Kidderminster Harriers 2
Bowler 35, Richards 67

Argyle 2
Mackie 40, 75

ARGYLE received a good work-out from a lively Kidderminster side before setting off for Austria at the weekend following a draw from a high-tempo game at Aggborough.

Twice behind, to headed goals - one in each half - from Mike Bowler and Justin Richards, they leveled each time with headers of their own, both from man-of-the-match Jamie Mackie.

The Pilgrims started - indeed, started both halves - with an 11 that saw goalkeeper Graham Stack make his Greens' bow and included two, new, trialists: a big unit at left centre-back, and an equally uncompromising character in left-centre midfield.

Marcel Seip nursed the biggun, while Luke Summerfield - who has, according to the Aggborough announcer, restyled himself as 'Like Summerfield' (apparently pronounced 'Likey') - started next to the midfield mystery man.

Jim Paterson and Karl Duguid, who again captained the side, were full-backs; Steve MacLean partnered Jermaine Easter up front; with Mackie and Chris Clark on right and left flank respectively.

If Argyle were being cagey in name-checking their two wannabes as 'Trialist' on the team-sheet, Kidderminster were positively inscrutable in sending out their entire team wearing numberless shirts. A quite, quite bizarre, but nevertheless interesting, tactic.

Almost as bewildering was the choice of Edwin Starr's 'War (What is it Good For?)' as the music-sting that greeted Harriers' opening goal from Bowler, who has clearly made the blank shirt his own.

Bowler took advantage of some crippling hesitancy in the centre of Argyle's defence to batter home a header over the exposed Stack after 35 minutes of a half which had previously seen Mackie go close twice, with a low dipping shot and a powerful header.

It was Mackie who ensured that the Pilgrims, previously never behind in their pre-season games, did not remain in arrears for long, diving in among the boots to head home Paterson's looping cross.

Kidderminster made three changes at half-time, with the Question mark triplets replacing Goodness, Knows and Who: Argyle were unchanged.

Not for long. Within six minutes, Big Unit was replaced by Gary Sawyer and the back four immediately looked more cohesive. Not totally gelled, mind you, and Stack had to be brave and swift around the hour after a Kidderminster striker broke through one on one.

The ex-Arsenal and Reading man was beaten seven minutes later as Argyle were again found wanting in the air, Richards heading in a right-wing cross at the far post.

As the game opened up, Argyle were again not long in leveling matters. Driven on by the indefatigable Mackie, they equalized in identical manner to their first-half retort, Paterson to Mackie's head, to goal.

The momentum switched to the yellow-shirted Greens, and substitute Jason Puncheon forced a fine save from the Kiddy 'keeper before Seip nearly nodded home a corner.

Kidderminster substitute Mr X went close to scoring a dramatic late winner with a long-range shot that curled on to the crossbar but honours remained even.

And so to Obertraun.

Kidderminster Harriers (no idea): Adam Bartlett; Paul Bignot, Mike Bowler, Martin Riley, Keith Lowe, Martin Brittain, Russell Penn, Andy Ferrell (capt), Simon Russell, Darryl Knights, Matthew Barnes-Homer. Substitutes (some used): Dean Coleman (gk), Aaron Griffiths, Brian Smikle, Sam Foley, Michael McGrath, Justin Richards, MNarco Addagio.

Argyle (4-4-2): 1 Graham Stack; 2 Karl Duguid (capt), 19 Marcel Seip, 11 Trialist (18 Gary Sawyer 51), 3 Jim Paterson; 25 Jamie Mackie, 20 Luke Summerfield, 4 Trialist, 6 Chris Clark (16 David McNamee 68); 9 Steve MacLean, 10 Jermaine Easter (7 Jason Puncheon 70).

Referee: Ian Scarr (West Midlands).

Attendance: 650.

Rick Cowdery