Kidderminster Harriers 1 Hereford United 0A SECOND-minute blunder by debutant goalkeeper Darren Randolph consigned Hereford to their first pre-season defeat in the second outing of the campaign at Aggborough.

The Eire under-21 international failed to clear a back-pass from Kris Taylor and was robbed by Darryl Knights who walked the ball into the net.

The set-back left Hereford on the back-foot for large portions of the first period although they should have levelled on 31 minutes.

Ben Smith’s superb pass inside the full-back found Matt Done whose cross deserved better than Steve Guinan’s poorly-timed header which flew wide.

Randolph then redeemed himself with two flying saves to deny Knights and Martin Brittain.

The keeper then saved brilliantly, point-blank from a David McDermott drive. Both sides changed their line-ups extensively for the second period but Harriers again began the more promisingly with Simon Russell and Matthew Barnes-Homer shooting just over.

Hereford, although producing some useful approach play, particularly through Jack McLeod on the right, rarely looked like testing goalkeeper Dean Coleman.

And it was Harriers who continued to have the better shooting chances and Gavin McCallum tested Craig Samson with a fierce drive.

A couple of late drives by Taylor raised hopes of a last-gasp equalised but it was not to be for the Bulls.

Kidderminster: Coleman, Ferrell, Lowe, Jones, Knights, Penn, Richards, McGrath, Brittain, McDermott, Bowler.

Subs: Bignot, Russell, Barnes-Homer, Bartlett, Smikle, Riley, Foley, Taylor, Addagio, McCallum.

Hereford: Randolph; Reid, Breen, Broadhurst, Taylor; Johnson, Smith, Dobson, Done; Guinan, Hudson-Odoi.

Subs: Samson, Hunt, Beckwith, Rose, McLeod, Diagouraga, Easton, Gbale, Jones.

Referee: Anthony Hendley (West Midlands).