Recap: Gloucester 1-1 Harriers

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HARRIERS lost out on a deserved away win after being pegged back to a 1-1 draw at Gloucester City.

The visitors had an early lead thanks to Shane Byrne’s first goal for the club.

It looked as if that would be enough to secure the three points for Russ Penn’s men, but Gloucester netted in the 92nd minute to ensure a share of the spoils.

A bright start was rewarded when Byrne’s header found the net after eight  minutes, this after he’d showed quick reactions once Ashley Hemmings’ drive was tipped on to the bar by Brandon Hall, the ball landing back in the six-yard box.

Harriers might well have had a second goal in the first half – Kai Lissimore had an effort tipped over by Hall, before the youngster’s low shot was well held by the keeper nine minutes later.

Before the half-hour mark Harriers went closer still. Having moved the ball quickly, Zak Brown got in a good position to deliver an excellent cross to the far post where Joe Foulkes thumped a header on to the bar.

Three minutes before the break Foulkes returned the favour and supplied ammunition for Richards, his cross falling nicely for his team mate who drilled a shot that Hall blocked superbly.

Harriers had clear shouts for a penalty waved away early in the second period before Gloucester’s Phillips headed over the bar. Ethan Freemantle managed to get through on goal not long after but saw his shot blocked.

Ten from time, an adventurous Richards took the ball into space and fired over the bar, before Gloucester broke Harriers hearts with their equaliser. Having barely conceded a serious chance of note all day to the Tigers, it was an unwitting combination of two Harriers players that lead to the goal as a Odabeyi cross was cleared off the line by Pearce, but only into the prone Morrison’s head as the ball bounced into the net.

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