Rushden | Shots |
Fouls |
Off. |
v | Kidderminster | Shots |
Fouls |
Off. |
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On |
Off |
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Off |
For |
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Dale Roberts | [19/1] | Adam Bartlett | ||||||||||
Brendan Moloney | [16/21] | Keith Lowe | ||||||||||
Michael Corcoran | [24/3] | Lee Baker | ||||||||||
Curtis Osano | [2/18] | Martin Riley | ||||||||||
Chris Hope | [5] | Mark Creighton | ||||||||||
Curtis Woodhouse | [8/4] | Andy Ferrell | ||||||||||
Rob Wolleaston | [17/16] | Martin Brittain | ||||||||||
Luke Boden | [22/10] | Russ Penn | ||||||||||
Daryl Clare | [10/11] | Justin Richards | ||||||||||
Michael Rankine | [14/9] | Matt Barnes-Homer | ||||||||||
Marcus Kelly | [23/14] | Brian Smikle | ||||||||||
Lee Phillips | [9/6] | Luke Jones | ||||||||||
Andy Burgess | [11/7] | Stefan Moore | ||||||||||
Clayton Fortune | [12/8] | Darryl Knights | ||||||||||
Lee Tomlin | [15/20] | Dean Bennett | ||||||||||
Joe Day | [26/12] | Dean Coleman |
Fouls Conceded | Offside | Corners | Shots On | Shots off | |
Rushden | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
Kidderminster | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
Rushden | Kidderminster | ||||
41 | Justin Richards | Penalty |
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Rushden | Kidderminster | ||||||
63 | Burgess | Boden | Burgess to right midfield, Wolleaston to right central midfield, Woodhouse to left central midfield. | 70 | Bennett | Brittain | Bennett to right central midfield, Penn to right midfield. |
69 | Tomlin | Kelly | Tomlin to left midfield. | 82 | Knights | Penn | Knights to striker, Barnes-Homer to right midfield. |
80 | Phillips | Corcoran | Phillips to striker, Osano to left central defender, Hope to central defender, Moloney to right central defender. Now 3-4-3. | 90+ | Jones | Barnes-Homer | Jones to defensive midfield. |
Rushden | Kidderminster | ||
Moloney 87 Dissent Burgess 90+ Dissent | Bennett 74 Foul | ||
Referee: Mark Brown (East Yorkshire) |
Harriers moved up to fourth in the Conference with a well deserved victory over old foes Rushden at Nene Park to maintain their recent good form against The Diamonds. The last five league meetings between the clubs have ended in Harriers victory and Rushden have only scored once in those games. There were no changes to the Harriers side that had defeated Cambridge in the FA Cup; Luke Jones was available after suspension but had to settle for a place on the bench while his deputy Martin Riley kept his place in the starting line-up. Harriers dominated proceedings in the first half but could have gone behind as early as the tenth minute when Marcus Kelly's cross from the right found Michael Corcoran arriving unmarked at the far post but he headed over the bar. Harriers got on top with leading scorer Justin Richards a constant thorn in the side for the home team. On 24 minutes Russ Penn's pass set Lee Baker free on the left, his cross found Richards whose header was tipped over the bar by Dale Roberts in the Diamonds' goal. From the resultant corner Martin Brittain's cross picked out Richards at the far post but he headed down and wide. Richards turned provider latching on to Adam Bartlett's long clearance, pulling it back to Matt Barnes-Homer but he mis-kicked and Rushden were able to clear. Shortly afterwards Richards was again at the centre of things, jinking his way into the penalty area only to see his shot beaten away by Roberts. A long ball forward to Andy Ferrell was knocked on to Mark Creighton whose surprisingly deft flick sent Ferrell into the penalty area, his low cross from the byline was fired over the bar by Richards. The breakthrough finally came four minutes before the interval; Brian Smikle's cross from the left was handled by Curtis Osano and referee Mark Brown had no hesitation in pointing to the penalty spot. Richards stepped forward to take the kick and kept his composure to despatch it beyond the dive of Roberts to record his 12th goal of the season. The second half didn't live up to the expectations created by the first; Rushden, as expected, threw more men forward but they had little guile and resorted to punting long balls forward that Harriers' centre halves Creighton and Riley were able to deal with with ease. Early in the half Adam Bartlett had to be alert to tip the ball over the bar after Rob Wolleaston whipped over a dangerous cross from the right that almost caught him out. At the other end a Brittain cross from the right was headed over by Barnes-Homer. The home team created the best of the chances in the second half but never really looked like getting back into the game; indeed, neither side managed a shot on target in the second period. The closest they came to leveling the scores arrived 15 minutes from the end when Rushden sub Andy Burgess crossed from the right, Keith Lowe got to it first but his header was poor and fell at the feet of Michael Rankine who blasted the ball over the bar. In the last minute a Daryl Clare free-kick hit the wall and ran to Rankine whose cross to the far post was headed well wide by Chris Hope. |
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