Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at KC Stadium where Hull City play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 9,624 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Hull City and Wigan Athletic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Hull City get the match underway!
3.04
Dean Charles barges into Alistair Priestley. The referee calls over Dean Charles and warns him to calm down! Alistair Priestley runs off the knock.
4.46
Mark Vieira clumsily knocks into Steve Potts. Mark Vieira is warned by the referee! Steve Potts hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.18
Sabri Zidane flicks the ball to his team mate, Didier Hiroux. Didier Hiroux goes all the way! Didier Hiroux takes a shot at goal. Jonathan Ball easily smothers it.
12.05
Craig Barmby kicks a strong pass forward to Luca Nanu. Luca Nanu sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
15.37
Ivan Eustace deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eoin Smithe. Eoin Smithe goes all the way! Eoin Smithe makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.46
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
20.08
Sabri Zidane catches Craig Barmby on the ankles. Sabri Zidane is warned by the referee! Craig Barmby runs off the knock.
26.48
Dean Charles makes a simple pass to Leon Shields. Leon Shields goes all the way! Leon Shields rockets a shot on goal but somehow Jonathan Ball manages to keep it out.
27.52
Hull City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
36.26
Teddy Maclean flicks the ball to his team mate, Alistair Priestley. Alistair Priestley threads the ball through to Mark Vieira. Mark Vieira goes all the way! Mark Vieira shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
42.15
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
Hull City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Wigan Athletic's defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Wigan Athletic kick off the second half!
48.57
Harvey Vernazza hacks Ivan Eustace from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ivan Eustace grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.37
Damien Southgate passes the ball forward to Alistair Priestley. Alistair Priestley chips the ball to his team mate, Luca Nanu. Luca Nanu goes all the way! Luca Nanu takes a shot at goal. Luca Nanu scores for Wigan Athletic!!
63.12
Craig Barmby clumsily knocks into Sabri Zidane. Craig Barmby is warned by the referee! Sabri Zidane grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
65.48
Harvey Vernazza advances with the ball. Harvey Vernazza passes the ball forward to Daniel Kienast. Daniel Kienast rockets a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Jonathan Ball had no chance!! Goal for Hull City!
75.58
Ivan Eustace barges into Harvey Vernazza. The referee calls over Ivan Eustace and warns him to calm down! Harvey Vernazza runs off the knock.
77.29
Sabri Zidane catches Craig Barmby on the ankles. The referee calls over Sabri Zidane and shows him a yellow card! Craig Barmby hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.46
Dean Charles surges forward with the ball. Dean Charles shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.50
Dean Charles makes a probing pass to Leon Shields. Leon Shields makes a probing pass to Didier Hiroux but he's offside!
84.43
Linus Dittmann makes a probing pass to Sabri Zidane. Sabri Zidane makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Kienast. Daniel Kienast passes the ball forward to Leon Shields. Leon Shields tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
87.33
Eoin Smithe catches Adam Bramble on the ankles. The referee calls over Eoin Smithe and warns him to calm down! Adam Bramble runs off the knock.
89.30
Sabri Zidane deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Kienast. Daniel Kienast knocks in a cross ball towards Leon Shields. Leon Shields heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Daniel Kienast of Hull City

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 4 vs 4
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 65 vs 35
Play Area
Home team third: 25.00%, Midfield: 50.00%, Away team third: 25.00%