Match ends, Torquay United 3, Kidderminster Harriers 2.
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Torquay United, 22nd in the National League, edged a thrilling relegation battle with bottom club Kidderminster.
Nathan Smith's overhead kick hit the bar and bounced in off luckless keeper Dean Snedker's back to give the Gulls an early lead before Nathan Blissett's towering header doubled the advantage.
Kelvin Langmead then headed in before Arthur Gnahoua shot home the equaliser.
But Smith poked in an 82nd-minute winner after a goalmouth scramble to earn Torquay's fourth successive win.
It leaves the Gulls four points from safety with a game in hand, but Colin Gordon's Harriers are now 11 points off 20th-placed Boreham Wood with nine games left.
Former Harriers striker Blissett's goal was his fourth in six games since arriving on loan from Bristol Rovers.
Line-ups
Torquay
Formation 4-4-2
- 21Lavercombe
- 29Berry
- 5MacDonald
- 16Richards
- 3Butler
- 18Smith
- 4Rees
- 10Racchi
- 14AjalaSubstituted forWrightat 67'minutes
- 17Blissett
- 12HarradSubstituted forChaneyat 88'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Fisher
- 19Chaney
- 22Gerring
- 23Hancox
- 28Wright
Kidderminster
Formation 4-4-2
- 13Snedker
- 2Hodgkiss
- 5Langmead
- 24Fane
- 17Kinsella
- 29Lowe
- 21WilliamsSubstituted forFrancis-Angolat 46'minutesSubstituted forPatrickat 89'minutes
- 4Maxwell
- 34Whitfield
- 11Gnahoua
- 9Garnett
Substitutes
- 10Patrick
- 18Jones
- 26Brown
- 27Francis-Angol
- 36McQuilkin
- Referee:
- Adam Bromley
Match Stats
Home TeamTorquayAway TeamKidderminster
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away6
- Corners
- Home4
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Torquay United 3, Kidderminster Harriers 2.
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Offside, Torquay United. Courtney Richards tries a through ball, but Courtney Richards is caught offside.
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Foul by Lewis Kinsella (Kidderminster Harriers).
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Courtney Richards (Torquay United) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Ousmane Fane (Kidderminster Harriers).
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Sam Chaney (Torquay United) wins a free kick.
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Attempt missed. Andre Wright (Torquay United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Kidderminster Harriers. Omari Patrick replaces Zaine Francis-Angol.
Substitution
Substitution, Torquay United. Sam Chaney replaces Shaun Harrad.
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Foul by Andre Wright (Torquay United).
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Zaine Francis-Angol (Kidderminster Harriers) wins a free kick.
Goal!
Goal! Torquay United 3, Kidderminster Harriers 2. Nathan Smith (Torquay United) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Butler.
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Corner, Torquay United.
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Corner, Torquay United.
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Attempt saved. Arthur Gnahoua (Kidderminster Harriers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
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Foul by Keith Lowe (Kidderminster Harriers).
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Shaun Harrad (Torquay United) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Lewis Kinsella (Kidderminster Harriers).
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Andre Wright (Torquay United) wins a free kick.
