderous shot from 20 yards into the top corner.
68 Lee Ayres Parrish's right wing corner was headed goalwards by Broughton, Miller saved and Ayres lashed in the loose ball.      
FORMATIONS
Kidderminster
  Brock  
SmithSall   AyresStamps
       
BennettFlynn   WilliamsParrish
       
 Broughton   Henriksen 
Exeter
  Miller  
McConnellWhitworth   CurranPower
       
ThomasWalker   CroninSharpe
       
 Flack   Coppinger 
SUBSTITUTIONS
Kidderminster Exeter
46 Doyle Bennett Doyle to right midfield. 46 Sheldon Cronin Sheldon to right midfield, Thomas to right central midfield, Walker to left central midfield.
68 Foster Henriksen Foster to striker. 71 Roscoe Sharpe Roscoe to left midfield.
BOOKINGS
Kidderminster Exeter
Stamps 34 Foul
Doyle 60 Dissent
Flynn 66 Foul
  Walker 66 Foul
Thomas 70 Foul
 
Referee: F.Stretton
Match Report by St@tto
Harriers got their first win of the season beating Exeter in a seven goal thriller at Aggborough.  Shocking defending by both teams and some good finishing ensured that the forwards came out on top.
 
The visitors needed less than three minutes to expose the Harriers defence, Adie Smith was dispossessed and the ball played through to Steve Flack who raced clear and fired it powerfully past Stuart Brock.  Matters soon were worse for the home team when former Manchester United winger Lee Sharpe crossed from the left, Lee Ayres fell in the penalty area and Stuart Brock’s dive got nowhere near the ball leaving Martin Thomas with an easy tap in at the far post.
 
When Harriers had the ball they were managing to pass it around quite well and Exeter’s defence looked almost as shaky.  Sean Parrish had a header saved and Drewe Broughton shot wide while at the other end James Coppinger shot over the bar when it would have been easier to score.
 
After 28 minutes Harriers pulled a goal back, Abdou Sall brought the ball out of defence and then played a defence-splitting pass through to Bo Henriksen who swept home his second goal of the season from close range.  The goal gave Kidderminster a little confidence and soon they were level.  Sean Parrish’s left wing corner was headed in at the far post by Lee Ayres for his first goal for the club.
 
Early after the break Harriers nearly took the lead, Broughton volleying over from Smith’s cross although Smith was then ruled to have been offside.  Harriers’ third goal wasn’t long in coming, however, Broughton heading on a long ball into the path of Henriksen who volleyed past the dive of Miller from the edge of the penalty area.
 
Once in front Harriers began to dominate and after 67 minutes Ayres lashed in the fourth after Broughton’s header from Parrish's right wing corner had been saved.  Neil Whitworth almost turned the ball into his own net from a Broughton cross to further increase the Harriers lead but Miller reacted well to save.
 
Thirteen minutes from the end Exeter pulled a goal back, a right wing cross was only weakly headed away by Sall as far as substitute Roscoe who hammered it into the top corner from 20 yards out.
 
Exeter now pressed for an equaliser and Harriers had to soak up a lot of pressure in a very long final ten minutes.  Flack headed on a long ball to leave Roscoe clear on goal but Brock saved well from the substitute and somehow the defence stood firm as the visitors forced a series of late corners that they could not capitalise on.

 

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