Match Report
14 points and 10 places separated them: Hartlepool United 12th with 60, Kidderminster Harriers 22nd with 46. Hartlepool United ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 12th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.52/1.78 for Hartlepool United and 0.87/1.28 for Kidderminster Harriers (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.47.
The venue was The Northern Gas and Power Stadium in Hartlepool, with room for 7,856 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.