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Wrexham 1-0 Kidderminster Harriers

Elliott Durrell
Elliott Durrell's late winner sent Wrexham third in the Conference

Wrexham moved up to third in the Conference as Elliott Durrell's deflected shot earned a late victory over Kidderminster Harriers.

A low 84th-minute shot from the ex-Hednesford Town winger earned Wrexham's second home win in four days.

Both defences had dominated up until the only goal, with home keeper Daniel Bachmann denying Michael Gash.

Louis Moult shot wide when presented with an open goal before Durrell made sure of all three points for the hosts.

Gary Whild's Harriers drop to ninth following their fourth defeat in six matches.

Wrexham manager Kevin Wilkin told BBC Radio Wales:

"It certainly wasn't the prettiest performance but we ground out a result we can share in the joy of.

"If I'm being honest I think a draw would have been a fair result. I don't think we were really at it in the second half.

"But, from a resilience point of view, and people throwing themselves in there and working hard for one another, that was fantastic."

Kidderminster Harriers assistant manager Mark Creighton told BBC Hereford & Worcester:

"We definitely deserved something. I honestly thought that if any team was going to nick it, it would be us.

"The first half was a bit of a stalemate, two good teams cancelling each other out, although it was a bit of a dull affair.

"In the second half Wrexham rarely troubled us and didn't really get into our half. But they've had a shot that's taken a massive deflection."

Line-ups

Wrexham

Formation 4-4-2

  • 13Bachmann
  • 2Carrington
  • 4Smith
  • 5Hudson
  • 3Ashton
  • 16YorkSubstituted forBishopat 69'minutes
  • 6Clarke
  • 12Keates
  • 7DurrellSubstituted forHuntat 89'minutes
  • 9Moult
  • 24Jennings

Substitutes

  • 10Bishop
  • 11Bailey-Jones
  • 18White
  • 26Hunt
  • 27Holman

Kidderminster

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Lewis
  • 2Hodgkiss
  • 6Dunkley
  • 30GowlingBooked at 24mins
  • 28Nicholson
  • 7ByrneBooked at 90mins
  • 4StorerBooked at 52mins
  • 17Verma
  • 8JohnsonBooked at 56mins
  • 9Gash
  • 11StycheSubstituted forReidat 69'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Green
  • 10Reid
  • 13Blissett
  • 14Obeng
  • 18Gittings
Referee:
Adrian Holmes
Attendance:
3,149

Match Stats

Home TeamWrexhamAway TeamKidderminster
Possession
Home57%
Away43%
Shots
Home4
Away11
Shots on Target
Home2
Away4
Corners
Home0
Away0
Fouls
Home12
Away12

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Wrexham 1, Kidderminster Harriers 0.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Wrexham 1, Kidderminster Harriers 0.

  3. Post update

    Attempt missed. Marvin Johnson (Kidderminster Harriers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

  4. Booking

    Jack Byrne (Kidderminster Harriers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  5. Post update

    Foul by Jack Byrne (Kidderminster Harriers).

  6. Post update

    Dean Keates (Wrexham) wins a free kick.

  7. Post update

    Offside, Kidderminster Harriers. Craig Reid tries a through ball, but Craig Reid is caught offside.

  8. Substitution

    Substitution, Wrexham. Johnny Hunt replaces Elliott Durrell because of an injury.

  9. Post update

    Attempt missed. Aman Verma (Kidderminster Harriers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

  10. Goal!

    Goal! Wrexham 1, Kidderminster Harriers 0. Elliott Durrell (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Louis Moult.

  11. Post update

    Attempt saved. Marvin Johnson (Kidderminster Harriers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.

  12. Post update

    Attempt saved. Kyle Storer (Kidderminster Harriers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.

  13. Post update

    Attempt missed. Michael Gash (Kidderminster Harriers) header from the right side of the box misses to the left.

  14. Post update

    Foul by Louis Moult (Wrexham).

  15. Post update

    Jared Hodgkiss (Kidderminster Harriers) wins a free kick.

  16. Post update

    Offside, Wrexham. Andy Bishop tries a through ball, but Andy Bishop is caught offside.

  17. Post update

    Foul by Andy Bishop (Wrexham).

  18. Post update

    Kevin Nicholson (Kidderminster Harriers) wins a free kick.

  19. Post update

    Hand ball by Andy Bishop (Wrexham).

  20. Post update

    Attempt missed. Kyle Storer (Kidderminster Harriers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.