Harriers 3, Wrexham 1

HARRIERS emerged triumphant from a game filled with incident and drama at Aggborough.

Strikes by Joe Lolley and Chey Dunkley as well as an won goal by Dragons defender Mark Carrington settled an exciting, sometimes bad tempered Skrill Premier affair.

Wrexham felt they were denied two penalties by referee Amy Fearn, who had to deal with a host of issues.

Fearn also rightly allowed a goal for Wrexham attacker Adrian Cieslwicz, who had seen a shot roll through a hole in the side netting.

Wrexham came into the match on the back of two wins and started brightly without truly opening up resolute Kidderminster.

Joe Clarke saw an effort fly over the bar after keeper Danny Lewis spilled Dean Keates's free-kick and Michael Gash failed to clear the ball.

The away side were the better team for the first 30 minutes, which were punctuated by free-kicks and fouls.

Gash was unlucky to be shown a yellow card in the 28th minute for a tackle from behind on Dragons midfielder Jay Harris.

Wrexham thought they had earned a penalty when striker Rob Ogleby tried to race past Dunkley and was brought down after the two had barged shoulders.

The Wrexham hitman was convinced that Wrexham should have been awarded a spot-kick but the referee blew for a foul.

The Welsh side were left to rue the official's decision moments later when Lolley scored his fifth goal of the season.

Danny Jackman produced a strong run and cut the ball back and the young striker rifled the ball through a crowded box into the back of the net.

Lolley could have added a second but could not leap high enough to reach Amari Morgan-Smith's cross.

Gash nearly added a second in the 40th minute after an error by keeper Joslain Mayebi but the striker's driven effort hit Stephen Wright on the line.

The Harriers hitman was lucky to avoid a second booking for a foul on Jay Harris near the end of the first half.

Wrexham came out of the blocks powerfully in the second half and nearly made  it 1-1 in the 47th minute but Jay Harris's effort ricocheted off the bar and Danny Lewis before bounce to safety.

Morgan-Smith saw a lofted effort fly wide as the game opened up.

But the match took a nasty turn in the 56th minute when Wrexham midfielder Joe Clarke caught Jackman with a scything late challenge to spark tempers.

Clarke was shown a yellow card but was lucky to remain on the pitch.

But Harriers extended their lead in the 63rd minute. The away side thought they had a penalty when Bishop tripped under pressure from Lee Fowler in the box.

The referee did not give the spot-kick and Lee Vaughan led a swift counter-attack and the unfortunate Carrington could only diverted Lolley's cross into the back of his own net.

The game took a bizzare turn in the 71st minute when substitute Cieslewicz saw his shot roll through a hole in the side netting.  After talking to the fourth official, referee, who did not see the incident, gave the goal but there had been a lengthy delay.

Harriers though almost immediately powered into a 3-1 lead when Dunkley headed home from Lee Vaughan's corner in the 78th.

Wrexham were reduced to ten men in the 79th minute when Bishop was shown a straight red card for pushing Harriers captain Kyle Storer, although the midfielder went down too easily.

The Dragons threw on ex-Harriers defender Mark Creighton up front and Jonny Hunt in a desperate bid to get back in the game.

Neil Ashton has their best chance to pull a goal back injury time but fired his effort across the face of goal.

But with Luton drawing at Chester, the Carpetmen rose back to second in the table.

Harriers: Lewis, L Vaughan, Gowling, Dunkley, Jackman, Storer, Fowler (Byrne, 83), Malbon, Lolley, Morgan-Smith (Blissett, 90+5), Gash (Johnson, 90+8).

Subs not used: N Vaughan, Demetriou.

Wrexham: Mayebi, Wright, Ashton, Clarke, Harris, Bishop, Ormerod  (Cieslewicz, 60), Keates (Hunt, 83), Ogleby (Creighton, 84), Artell, Carrington.

Subs not used: Tomassen, Bailey-Jones.

Referee: Army Fearn (Leicestershire).

Attendance: 2523 (504).