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Stevenage 3-1 Kidderminster

Stevenage moved into the play-off places when they emphatically beat promotion rivals Kidderminster Harriers 3-1 at Broadhall Way.

Lee Boylan's second-half brace helped the Boro secure the three points and in turn dented Mark Yates' sides play-off hopes as they dropped to sixth in the table.

The home fans were given something to shout about as early as the fourth minute when Steve Morison drove a low shot into the back of the net after some poor defending by the visitors.

Harriers then found themselves lucky not to go further behind when Stevenage hit the woodwork twice in the space of a few minutes - first when Morison hit the crossbar from 20 yards out and then when Mitchell Cole saw his attempt rebound off the post.

Kidderminster managed to force their way back into the game just before the break when Justin Richards got on to the end of Chris McPhee's pass and cooly stroked the ball home.

The home side came out in the second-half firing on all cylinders and Boylan put them back in front just three minutes after the interval when he blasted the ball into the back of the net from 30-yards out.

The hitman then wrapped up the points after 65 minutes when he latched on to Mitchell Cole's cross to make it 3-1.

Stevenage bookings: Albrighton, Bostwick.

Kidderminster bookings: none

Att: 2,530.

Ref: B Malone (Wiltshire).