York 2 Harriers 2 - Kit Kat Crecent

KIDDERMINSTER were left cursing after a late lapse and two red cards for foul and abusive language meant they had to settle for a draw at play-off chasing York.

Harriers had Michael Blackwood dismissed for swearing at the referee at the start of the second-half and Johnny Mullins was sent off for the same offence after the final whistle following Clayton Donaldson's last minute leveller.

After a dull first half the game burst into life on 50 minutes when York were awarded a penalty following an alleged handball from Blackwood.

The Harriers wideman took issue with the decision and after directing a volley of abuse towards the referee he was subsequently given his marching orders.

Former Harriers hitman Andy Bishop proved why he is on manager Mark Yates's summer wish-list by converting the spot kick, even though the ball only just dribbled over the line after striking the woodwork.

In giving the Minstermen the lead, the ex-Aggborough loanee took his season's goal tally to 21 and a striker in such scorching scoring form will surely have no shortage of better offers in the close season.

Hardworking Harriers refused to throw in the towel and despite being a man down were determined to claw their way back into the game.

Russ Penn, who linked up well with Jake Sedgemore in midfield, spurned a great chance to level the scores when he sent a half volley wide of the post.

But the equaliser eventually arrived from a surprising source when Terry Fleming pounced to turn in the rebound for his second goal of the season after Luke Reynolds' 72nd minute shot was saved.

Reynolds, who is hoping to take up the management's challenge of proving himself in the Conference, sent the 95 away fans wild just five minutes later when he rose to head Kidderminster in front from Sedgemore's measured cross.

With York still to confirm their place in the end-of-season play-off lottery, Billy McEwan's men were stunned into action and laid siege to Harriers' goal from then on in search of an equaliser.

Missing captain Daryl Burgess following his sending off for a professional foul against Stevenage, Kidderminster were always going to be up against it at the back against one of the division's most dangerous strike duos.

And despite a brave rearguard effort spearheaded by solid centre-half Simon Rea, Harriers' good defensive work came undone right at the death when Donaldson tucked in the loose ball after Dan Lewis had denied Bishop.

York's Emmanuel Panther almost compounded Kid-derminster's misery in injury-time when he smashed the last kick of the game against the post.

But Harriers were already feeling hard done by enough after finishing with just one point when they should have banked all three.

And Mullins further took the gloss off the performance by swearing at the referee and earning a stupid sending-off after the official had blown for full-time.