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Harriers v Newport

• Kick off: 3:00pm Mon 9 Apr 12
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• Venue: Aggborough

Final score:

Kidderminster Harriers 3 - 2 Newport County

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4:54pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Final whistle Incredible finish! Dan Bradley chases the ball down on left and crosses and somehow, Nick Wright heads home to complete hat-trick!

4:52pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Goal! Pandemonium as Nick Wright scores!

4:51pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Good goal by Wright. Ryan Rowe plays ball in and Wright holds up ball, turns and finishes well!

4:48pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Goal! Nick Wright scores!

4:46pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Harriers have five minutes time added on to find another goal!

4:41pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Goal! Nick Wright calmly slots penalty into bottom right corner to hand Harriers a lifeline in 85th minute. Penalty was given when Vaughan was brought down by Buchanan as he drove into box.

4:40pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Harriers have a penalty!

4:39pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Substitution Sorry folks, I forgot to mention that earlier, Elliott Buchanan was final Newport sub, replacing Lee Baker.

4:37pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Ryan Rowe backheels the ball in the box but no one can make final killer touch and Newport live to fight another day.

4:36pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Harriers go so close! Lee Vaughan delivers from the right and at the near post, James Vincent heads goalwards but somehow Darlow puts it behind for a corner.

4:34pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Every time Harriers get a sniff, some good Newport defending thwarts them. Ryan Rowe tries to turn but Ismail Yakubu blocks.

4:30pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Dan Bradley sees a shot from edge of the box taken by keeper. It's not a bad effort, placed rather than hit for power, but it's first thing Darlow has had to to for a while.

4:29pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Marvin Johnson is doing his best to create chances. He delivers a a pacey cross from right which Nick Wright diverts across face of goal.

4:28pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Marvin Johnson fires in a shot on the edge of the area but Lee Baker puts in a brace block to deny him.

4:26pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Tom Marshall and Luke Jones both put the tackle on Nat Jarvis as he shoots.

4:25pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Paul Rodgers is second Newport sub when he replaces Ramone Rose.

4:23pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Substitution Ryan Rowe replaces Steve Guinan 66 minutes.

4:22pm Mon 9 Apr 12: The rain still pours down as Newport win a corner. To Harriers' relief nothing comes of it.

4:20pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Substitution Newport change: Reid replaced by Jarvis.

4:18pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Substitution First Harriers sub - Nick Wright replaces Dave Hankin.

4:15pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Marvin Johnson volleys wide. On the bench, Nick Wright, Ryan Rowe and Mickey Demetriou are all stripping off in readiness.

4:14pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Yellow card Luke Jones is booked for a clumsy foul on Sam Foley. The referee had played advantage as Jake Reid drove into box and went down under pressure too easily from Marshall.

4:11pm Mon 9 Apr 12: From a free-kick, the ball falls to Lee Vaughan 20-yards out and his risinh shot is straight at keeper.

4:10pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Yellow card Ramone Rose is booked for a foul on Mike Williams. Looked a bit harsh as it was a 50/50 ball.

4:07pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Home side are awarded a free-kick. Dave Hankin's delivery is not good enough and away side have a GK after a push by Jones.

4:06pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Malbon must have collded with Andrew Hughes as the Newport defender needs treatment.

4:05pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Harriers go close. Anthony Malbon closes in on Karl Darlow as he takes a cross but ball flies just wide.

4:02pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Harriers have started the second half purposefully. Jack Byrne sees a 20-yard effort fly just wide.

3:52pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Final whistle Here's an update on what actually happened for the suicidal first goal. Luke Jones' back header was a bit pacey and Breeden let it slip from his grasp on a slippy pitch, allowing Reid to score. I blamed Breeden earlier but it's a catalogue of errors by him and Jones.

3:48pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Half time That's the break. Harriers are all over the place and it all stems from a disastrous first goal. Since then they've been a bag of nerves, which has only encouraged Newport. A big push is needed after the break.

