League

Aggborough Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Sol Merris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Alec Barker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Josh Deeney's late challenge caught a Kidderminster Harriers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Josh Deeney helped the player get up and apologised. Gav Clayton didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Karl Sugden went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Sol Merris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Alec Barker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Kidderminster Harriers's Gav Clayton threw himself towards the right post 21 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rob Downton, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 23 minutes into the match, Rob Downton dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gav Clayton, 2-0. Rob Downton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gav Clayton having to interfere. If Sol Merris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 36 minutes, Stevie Hunt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sandy City FC and the Kidderminster Harriers players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 36th minute, Stevie Hunt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Sandy City FC booed when Kidderminster Harriers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeffrey Carroll didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sol Merris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alec Barker having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sol Merris stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rob Downton in the 52nd minute of play forced Sandy City FC's goalkeeper Gav Clayton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 53rd minute of the game. One of Kidderminster Harriers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sandy City FC:s goal. Alec Barker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sol Merris in the 63rd minute of play. Sol Merris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Alec Barker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gav Clayton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl Sugden, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute, Todd Letheren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Sol Merris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Donny Pearch got free with Alec Barker in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rob Downton in the 81st minute of play forced Sandy City FC's goalkeeper Gav Clayton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sol Merris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alec Barker having to interfere. Donny Pearch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.