Harrogate Town 3-2 Havant & Waterlooville

Harrogate held on to top spot in the National League after beating Havant & Waterlooville in an entertaining game at Wetherby Road.

Nicke Kabamba opened the scoring for Havant in the sixth minute when Josh Huggins won a header that fell to the striker, who ran into the area before drilling a low shot past James Belshaw.

But hosts Harrogate were back on terms thanks to Callum Howe's towering header.

Town took the lead when Dominic Knowles poked home from George Thomson's corner before Jack Muldoon added the third five minutes later with a tap-in.

Karamba gave the Hawks a lifeline in the 63rd minute with his second goal of the match after he capitalised on a defensive mistake.

Match report supplied by the Press Association.

• Line-ups
• Live Text

Line-ups

Harrogate

• 1Belshaw
• 6Burrell
• 20Kitching
• 14AgnewSubstituted forSuttonat 84'minutes
• 5Howe
• 17KerryBooked at 78mins
• 15Langmead
• 7Thomson
• 10KnowlesSubstituted forBeckat 70'minutes
• 18MuldoonSubstituted forWilliamsat 82'minutes
• 11LeesleyBooked at 33mins

Substitutes

• 3Parker
• 9Beck
• 13Cracknell
• 16Williams
• 21Sutton

Havant & Waterlooville

• 1Young
• 2StrugnellSubstituted forSekajjaat 64'minutes
• 6Harris
• 8Lewis
• 3Williams
• 10Kabamba
• 5Woodford
• 12CosgroveSubstituted forPaveyat 74'minutes
• 23Robinson
• 16RobinsonSubstituted forSimpsonat 64'minutes
• 15Huggins

Substitutes

• 9Pavey
• 11Tarbuck
• 18Sekajja
• 19Simpson
• 20Rutherford

Referee:

Joe Hull

Attendance:

1,709

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Harrogate Town 3, Havant & Waterlooville 2.

Full Time

Posted at 90'

Second Half ends, Harrogate Town 3, Havant & Waterlooville 2.

Substitution

Posted at 84'

Substitution, Harrogate Town. Levi Sutton replaces Liam Agnew.

Substitution

Posted at 82'

Substitution, Harrogate Town. Aaron Williams replaces Jack Muldoon.

Booking

Posted at 78'

Lloyd Kerry (Harrogate Town) is shown the yellow card.

Substitution

Posted at 74'

Substitution, Havant & Waterlooville. Alfie Pavey replaces Aaron Cosgrove.

Substitution

Posted at 70'

Substitution, Harrogate Town. Mark Beck replaces Dominic Knowles.

Substitution

Posted at 64'

Substitution, Havant & Waterlooville. Jordan Simpson replaces Andy Robinson.

Goal!

Posted at 63'

Goal! Harrogate Town 3, Havant & Waterlooville 2. Nicke Kabamba (Havant & Waterlooville).

Goal!

Posted at 57'

Goal! Harrogate Town 3, Havant & Waterlooville 1. Jack Muldoon (Harrogate Town).

Goal!

Posted at 52'

Goal! Harrogate Town 2, Havant & Waterlooville 1. Dominic Knowles (Harrogate Town).

Second Half

Posted at

Second Half begins Harrogate Town 1, Havant & Waterlooville 1.

Half Time

Posted at 45'

First Half ends, Harrogate Town 1, Havant & Waterlooville 1.

Booking

Posted at 33'

Joe Leesley (Harrogate Town) is shown the yellow card.

Goal!

Posted at 12'

Goal! Harrogate Town 1, Havant & Waterlooville 1. Callum Howe (Harrogate Town).

Goal!

Posted at 6'

Goal! Harrogate Town 0, Havant & Waterlooville 1. Nicke Kabamba (Havant & Waterlooville).

Kick Off

Posted at

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.