Match ends, Eastleigh 2, Kidderminster Harriers 1.
Eastleigh 2-1 Kidderminster Harriers
- From the section Football
Eastleigh sealed a Conference play-off spot in their first season in the division by beating Kidderminster.
The visitors took the lead in the first minute of the game when Danny Wright fired in from 25 yards out.
Craig Stanley slotted home from Jai Reason's left-wing cross to draw the Spitfires level after the break.
James Constable missed two chances to put Eastleigh ahead, but he made amends by tapping in after Will Evans's powerful effort rebounded off the post.
Eastleigh will now play Grimsby in the play-off semi-finals.
Spitfires manager Richard Hill told BBC Radio Solent:
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"It feels good, we've been hanging on in there all season.
"It's my job now to make sure the players don't think the job's done. We need to go and try to win the two legs."
Hill on the Grimsby game: "It's a tough one for us. They've beaten us twice already this season but we're there on merit and we've done it our way."
Line-ups
Eastleigh
- 1Flitney
- 2Spence
- 26Partington
- 16Evans
- 12Midson
- 25Turley
- 8StanleySubstituted forHowardat 72'minutes
- 14Strevens
- 10Reason
- 9ConstableSubstituted forWalkerat 90+2'minutes
- 11McAllisterSubstituted forBurtonat 86'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Beckwith
- 19Howard
- 27Pell
- 28Walker
- 29Burton
Kidderminster
- 1Lewis
- 16O'Keefe
- 2HodgkissSubstituted forGreenat 32'minutesBooked at 56mins
- 15Grimes
- 7Byrne
- 35HughesSubstituted forObengat 59'minutes
- 24MaxwellSubstituted forKellyat 62'minutes
- 18Gittings
- 28Nicholson
- 9Wright
- 25Tunnicliffe
Substitutes
- 3Green
- 5Kelly
- 6Digie
- 10Reid
- 14Obeng
- Referee:
- Lee Swabey
- Attendance:
- 4,024
Match Stats
Home TeamEastleighAway TeamKidderminster
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away4
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away4
- Corners
- Home11
- Away11
- Fouls
- Home5
- Away11
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Eastleigh 2, Kidderminster Harriers 1.
Attempt missed. Dan Walker (Eastleigh) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Eastleigh. Dan Walker replaces James Constable because of an injury.
Foul by Deon Burton (Eastleigh).
Jordan Tunnicliffe (Kidderminster Harriers) wins a free kick.
Attempt saved. Daniel Spence (Eastleigh) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Attempt missed. Jack Midson (Eastleigh) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Eastleigh. Deon Burton replaces Craig McAllister.
Corner, Eastleigh.
Foul by Daniel Wright (Kidderminster Harriers).
James Constable (Eastleigh) wins a free kick.
Corner, Kidderminster Harriers.
Foul by Brian Howard (Eastleigh).
Callum Gittings (Kidderminster Harriers) wins a free kick.
Offside, Kidderminster Harriers. Ahmed Obeng tries a through ball, but Ahmed Obeng is caught offside.
Attempt missed. James Constable (Eastleigh) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Goal!
Goal! Eastleigh 2, Kidderminster Harriers 1. James Constable (Eastleigh) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jai Reason.
Foul by Kevin Nicholson (Kidderminster Harriers).
Jack Midson (Eastleigh) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Eastleigh. Brian Howard replaces Craig Stanley.
Offside, Kidderminster Harriers. Ahmed Obeng tries a through ball, but Ahmed Obeng is caught offside.
Attempt missed. James Constable (Eastleigh) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Jai Reason.
Corner, Eastleigh.
Attempt missed. James Constable (Eastleigh) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
Corner, Kidderminster Harriers.
Substitution
Substitution, Kidderminster Harriers. Nathaniel Kelly replaces Luke Maxwell.
Substitution
Substitution, Kidderminster Harriers. Ahmed Obeng replaces Lee Hughes.
Foul by Jack Byrne (Kidderminster Harriers).
James Constable (Eastleigh) wins a free kick.
Booking
Jake Green (Kidderminster Harriers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jake Green (Kidderminster Harriers).
Jack Midson (Eastleigh) wins a free kick.
Goal!
Goal! Eastleigh 1, Kidderminster Harriers 1. Craig Stanley (Eastleigh) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jai Reason with a cross.
Corner, Eastleigh.
Attempt saved. James Constable (Eastleigh) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
Attempt saved. Daniel Wright (Kidderminster Harriers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
Offside, Kidderminster Harriers. Callum Gittings tries a through ball, but Callum Gittings is caught offside.
Offside, Eastleigh. Ben Strevens tries a through ball, but Ben Strevens is caught offside.
Corner, Eastleigh.