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Posted: 15 Sep 2020, 22:10
Pre-Season Friendly – Tuesday, 15th September 2020
Halesowen Town 2 Kidderminster Harriers 0
Halesowen ended their pre-season schedule with another encouraging and entertaining victory after striking two first half goals past National League North neighbours Kidderminster Harriers, writes DJ
In early play Rob Evans fired into the side-netting after neat play from Jack Holmes and Brendon Bunn cut out a right-wing cross from Kiddy’s Sam Austin.
The Yeltz took a 17th minute lead when dangerous Simeon Cobourne skipped down the left and his shot was helped home on the goal-line by Dan Westwood and a Kiddy defender. Cobourne continued to cause all sorts of problems for the visitors and he went close again when his 20 yard shot was saved. However, the resulting 23rd minute corner was played for Rob Evans to drill home the second goal from the edge of the penalty area. Cobourne struck another shot just wide after half an hour and was set up by Holmes to see yet another shot deflected for a corner.
Austin’s shot earned a corner for the Harriers just after the interval but it was lively Halesowen who continued to create good chances and a brilliant 49th minute run from Holmes ended with his cross cleared. Cobourne was brought down in the penalty area after 50 minutes as the visitors failed to handle the striker’s pace, but goalkeeper Tom Palmer dived to his right to keep out Ahmed Ali’s penalty kick. Palmer then made another superb double save to deny Holmes and Hawker and McKauley Manning’s shot looped over the bar for the first of three quick-fire Yeltz corners after an hour.
Amari Morgan-Smith went nearest to reducing the deficit when he nipped in between the Yeltz defence and goalkeeper Brendon Bunn after 77 minutes, but could then only find the side-netting from a wide angle. Halesowen defended their lead well in the final minutes and went close again in the 88th minute when Josh Hawker weaved through to chip over the bar.
Halesowen Town: Brendon Bunn; Rob Evans (Joab Wheatly 75), McKauley Manning, Ahmed Ali, Paul McCone, George Forsyth, Jack Holmes (Robbie Bunn 57), Josh Hawker, Dan Westwood (Richard Gregory 82), Simeon Cobourne (Billy Shaw 67), Reece Hewitt.
Halesowen Town 2 Kidderminster Harriers 0
Halesowen ended their pre-season schedule with another encouraging and entertaining victory after striking two first half goals past National League North neighbours Kidderminster Harriers, writes DJ
In early play Rob Evans fired into the side-netting after neat play from Jack Holmes and Brendon Bunn cut out a right-wing cross from Kiddy’s Sam Austin.
The Yeltz took a 17th minute lead when dangerous Simeon Cobourne skipped down the left and his shot was helped home on the goal-line by Dan Westwood and a Kiddy defender. Cobourne continued to cause all sorts of problems for the visitors and he went close again when his 20 yard shot was saved. However, the resulting 23rd minute corner was played for Rob Evans to drill home the second goal from the edge of the penalty area. Cobourne struck another shot just wide after half an hour and was set up by Holmes to see yet another shot deflected for a corner.
Austin’s shot earned a corner for the Harriers just after the interval but it was lively Halesowen who continued to create good chances and a brilliant 49th minute run from Holmes ended with his cross cleared. Cobourne was brought down in the penalty area after 50 minutes as the visitors failed to handle the striker’s pace, but goalkeeper Tom Palmer dived to his right to keep out Ahmed Ali’s penalty kick. Palmer then made another superb double save to deny Holmes and Hawker and McKauley Manning’s shot looped over the bar for the first of three quick-fire Yeltz corners after an hour.
Amari Morgan-Smith went nearest to reducing the deficit when he nipped in between the Yeltz defence and goalkeeper Brendon Bunn after 77 minutes, but could then only find the side-netting from a wide angle. Halesowen defended their lead well in the final minutes and went close again in the 88th minute when Josh Hawker weaved through to chip over the bar.
Halesowen Town: Brendon Bunn; Rob Evans (Joab Wheatly 75), McKauley Manning, Ahmed Ali, Paul McCone, George Forsyth, Jack Holmes (Robbie Bunn 57), Josh Hawker, Dan Westwood (Richard Gregory 82), Simeon Cobourne (Billy Shaw 67), Reece Hewitt.