OLDHAM. Kidderminster Harriers conquered Oldham Athletic to win 2-1. It was Kidderminster Harriers to strike first with a goal of Alex Penny at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 49′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Reiss McNally gave the win to Kidderminster Harriers in the 59′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Boundary Park stadium in Oldham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was . The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.52 degrees Celsius or 41.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 5 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 2 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 5
  • 126 Attack 110
  • 79 Dangerous attack 78
  • 99 Ball safe 74
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 8
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Oldham Athletic was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Kidderminster Harriers that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Oldham Athletic was putting more pressure with 79 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Kidderminster Harriers was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Oldham Athletic shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kidderminster Harriers shot 6 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Oldham Athletic received 3 yellow cards (Dan Gardner, Mike Fondop and Dan Gardner). On the opposite side, Kidderminster Harriers received 1 yellow card (Sam Bellis).

Match Timeline

22'
A. Penny(goal)
Mike Fondop- Yellow
44'
Nathan Sheron(goal)
49'
46'
R. Griffiths- sub ->Shane Byrne
59'
R. McNally(goal)
Devarn Green- sub ->Oliver Hammond
60'
77'
S. Bellis- Yellow
Andy Dallas- sub ->Mike Fondop
66'
77'
G. Omotayo- sub ->Jack Lambert
Dan Gardner- sub ->Nathan Sheron
84'
Dan Gardner- Yellow
90'
Dan Gardner- Yellow
90'

Standings

After this encounter, Oldham Athletic stays with 53 points like Halifax Town to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Kidderminster Harriers will has 36 points to remain in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Oldham Athletic will play away with Eastleigh on the 27th of February with a 1-1 head to head stats.

Kidderminster Harriers will play away against Solihull Moors on the 27th of February with a 1-1 head to head record.

Oldham Athletic – Formation

Oldham Athletic
G
Mathew Hudson 13.England
D
Mark Kitching 3.England
D
Liam Hogan 4.England
D
Shaun Hobson 5.England
D
Charlie Raglan 16.England
M
Josh Lundstram 8.England
M
Nathan Sheron 14.England
84' 49'
M
O. Hammond 26.Wales
60'
M
Tom Conlon 32.England
F
Mike Fondop 9.England
66' 44'
F
Joe Garner 24.England
Substitutes
G
Magnus Norman 1.England
D
Harrison McGahey 17.England
M
Devarn Green 15.England
60'
M
Dan Gardner 19.England
84' 90'
F
Andy Dallas 29.Scotland
66'

Oldham Athletic adopted the 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Micky Mellon decided to play with the following team: Mathew Hudson, Charlie Raglan, Shaun Hobson, Liam Hogan, Mark Kitching, Oliver Hammond, Nathan Sheron, Tom Conlon, Josh Lundstram, Joe Garner and Mike Fondop.

The home team had on the bench: Magnus Norman, Devarn Green, Harrison McGahey, Dan Gardner and Andrew Dallas.

Substitutions

Oldham Athletic made 3 changes: Oliver Hammond for Devarn Green (60′), Mike Fondop for Andrew Dallas (66′) and Nathan Sheron for Dan Gardner (84′).

Kidderminster Harriers – Formation

Kidderminster Harriers
G
C. Dibble 21.Wales
D
A. Penny 2.Wales
22'
D
C. Richards 3.England
D
K. Pearce 5.Barbados
D
R. McNally 6.England
59'
M
A. Hemmings 10.England
M
J. Lambert 11.England
77'
M
Z. Brown 14.England
M
S. Bellis 19.England
77'
M
S. Byrne 23.Republic of Ireland
46'
F
A. Morgan-Smith 9.England
Substitutes
M
M
R. Griffiths 24.England
46'
M
J. Emmanuel-Thomas 30.England
F
O. Hesketh 26.Wales
F
G. Omotayo 27.Switzerland
77'

Also Kidderminster Harriers adopted the 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Phil Brown played with: Christian Dibble, Alex Penny, Caleb Richards, K. Pearce, Reiss McNally, Jack Lambert, Shane Byrne, Zak Brown, Ashley Josiah Hemmings, Sam Bellis and Amari Morgan-Smith.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain, Regan Griffiths, Owen Hesketh, Gold Omotayo and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.

Substitutions

Kidderminster Harriers made 2 changes: Shane Byrne for Regan Griffiths (46′) and Jack Lambert for Gold Omotayo (77′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the National League.​