Stourbridge 3 Harriers 0 - Report and pictures

Goals from Matt Dodd and former Harriers striker Justin Richards put the Glassboys two up inside the first 15 minutes and in complete command at the War Memorial Ground.

It was a stranglehold they never relinquished, as Chris Lait's second half strike sealed a memorable result for the hosts.

By contrast, this was a nightmare for Harriers, who suffered one of the worst results in recent history.

Dave Hockaday's team never recovered from going two down inside the opening minutes, with the closest they came to scoring a Jordan Jones header which hit the angle of post and bar.

That was a rare moment of alarm for the Glassboys, who claimed a comfortable victory in the first meeting with their National League Premier rivals in a major competition since 1983.

Two divisions presently separate the clubs but you would have guessed it is Stour who ply their trade at the higher level, such was the ease of their win.

Glassboys boss Gary Hackett made just one change from the team which lost 2-1 to Ilkeston on Monday, with fit-again Dodd replacing the suspended Ben Billingham.

Opposite number Hockaday made three changes, with on-loan Albion defender Kyle Howkins coming straight into the team for Lathaniel Rowe-Turner.

Jordan Jones replaced Callum Hassan up front, while there was a change in goal, with Alex Palmer - another Albion loanee - coming in for Dean Snedker.

It was a change called into question after just five minutes, when Palmer was badly at fault for Stour's opener.

After a corner has been returned into the box, the goalkeeper failed to make a clean connection on a punch under pressure from Richards.

The loose ball fell to Dodd, who squeezed home a shot from ten yards out despite Palmer seemingly getting plenty behind it.

Neither was the Baggies loanee blameless for the second, as Richards, left completely unmarked from Broadhurst's free-kick, headed home with the goalkeeper rooted to his line.

Palmer, at least, redeemed himself slightly with a smart save from a Leon Broadhurst free-kick, after Kelvin Langmead had clumsily felled Kyle Hawley on the edge of the box.

Stourbridge (4-4-2): Solly, Green, Scarr, Pierpoint (c), Smikle, Dodd (Wright 88), Tonks, Broadhurst, Lait (Canavan 64), Hawley (Knight 86), Richards.

Subs not used: Harris, Wright, Penny, Price (gk).

Kidderminster Harriers (4-3-3): Palmer, Hodgkiss, Howkins, Langmead, Young, Dinsley, Maxwell, Whitfield, Jones (Hassan 58), Styche (Singh 75), Francis-Angol (Green 79).

Stour looked dangerous with every attack, while Harriers only found dead ends.

Their best chance of the half came when home skipper Stuart Pierpoint passed straight to Zaine Francis-Angol.

The striker advanced to the edge of the box but though his shot beat goalkeeper Lewis Solly, a recovering Pierpoint was able to clear from under his own bar.

As half-time approached, Richards flashed a shot from distance just wide, as Stourbridge looked likely to increase their lead.

Jones, almost out of nothing, hit the corner of post and bar with a header. Harriers desperately needed the next goal.

But, just seven minutes into the second-half, the Glassboys had it to all but put the game to bed.

Lait cut in from the left wing and placed his shot into the bottom corner from 25 yards out, prompting some supporters in the away end to head toward the exit.

Things continued to go from bad to worse for their side, who saw a great chance to pull one back after substitute Callum Hassan, through on goal after a mistake by Pierpoint, blazed over.

Hawley and Richards both went close to increasing the misery with shots which flew just wide, while Hassan and Gurjit Singh missed chances to reduce the deficit with shots which flew over.

It mattered little in terms of the result, which never looked in doubt.