3:47pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Jack Byrne goes for goal 20-yards out but it's well wide.

3:44pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Harriers survive a scare. Sam Foley deliver a good corner and Lee Minshull's near post header hits the bar.

3:40pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Marvin Johnson has looked lively for Harriers. He cuts in from left, does well to hold off a defender but shoots over the bar.

3:40pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Marvin Johnson has looked lively for Harriers. He cuts in from left, does well to hold off a defender but shoots over the bar.

3:34pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Goal! Oh dear. Lee Vaughans pass is intercepted by Sam Foley, who drives forward 30-yards and slams a right-footed effort into bottom right corner.

3:33pm Mon 9 Apr 12: James Vincent's volleyed pass finds Johnson on the left and his cross forces a corner. The flag goes up for offside on it though.

3:32pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Good news! Hayes have made it 1-1 at Kenilworth Road, so Harriers go back into top five.

3:31pm Mon 9 Apr 12: If not for the shocking early goal, it's quite even here. Harriers are getting forward but Newport are winning FKs in dangerous positons.

3:29pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Ismail Yakubu clips Jack Byrne as he races past. Harriers are awarded an FK 30-yards out. Harriers can't make it tell and Newport defend well.

3:26pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Lee Vaughan tracks back with Ramone Rose and wins the ball but the referee blows for a foul. Harriers deal with the free-kick comfortably.

3:24pm Mon 9 Apr 12: The away fans are in good voice but Harriers do look capable of scoring here.

3:23pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Harriers come very close to levelling. Marvin Johnson delivers a raking low cross from left which deflects behind for a corner. That was a dangerous ball.

3:22pm Mon 9 Apr 12: With Luton going 1-0 up at home to Hayes, Harriers drop down out of play-off spots into sixth. There's a long way to go though.

3:20pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Harriers aren't hanging around here. Marvin Johnson crosses from the left but Lee Baker just beats Dave Hankin at the far post.

3:17pm Mon 9 Apr 12: There's a delay as Lee Minshull has treatment. The Newport midfielder eventually comes off and returns to the pitch.

3:11pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Harriers hit back and force two successive corners. The first, a pacey delivery from Johnson, is challenged by Jones and forces the second set-piece. Dave Hankin's delivery from the other side isn't as good.

3:10pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Harriers are nearly caught out when Sam Foley drives forward and plays the ball to Ryan Charles on the left but Tom Marshall bravely blocks the shot.

3:06pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Marvin Johnson drives in a cross from the right and at far post, Luke Jones stabs wide.

3:05pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Dave Pipe makes a good challenge on James Vincent, who races onto Anthony Malbon's through ball.

3:04pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Well, that was a terrible way to start the game. It has been raining heavily and the pitch does look soggy but that was a terrible error by keeper.

3:00pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Goal! Harriers go behind 12 seconds. Tony Breeden makes a hash of Luke Jones's back pass on a wet slippy surface and the alert Jake Reid nips in and scores. What a shocker!

3:00pm Mon 9 Apr 12: NEWPORT have three ex-Harriers in their starting line-up. Sam Foley will play behind striker Jake Reid. Lee Baker, who left Harriers for Newport in the summer of 2010, will be left-back, while Ryan Charles will play on the left wing. Newport (4-4-1-1): Darlow (GK); Baker (LB); Yakubu (CB); Foley (F); Hughes (LB); Pipe (RB); Charles (RM); Minshull (CM); Rose (LM); Reid (F); Porter (CM).

3:00pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Hi Harriers fans, welcome to Shuttle Online's coverage of Harriers v Newport. Steve Burr keeps the same side which won at Southport. There is one change on the bench, Dan Bradley gets the nod ahead of Callum Gittings.

3:00pm Mon 9 Apr 12: Shuttle Online will have live match updates from Monday's clash between Harriers and Newport at Aggborough.