Macclesfield more than held their own at home to much-fancied Kidderminster, with defences very much on top.

Chances were few and far between as John Askey's men maintained their unbeaten start to the season. Although they were unable to get the breakthrough themselves it represented a good indication of where the Silkmen stand when facing one of the division's bigger-spending sides.

There was precious little to choose between the two sides as they cancelled each other's efforts out throughout the first 45 minutes. Though there was no shortage of endeavour it took nearly 25 minutes for the first half-chances on goal, both of which fell to Silkmen centre-back Luke Waterfall.

He couldn't direct a header from Andy Halls' cross on target and when Josh Gowling mistimed a clearance he couldn't react in time and prodded the ball wide off his knee.

A further 10 minutes and the first shot on target came from Kidderminster, but Rhys Taylor was down well to deny Craig Reid.

A wayward shot from the visitors' Aman Verma aside, that Reid effort was about all they could muster in the first period. With Waterfall and George Pilkington equal to the Harriers' aerial threat there was little else for Taylor to busy himself with.

After the break Reid was again Kiddy's man most likely but after he was narrowly wide from an acute angle early on, he later found Taylor an obstacle too far and was replaced by Reece Styche with 20 minutes to go.

Macc manager John Askey had seen Waide Fairhurst increasingly isolated as a lone forward and sacrificed midfielder David Gonzalez to send Malachi Lavelle-Moore on in search of a goal.

But it never came as Arthur Gnahoua couldn't make the most of his opportunities and Styche blew Kidderminster's best chance of the day, heading over from six yards.