Match ends, Grimsby Town 0, Kidderminster Harriers 2.
GrimsbyGrimsby Town0KidderminsterKidderminster Harriers2
Kidderminster Harriers ended high-flying Grimsby's eight-game unbeaten run with a shock win at Blundell Park.
The visitors went ahead after just 66 seconds when Marvin Johnson latched onto Josh Gowling's clearance to slot the ball past James McKeown.
Jack Byrne then headed in Craig Reid's corner from six yards to double the Harriers' lead on 49 minutes.
Reece Hales and Johnson had further chances for the Harriers as Grimsby were restricted to mostly half-chances.
The Harriers' first away win in two months lifted them back up to ninth in the Conference, two points shy of the play-offs places.
It came at the end of a week in which, for financial reasons, boss Gary Whild has had to let go of strikers Michael Gash (Nuneaton Town) and Nathan Blissett (Bristol Rovers) and centre-half Chey Dunkley (Oxford United).
Grimsby Town manager Paul Hurst told BBC Radio Humberside:
"We've conceded goals at very bad times.
"We spoke about the difficulties Kidderminster have had and not to give them a confidence boost and certainly we did that.
"Both goals were at terrible times and in the end it looked like it was going to be one of those days."
Kidderminster Harriers manager Gary Whild told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
"If you ever can get such a thing in football, it was as close to a complete performance as possible. A goal early on, then another just after half time
"The workrate was there, which is what we expect, but so was our ability with the ball.
Line-ups
Grimsby
Formation 4-3-3
- 1McKeown
- 6Magnay
- 22Nsiala
- 5Pearson
- 3Thomas
- 19ParslowSubstituted forPittmanat 57'minutesBooked at 81mins
- 4Brown
- 29PellSubstituted forDisleyat 73'minutes
- 20Arnold
- 14John-LewisSubstituted forHannahat 73'minutes
- 11Neilson
Substitutes
- 7Mackreth
- 8Disley
- 10Hannah
- 16Clay
- 18Pittman
Kidderminster
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Lewis
- 2HodgkissBooked at 46mins
- 30GowlingBooked at 55mins
- 15Grimes
- 28Nicholson
- 17Verma
- 23Robinson
- 7Byrne
- 8JohnsonSubstituted forGreenat 84'minutes
- 22HalesSubstituted forObengat 70'minutes
- 10ReidSubstituted forGittingsat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Green
- 14Obeng
- 18Gittings
- 20Williams
- 24Long
- Referee:
- Martin Coy
- Attendance:
- 3,446
Match Stats
Home TeamGrimsbyAway TeamKidderminster
- Possession
- Home50%
- Away50%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away14
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away7
- Corners
- Home0
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Grimsby Town 0, Kidderminster Harriers 2.
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Foul by Carl Magnay (Grimsby Town).
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Ahmed Obeng (Kidderminster Harriers) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Aristote Nsiala (Grimsby Town).
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Aman Verma (Kidderminster Harriers) wins a free kick.
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Corner, Kidderminster Harriers.
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Foul by Scott Neilson (Grimsby Town).
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Kevin Nicholson (Kidderminster Harriers) wins a free kick.
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Attempt saved. Carl Magnay (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved. Assisted by Aswad Thomas with a cross.
Substitution
Substitution, Kidderminster Harriers. Jake Green replaces Marvin Johnson.
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Corner, Kidderminster Harriers.
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Corner, Kidderminster Harriers.
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Offside, Grimsby Town. Scott Brown tries a through ball, but Scott Brown is caught offside.
Booking
Jon-Paul Pittman (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Jon-Paul Pittman (Grimsby Town).
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Jack Byrne (Kidderminster Harriers) wins a free kick.
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Attempt blocked. Callum Gittings (Kidderminster Harriers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Nicholson with a cross.
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Foul by Craig Disley (Grimsby Town).
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Jack Byrne (Kidderminster Harriers) wins a free kick.
