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Harrogate Town 3 Worcester City 1
Updated 4:54pm Saturday 16th February 2013 in Sport
By Steve Carley, @stevecarleyWN
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- 25 mins: Beesley 1-0
- 39 mins: Chilaka 2-0
- 43 mins: Beesley 3-0
- 85 mins: Edwards 3-1
4:54pm
City's three-match unbeaten away run comes to an end at Harrogate Town.
Time to see what assistant manager Matt Gardiner thinks.
4:53pm
4:52pm
Symons tries a shot on the turn but it's blocked and rolls through to the keeper.
4:51pm
Edwards delivers but Jacob Rowe catches Samuels with a high boot.
4:51pm
Three minutes to go and City have a corner.
4:50pm
The 90 minutes are up.
4:49pm
Coming up to one minute to go. Too little too late from the visitors.
4:45pm
City (85 mins): Thorley floats a free-kick into the box and Edwards drills the loose ball into the net.
4:43pm
Lee Elam gets into the box and sends a shot inches past the far post.
4:42pm
Free-kick from Bolder is over the bar and was never troubling Thompson.
4:41pm
From the flag-kick, Symons plants the ball on top of the changing rooms behind the goal.
4:40pm
Volley from Glover is well pushed past the post by MacGillivray.
4:39pm
Woods squares the ball to Knowles in the box but Thompson does well to smother his effort. That looked certain to be a fourth.
4:38pm
Knowles lays the ball off to Bolder and he blazes over the bar and into the car park.
4:36pm
SUB. City (76 mins): Danny Edwards replaces Matt Breeze.
4:35pm
City offering little in terms of finding a way back into this match.
4:33pm
SUB. Harrogate (73 mins): Michael Woods comes on for Chib Chilaka.
4:32pm
Harrogate (71 mins): Alan White for foul on Symons.
4:30pm
Fingertip save from Thompson to deny Knowles.
4:29pm
City (68 mins): Glover for dissent.
4:28pm
SUB. City (67 mins): Mike Symons replaces Charlie Reece.
4:26pm
Mike Symons getting ready to come on for Worcester.
4:25pm
Free-kick from Merris on the left is met by Adam Nowakowski and he heads over.
4:21pm
Firm strike from Reece is straight into the midriff of MacGillivray.
4:19pm
Attendance is 412.
4:18pm
Reece caught offside from Rob Elvins through ball. If City are going to get back into this they need to score soon.
4:16pm
Thompson saves from Knowles. The hosts are close to a fourth.
4:16pm
Breeze sends Glover forward but MacGillivray comes out and takes the ball off his toe.
4:15pm
Considering the pitch, Harrogate are playing some good stuff.
4:14pm
Some Harrogate fans have just wandered in for free. Well, if they will leave gates open.
4:12pm
Back pass almost catches out Harrogate keeper but Glover can't take advantage.
4:12pm
With Carl Heeley absent as his wife is expecting their first child, Matt Gardiner will be hoping to inspire City to a comeback.
4:06pm
Half-time subs. Lee Elam replaces Paul Beesley for Harrogate, while Michael Taylor makes way for Greg Mills for City.
4:05pm
3:50pm
City are shell shocked. Can they hit back?
3:48pm
Cross from Samuels headed away by Whitehead.
3:48pm
Harrogate (43 mins): Samuels gets the ball to Beesley and he fires the ball past Thompson from an acute angle.
3:44pm
Harrogate (39 mins): Lee Ayres gets in a mix at the back and the ball bounces for Chilaka to fire into bottom corner.
3:41pm
Corner from Thorley is powered away by the head of Chilaka.
3:41pm
Harrogate (37 mins): Adam Bolder for foul on Ellis Deeney.
3:40pm
Glover shot on the turn is well saved by Craig MacGillivray.
3:38pm
Corner from Thorley flicks off Glover and away.
3:36pm
White gets a lecture for his part in a mass melee.
3:33pm
Charlie Reece drive is blocked by Alan White.
3:31pm
Harrogate (25 mins): Shot from Knowles is blocked but Paul Beesley curls the loose ball past Thompson.
3:24pm
Shot from Adam Bolder is straight at Thompson.
3:23pm
Not a great game so far.
3:18pm
City (14 mins): Lee Ayres, possibly for dissent.
3:17pm
Chib Chilaka heads wide but the offside flag is already up.
3:15pm
Pitch cutting up, passing difficult. Anyone for beach football?
3:11pm
Thompson smothers at the feet of Knowles to avert another home attack.
3:11pm
Dave Merris dispossessed by Matt Breeze but Danny Forrest blocks.
3:10pm
Shot from Dominic Knowles is saved by Glyn Thompson and the rebound cleared.
3:09pm
City in all green today.
3:07pm
Harrogate have a corner. Dave Merris with it, cleared by Jacob Rowe.
3:06pm
Horrible burning smell in press box is identified as fan heater that hasn't been used for two months. Emergency over.
3:05pm
Harrogate team includes former Worcester player Dwayen Samuels.
3:04pm
3:03pm
The game is only on following a lengthy inspection. Both teams were happy to play and City didn't want a wasted journey.
2:46pm
RT @stevecarleyWN: Harrogate pitch is the worst I have ever seen at this level. Game only just on. http://t.co/iJ9oUXC5
— @GolazodelGringo 16 February 2013
2:44pm
The game has passed a late pitch inspection but only just.
Stuart Whitehead returns to the team in place of Tyler Weir while Greg Mills is only fit enough for the bench.
Harrogate Town: MacGillivray, Samuels, Merris, Bolder, White, Killock, Nowakowski, Beesley, Chilaka, Knowles, Forrest. Subs: Elam, Bollan, Bloomer, Dean, Woods.
Worcester City: Thompson, Rowe, Deeney, Thorley, Whitehead, Ayres, Reece, Elvins, Taylor, Glover, Breeze. Subs: Symkns, Mills, Weir, Edwards, Sargeant.
Referee: Gary Beswick (County Durham).
