Harborough Town notched their fifth consecutive win in all competitions, scoring three goals without reply against 10-man Coleshill Town.
The Bees opened the scoring within five minutes as Paul Malone reacted quickest in the box to poke the ball past Paul Hathaway and into the back of the net.
Connor Kennedy’s header towards goal in the next attack nearly made it two goals in as many minutes for the hosts, but Hathaway got down well to parry the ball away, a trick he repeated when palming out Malone’s similar effort from a corner.
Proceeding this, Coleshill’s best chance came following a period of possession around the Harborough box, but Oscar Tonge could not find the finish as his effort whistled over the bar.
His cousin however, Harborough’s Kai Tonge, made no mistake with his finish as he slotted the ball into the bottom corner after being played through by Malone to double the lead.
Things would go from bad to worse for Colehill as Josh Willis was given his marching orders for a stamp on Luca Miller, reducing the visitors to 10-men for the entirety of the second half.
Efforts from Kennedy, Jake Duffy and Luca Miller came thick and fast during sustained pressure from the hosts as they looked to truly put the game to bed, with Coleshill staying compact in defence to keep the scoreline down.
It wasn’t until the last kick of the game that the Harborough faithful could celebrate another goal, with Silvano Obeng bulging the back of the net with his header from a corner to cap off a successful evening for the Bees.
Harborough Town 3 (2)
Malone (4) Tonge (30) Obeng (90)
Coleshill Town 0 (0)
Willis (Red Card, 39)
MOTM: Luca Miller
Match Rating: 3*
By Cristian Bratu
