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Harriers v Bath

• Kick off: 3:00pm Sat 5 Feb 11
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• Venue: Aggborough

Final score:

Kidderminster Harriers 1 - 0 Bath City FC

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4:53pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Goal! Marley Watkins fires over in the final minute as Harriers hang on for all three points. It's been a gutsy display by the players, who have not been paid because of Harriers' on-going financial problems. They fully deserve this win for their effort under extreme duress.

4:52pm Sat 5 Feb 11: That was close! Danny Lewis dives on Ben Watson's shot after Kaid Mohammed's free-kick deflected off the wall in the striker's path.

4:48pm Sat 5 Feb 11: It's frenetic! Danny Lewis stretches to palm Marley Watkins' cross away with a Bath player primed for a shot.

4:44pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Mark Albrighton sees two efforts blocked. From a Callum Gittings corner, his far post header is blocked and so his his follow-up shot.

4:43pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Keith Briggs heads wide from a Chris McPhee cross as Harriers counter attack.

4:37pm Sat 5 Feb 11: With 10 minutes left, the game still hangs in the balance. Bath are pushing but Harriers still look capable of adding a second.

4:36pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Keith Briggs hooks in a high ball and Jack Byrne leaps salmon-like at the far post, beating Ryan Robinson, but heads wide.

4:34pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Substitution Harriers change 76: Jamille Matt replaces Nick Wright.

4:32pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Bath's changes have given them a more thrusting look and from a Marc Canham corner, Joe Burnell heads wide at the far post.

4:30pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Nick Wright gets free 30-yards out and fires a dipping effort over the bar.

4:29pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Substitution Bath change 69: Marley Watkins comes on for Scott Murray.

4:27pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Bath create an opening from a throw in but Lee Phillips rolls a shot wide.

4:21pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Substitution Bath change 61 mins: Jim Rollo is replaced by Lewis Hogg.

4:19pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Harriers' lead survives thanks to the woodwork. Bath dangerman Kaid Mohammed runs unimpeded from the halfway line and unleashes a dipping effort that comes off the bar and goes behind.

4:15pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Nick Wright fires a low shot across the face of goal from a tight angle. There was some lovely build-up play by Harriers, with at least five players involved.

4:06pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Mark Albrighton makes a good challenge to win the ball off Lee Phillips. The Bath fans behind the goal call for a handball but it was a fine tackle.

4:04pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Four minutes into the second half and it's scrappy again as the wind picks up after a brief lull.

3:47pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Half time That's the break. Harriers go into the break with a deserve lead, just for their spirit and determination after a terrible week for the club and themselves. Can Steve Burr's spirited troops try and lift the gloom with a win? Let's find out in the second half.

3:42pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Danny Lewis comfortably takes Joe Burnell's header from a corner.

3:40pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Jack Byrne's right wing cross is a good one but as it flies across the goal, there's no one meet it.

3:31pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Goal! Tom Shaw scores! He races onto Chris McPhee's back heel, races in on the left and fires a rising shot over a despairing Ryan Ryan Robinson. That was Harriers' 50th league goal of the season.

3:30pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Jack Byrne steals in at the far post to meet Mike Williams' left wing cross. Ryan Robinson pushes it behind for a corner.

3:27pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Nick Wright almost pounces on a poor back pass but the ball doesn't quite sit and Sekani Simpson does enough to put him off.

3:19pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Harriers nearly reply. Tom Shaw's shot on edge of the box takes a deflection and then defender Gethin Jones slides in and only just prods the ball wide of Bath's goal.

3:18pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Bath are denied by the woodwork. Kaid Mohammed drives to the edge of the box and slips in Adam Connolly. He fires a rising shot that hits the bar.

3:15pm Sat 5 Feb 11: The home fans behind Danny Lewis' goal are in decent voice and are carried along by the regular beat of a drum.

3:12pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Harriers force a corner. Callum Gittings plays in short to Lee Vaughan, who sends in a decent cross that keeper Ryan Robinson takes confidently.

3:08pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Keith Briggs connects well with Lee Vaughan's cleared cross and he unleashes a dipping 20-yard half volley that flies a fraction wide of goal.

3:06pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Lee Vaughan wins the ball well near the centre circle and tries to release Chris McPhee, who is a fraction offside. Scrappy game so far.

3:01pm Sat 5 Feb 11: The wind blowing around Aggborough is as changeable as Chris Swan's mind. Michael Briscoe slides into block as shot from Kaid Mohammed.

3:00pm Sat 5 Feb 11: There's a defiant ring around the ground as the fans behind goal chant their endangered club's name. Harriers seem on the brink of a CVA and a 10 point deduction. As the players, who have yet to be paid, walk out they are given a rousing round of applause by home crowd.

3:00pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Good afternoon Harriers fans! Welcome to Shuttle Online's coverage of Harriers versus Bath in the Conference Premier. Steve Burr makes one change from the side that won 4-0 at Hayes. Jack Byrne starts as part of a 4-3-3 formation, with Keith Briggs and Tom Shaw. Callum Gittings is pushed forward in support of Chris McPhee and Nick Wright.

3:00pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Shuttle Online will have live match updates from Harriers' home clash with Bath.

3:00pm Sat 5 Feb 11: Shuttle Online will have live match updates from Harriers' home clash with Bath.