Eastbourne Borough FC

Booked:

Booked:
Brown, Jenkins

Eastbourne Borough failed to stage an amazing comeback for the second week in a row as they went down 2-0 at ten-man Kidderminster. Harriers lost Craig Armstrong in only the 15th minute for a challenge on Dan Smith but it seemed to galvanise the home side. They took the lead six minutes later through Matthew Barnes-Homer after Smith had given the ball away on the edge of the area and were 2-0 up in the 25th minute when Barnes-Homer cut through the home defence again to finish clinically. Despite being a man down Harriers dominated possession and came close to extending their lead when Martin Brittain hit the bar from a free kick and David McDermott had an effort cleared off the line by Marc Pullan. Andy Atkin wasted Borough's best chance of getting back into the game when he shot wide with just the keeper to beat while Smith also passed up a decent opportunity.
Borough needed an early goal in the second half to give themselves hope but they were unable to create any openings. Their first effort on target didn't come until the 73rd minute when Paul Armstrong shot straight at keeper Adam Bartlett from the edge of the area. Garry Wilson threw on Nathan Crabb, Jay Lovett and Simon Wormull in an attempt to change the course of the game but Borough were unable to find any joy against an organised Kidderminster side.

Words - 'The Argus' (Steve Hollis)