Harriers slipped to their second defeat in as many pre-season games when visiting Solihull Moors who were playing just their first game of the summer.

More trialists were brought in with Kristian Dennis, a striker formerly with Macclesfield; Stuart Giddings, a left back most recently with Darlington; James McPike, a striker once with Birmingham; and Pat Sayce, a young midfielder who came through the ranks at Bristol City.  Solihull included former Harrier Jasbir Singh in goal.

Facing a more realistic test against their Conference North hosts than they had against WBA at the weekend Harriers enjoyed large amounts of possession in the opening stages without really testing Singh.  Dennis had fired wide as the closest they came until eight minutes before the break when Matt Blair set up Nathan Hayward who hit the post.  Harriers then found themselves two behind at the break thanks to goals late in the half; a hopeful punt forward on 39 minutes set up Junior English who had time to clip his shot past Andy Stevens.  Four minutes later Ryan Beswick doubled the advantage with a free kick from just outside the penalty area that Stevens got a hand to but could not keep out.

Wholesale changes at the break saw a better performance in the second half and Harriers took just three minutes to get back into the game, Dave Hankin did well on the right wing, getting to the byline before pulling the ball back to McPike who flicked it in from close range despite the efforts of Colm Tiernan to clear it off the line.  Five minutes later Dennis fired in the equaliser five minutes later with a shot from 20 yards out that caught Jamie Atkins in the home goal by surprise and he could only stand motionless and watch as it flew past him.

At the other end another Beswick free-kick should have restored Solihull's advantage but Danny Lewis managed to keep it out.  After 73 minutes the home side regained the lead on 73 minutes; Mark Albrighton brought down Ross Dempster in the penalty area and Dempster himself stepped up to take the resultant spot kick, Lewis dived the right way but was unable to reach it.  In the closing stages Harriers had a couple of chances to level but on both occasions McPike rose well to meet the ball but headed over.