Match report by Matt Wall - stats provided by the Press Association. Pics - Stefan Rapacz.

Harriers saw a hole the size of Stevenage smashed in their Wembley dreams on Saturday as Borough came to Aggborough and blitzed them with a devestating display of finishing to record a 5-1 victory.

Home fans had been praying for a first leg victory to allow them to go to the Lamex next weekend with the strongest of chances of reaching the national stadium, but as it turned out they'll now need to thump Stevenage 5-0 on their home turf to make it to this year's FA Trophy Final.

To the game, then - A tight opening ten minutes saw Harriers allowed plenty of time and space on the ball by a physical Borough side, and with 11 on the clock they managed a first effort as Lee Baker's shot from inside the area was held by stopper Chris Day.

Four minutes further on the hosts were keeping the away goal ticking over - a fine effort from Brian Smikle saw a neat turn and volley that flew just a little way over the upright.

Graham Westley's game plan was obviously to allow Harriers the time on the ball in relatively harmless areas as few Harriers defenders found themselves pressed in possession but in that sense Steve Burr's men put a bullet in their own foot by not clearing their own lines on 26 minutes when the game got its first goal - a delightful first-time ball into the box was picked up by the unmarked David Bridges who rose to power a header into the back of the net, arguably against the run of play.

If what you want from your side is a response, Harriers fans got it. Just three minutes later, Gavin Caines found himself all alone on the edge of the area - fancying an effort, he drove one from 18 yards that Day had no chance of catching as it bamboozled him and flew past him, as fine a finish as you'll see from a central defender.

Neither side seemed to have learned from the opening two goals of the game as three minutes after the half-hour mark, Caines allowed Chris Beardsley to turn him far too easily in the area, the former Aggborough man drawing a fine save from Ross Atkins between the sticks.

If less than polished defending was the tune of the day then that track was given another blast as the pendulum swung back in Stevenage's favour as they netted again just seven minutes before the interval. Mitchell Cole just plainly wasn't dealt with as he surged towards the by-line - his tight cross was palmed away as best as possible by Atkins, but the ball fell straight into the path of Yemi Odubade who was never going to miss from just inches out and with an empty net.

Back to square one and having shipped two in a half, Harriers found themselves in even deeper trouble before they'd even had time to re-group; with 43 minutes on the clock 2-1 became 3-1 was Bridges got his second goal of the afternoon - the most simple of tasks of heading home from a routine corner.

No doubt after a stinging half-time team talk, Harriers came close to bringing the score back to 3-2 with just a few minutes gone of the second period. Smikle's fine movement took him in behind his man and inside the box - he drove a sharp effort across the face of goal that beat Day but also the far post.

Just a couple of minutes shy of the hour mark they again went close - perhaps the neatest passing move of the match from the men in red and white saw Marcus Bignot teed up on the edge of the area, only for his shot to be lashed some way high of the target.

On 66 minutes Martin Riley saw a header held by Chris Day but with 70 minutes on the clock it was 4-1 as Borough continued to power their way through the afternoon - Beardsley was the quickest to react to an initial header cannoning off the wood as he stretched his neck to force the ball past Atkins and over the line.

Harriers huffed and puffed to chip away at the deficit but the biggest concern is that Stevenage made it look a little too comfortable. As the game entered its final throws, the goals just kept coming as Riley took an age on the ball before being robbed by Beardsley who left him standing before curling a beauty of an effort around the palm of the absolutely helpless Atkins.