Highlights: Harrogate Town 3 Havant and Waterlooville 2 - Weaver delighted as Town remain the team to catch

HARROGATE TOWN are still top of the table after fighting back from a goal down to edge out Havant & Waterlooville.
Jack Muldoon, Dominic Knowles and Callum Howe were all on target as Harrogate Town sank Havant & Waterlooville. Picture: Matt KirkhamJack Muldoon, Dominic Knowles and Callum Howe were all on target as Harrogate Town sank Havant & Waterlooville. Picture: Matt Kirkham
Jack Muldoon, Dominic Knowles and Callum Howe were all on target as Harrogate Town sank Havant & Waterlooville. Picture: Matt Kirkham

Just six minutes were on the clock when the hosts found themselves behind.

Visiting left-winger Josh Huggins nodded on for the unmarked Nicke Kabamba, who forwards before firing into the bottom corner.

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Simon Weaver’s side, however, got back on level terms a little over five minutes later when, after Joe Leesley’s delightful cross into the area found Callum Howe to power home a header.

A fast start to the second period then saw the hosts take charge of proceedings with George Thomson’s 52nd-minute corner creating havoc in the visitors’ box before the ball eventually fell for Dominic Knowles to force home at the back post.

Five minutes later, Knowles danced past a Hawks defender and into the box before pulling back from the right towards the penalty spot where the waiting Jack Muldoon squeezed a shot through goalkeeper Ryan Young.

Town gifted their visitors a way back into the contest when Lloyd Kerry lost possession inside his own box and the ball broke for Kabamba to lift delicately over James Belshaw.

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But the hosts’ held on for a third straight win, taking their unbeaten start to 10 games.

“It just confirms that we’ve got a great group of lads who give it their all in every single game,” said boss Simon Weaver afterwards. “It wasn’t pretty at times but we had a 20-minute spell in the second half where we showed our true colours and scored a couple of goals.

“We’re determined, we know that there’s more to come from us and we’re coming right back on it on Tuesday to continue with this mentality and a thirst for more.”

Harrogate Town: Belshaw, Burrell, Howe, Langmead, Kitching, Agnew (Sutton 84), Kerry, Thomson, Leesley, Muldoon (Williams 82), Knowles (Beck 70). Unused substitutes: Cracknell, Parker.

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Havant and Waterlooville: Young, Strugnell, Williams, Woodford, Harris, Lewis, Kabamba, Cosgrave (Pavey 74), Huggins, A Robinson (Simpson 64), PRobinson. Unused substitutes: Tarbuck, Sekajja, Rutherford.

Referee: Joe Hull (Cheshire)