Exeter City 0 Hereford United 1.

Thursday 1 January 2004.

Referee: G Chapman

Att: 4943.

BBC Match Report –

Exeter keeper James Bittner was sent off against Hereford for the second time in a week as his side suffered a second successive home defeat.

Bittner saw red again for deliberate handball on the stroke of half-time.

Replacement Martin Rice's first job was to pick the ball out of the net as Daniel Williams converted the resulting free-kick.

Hereford keeper Mathew Baker made a string of fine saves as Hereford held out for all three points.

Exeter: Bittner, Hiley, Jeannin, Gaia, Todd, Coppinger, Sheldon, Lee, Cronin, Flack, Devine. Subs: Rice, Ampadu, Moxey, Afful, Taylor.

Hereford: Baker, Teesdale, Rose, James, Uddin, Williams, Parry, Pitman, Smith, Purdey, Beesley. Subs: Scott, Guinan, King, Craven, Wells.

Referee: G Chapman (Gloucestershire)