Burton hits treble as hosts sink Harriers
Brilliant Boro turned on the style to beat full-timers Kidderminster Harriers 4-2 in Tuesday’s thrilling game, defender Kieran Burton scoring a hat-trick in skipper Michael Coulson's 200th competitive Scarborough Athletic match.
Coulson laid off to Lewis Maloney, who fired narrowly wide, then Boro opened the scoring on six minutes when an in-swinging corner from Luca Colville on the right, was headedinbyBurtonatthenear post,butthevisitorsdrewlevel less than a minute later, when EthanFreemantlerosetohead home a cross from Joe Starbuck, writes Steve Adamson.
Burtonblockedashotfrom Ash Hemings, then keeper Joe Cracknell dived to tip over a powerful strike from Shane Byrne, before Boro regained theleadwhenalongthrowinto the area from Ash Jackson fell to Burton in the six-yard box, and he directed his shot past keeper Tom Palmer.
Kidderminsterequalisedin the 34th minute when Gabby Rogers sent over a cross from the left and Tom Leak's header was saved by Cracknell, but Leek slammed home the rebound.
Theleadwasregainedon54 minutes when a Jackson long throw,wasclearedbacktohim, andhesentoveracrossintothe goalmouth, for Burton to head home his hat trick goal.
Just four minutes later Colville fired in a low shot, the keeper palmed the ball away, butitdroppedatthefeetofMcGuckin, who tapped home to put Boro 4-2 ahead.
BORO: Cracknell, Weledji, Jackson, Burton, Thornton, Gooda, Maloney, McGuckin, Coulson (Bramall 81), Glynn (Watson 84), Colville (Plant 76)
BORO MAN OF MATCH: Kieran Burton
ATTENDANCE: 1,345 (59 away).