Saturday, April 7, 2001

BOSS Jan Molby admitted to being bitterly disappointed by Kiddermin-ster Harriers lack-lustre performance in Saturday's 1-0 Nationwide League Division Three defeat at Macclesfield Town.

Harriers rarely looked like scoring and a 42nd minute goal by on-loan Manchester City winger Chris Shuker enabled the Silkmen to gain revenge for their 2-1 defeat at Aggborough in December.

Molby said: "We camped in their half in the second half but didn't create any chances. We didn't start well enough. If we had started better we would have been able to dominate the first half as well.

"It's disappointing to lose again. We got a good result last week against Shrewsbury and we had hoped to build on that.

"The first half was a non-event. I thought we were poor. In the second half there were not enough people taking responsibility.

"Somebody has to make sure we get crosses in, somebody has to make sure they get on the end of them and somebody has to make sure they make a telling pass. It didn't happen.

"I would have expected them to have started well and be up for it because of what happened against Shrewsbury. But the start was very disappointing and very lack-lustre."

Defender Adie Smith, who scored both goals when they won at home to Macclesfield, said: "We thought we were going to get three points. We came into the game feeling confident, but as soon as we kicked off they put us on the back foot.

"I think we had one chance second half but didn't really create. We had a poor game."

Kidderminster's only efforts on goal in the first period came from Drewe Broughton and Dean Bennett. Both were safely dealt with by 'keeper Lee Martin.

The Silkmen made their all-important breakthrough when a perfect cross by Kevin Keen pulled apart Harriers' defence and Shuker was able to head unchallenged past stranded keeper Tim Clarke.

With the heavy driving rain making conditions more difficult, Harriers regularly pushed forward in the second half but Macclesfield's defence never really looked like cracking.

Ian Clarkson tried his luck with a long-range effort which was just off target, but Macclesfield never seemed in any danger and could well have stretched their lead on a couple of occasions through Richard Tracey.