Harriers v Hereford (From Kidderminster Shuttle)

4:54pm

That is the end! Harriers suffer their first league defence since October. They had enough of the play but paid the price for having a penalty saved.

4:53pm

95- Another Reds corner, which again goes to waste! 

4:52pm

93- Ryan Rowe fires in a shot but Bittners makes a fine save! 

4:51pm

93- Corner to Harriers! Once again Hereford defend well.

4:50pm

91- Harriers force a corner and see an effort cleared off the line! 

4:49pm

Five minutes of time added on for Harriers to find a leveller! 

4:47pm

89- Harriers force a corner! Demetriou's delivery is headed away though. 

4:40pm

81- Second change for KHFC as Nathan Blissett replaces the out of sorts Matt.

4:38pm

80- Harriers force three corners in succession but Hereford hold firm. 

4:36pm

78- Malbon runs at Hereford's defence and plays in Rowe but his first time shot is an easy one for Bittner to take.

4:35pm

Lee Vaughan is booked for catching Marley Watkins.

4:33pm

74- Keith Briggs goes for goal from 20-yards but it is straight at Bittner.

4:29pm

71- Harriers make first change as Ryan Rowe replaces Kyle Storer.

4:27pm

67- Bittner is really proving to be a nuisance for Harriers are he saves from Shakes.

4:26pm

Double change for Bulls. Dangerman Bowman replaces Perry and Clist is on for Smikle.

4:24pm

66- Keith Briggs is booked for a debatable foul on keeper. He was tangled up with Bittner while vying for the ball.

4:19pm

61- Matt gives chases to a through ball but Bittner races out to take it first. 

4:16pm

58- Vaughan tries to work some space bit then shoots over the bar! 

4:13pm

54- James Bittner does he best to put off Kyle Storer and it works as he takes a poor spot kick and sees it saved! 

4:11pm

Penalty to Harriers! Mickey Demetriou is caught by Corbett as he raced into the box.

4:09pm

51- Keith Briggs fires in a low shot but Bittner is equal to it. Harriers have started brightly.

4:08pm

Biggest attendance of the season so far with 3,674 (586)

4:06pm

Bittner once again needs treatment. Is it me or is this guy a bit of a sick note? 

4:05pm

47- Matt rises to meet Shakes' cross but referee blows for a foul on the keeper. Weird decision.

3:48pm

That is the break! Harriers have tried to ask questions but Hereford have been well organised and hard to break down. There is no doubt that the penalty was questionable but Harriers need some more cutting edge.

3:46pm

47- Harriers nearly find a leveller! Matt stabs the ball goalwards but Bittner saves! 

3:43pm

Malbon's shot hits the wall.

3:43pm

44- Matt is fouled as he tries to muscle his way into the box. Harriers are awarded a central FK just outside penalty area. 

3:39pm

41- Storer sees a free-kick fly over the bar! 

3:38pm

40- Harriers nearly force a Bulls OG.  Vaughan crosses from the right and Stefan Stam's shot hits the base of the post.

3:38pm

40- Harriers nearly force a Bulls OG.  Vaughan crosses from the right and Stefan Stam's shot hits the base of the post.

3:37pm

39- Lewis gets his hands behind Perry's shot after a good run by Brian Smikle.

3:36pm

37- Crucial save by Danny Lewis, who dives down to block O'Keefe's header after Sharp delivered a cross from left.

3:33pm

34- There is a break in play as Bittner needs a bandage wrapped around his head. Exactly the same thing happened at Edgar Street last week.

3:31pm

32- A Demetriou ball into the box comes off a defender for a Harriers corner. Keeper Bittner comes out a long way to claim Storer's ball.

3:28pm

30- Briggs try to pick out Shakes with a probing long ball but it rolls out for a GK.

3:27pm

28- Hereford awarded a FK despite Sharp pushing into Dunkley. 

3:20pm

21- James Vincent chests down Shakes' cross and fires in a shot which a diving keeper saves. 

3:18pm

20- Harriers patiently building play again but at the moment, Hereford are coping well. 

3:13pm

14- Danny Lewis blocks Sharp's shot with his legs.

3:12pm

Goal! Josh O'Keefe sorts spot kick into bottom right corner to put Bulls ahead in the 13th minute. 

The penalty was very soft though, Josh Gowling may have clipped Chris Sharp but it did not look like a goal scoring chance to me. 

3:11pm

13- Penalty to Hereford! 

3:10pm

12- Demetriou crosses from left again after some neat build up play but cross is just too high for Matt.

3:06pm

7- Lee Vaughan plays in Matt, who escapes his marker and nearly finds Malbon but desperate defending by Hereford averts a goal-scoring chance.

3:06pm

6- Corbett's first action in the game is to foul Anthony Malbon just outside the box. Storer's FK is saved by keeper.

3:04pm

5- Harriers have made a confident start to the game. They are keeping and using the ball well.

3:03pm

4- Demetriou delivers a nice ball from the left to force a corner. Storer's delivery is headed away.

3:02pm

3- Joe Heath slides in on Kyle Storer recklessly for a very early booking.

3:01pm

2- Kyle Storer sees a cross taken well by Keeper James Bittner.

2:39pm

Hereford hand debuts to new signings Chris Sharp, who has signed from AFC Telford, and former Harrier Andy Corbett, who is on loan from Burton.

Sharp is the son of former Everton legend Graeme Sharp. Bulls dangerman Ryan Bowman is on the bench.

Hereford: Bittner, Smikle, Heath, Stam, Graham, Perry, Pell, Sharp, Watkins, O'Keefe, Corbett.
Subs: Townsend, Bowman, McQuilkin, Clist, Hackney.
Referee: Ben Toner (Lancs).

2:29pm

Steve Burr has no new injury worries, so he picks the same team which won at Hereford last week.

Harriers: Lewis, Vaughan, Demetriou, Storer, Vincent, Malbon, Shakes, Matt, Briggs, Dunkley, Gowling.

Subs: Williams, Rowe, Blissett, Gittings, N Vaughan.

2:03pm

Can Harriers shake off the curse of the manager of the month and win an eighth straight league game? 

Can Jamille Matt keep up his remarkable scoring run and add to his tally of seven goals? 

1:37pm

Good afternoon folks! I will have team news before the 3pm kick-off.