Match Report
| Hull City | Hull City |  |  | Arsenal | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||
| Rastislav Szabó | Rastislav Szabó | Tomi Salomaa | Tomi Salomaa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Jess | M. Jess |  | 86 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Dale Lee | D. Lee | |||||||||
| Shawn Harris | S. Harris |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Johan Haeldermans | J. Haeldermans | |||||||||
| Mohammed Amunike | M. Amunike |  | 77 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 |  | Piotr Lubanski | P. Lubanski | |||||||||
| Allan Olesen | A. Olesen |  | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 |  | Stephen Tiatto | S. Tiatto | |||||||||
| Davor Bilic | D. Bilic |  | 75 | D | | 5 | | D | 68 |  | Rafik Kermali | R. Kermali | |||||||||
| Joseph-Desire Mbami | J. Mbami |  | 79 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Marek Lato | M. Lato | |||||||||
| Mark Allsopp | M. Allsopp | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Dragan Tomic | D. Tomic | |||||||||
| Mourad Bendjedid | M. Bendjedid | | 81 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 |  | Martin Matthäus | M. Matthäus | |||||||||
| Mika Falt | M. Falt |  | 78 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Aki Stenius | A. Stenius | |||||||||
| Youri Yanowski | Y. Yanowski |  | 80 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Shaun Oakes | S. Oakes | |||||||||
| Francisco Valdez | F. Valdez |  | 78 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 |  | Alonso Aravena | A. Aravena | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at KC Stadium where Hull City play host to Arsenal. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Hull City and Arsenal are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Hull City and Arsenal are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Hull City kick off!
8.55
0-0Joseph-Desire Mbami flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Valdez. Francisco Valdez shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
9.10
0-0Mourad Bendjedid passes the ball forward to Mika Falt. Mika Falt whips in a cross ball towards Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Dale Lee!
21.07
0-0Stephen Tiatto catches Mark Allsopp on the ankles. The referee calls over Stephen Tiatto and warns him to calm down! Mark Allsopp carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.03
Johan Haeldermans passes the ball forward to Marek Lato. Marek Lato takes it forward alone. Marek Lato knocks in a cross ball towards Shaun Oakes. Shaun Oakes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.28
0-0Martin Matthäus clumsily knocks into Joseph-Desire Mbami. Martin Matthäus is warned by the referee! Joseph-Desire Mbami runs off the knock.
34.39
0-1Dragan Tomic takes it forward alone. Dragan Tomic shoots from distance. Dragan Tomic scores for Arsenal!!
39.56
Davor Bilic catches Alonso Aravena on the ankles. Davor Bilic is given a warning by the referee! Alonso Aravena hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.50
Mourad Bendjedid knocks the ball forward to Mika Falt. Mika Falt kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Valdez. Francisco Valdez shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Francisco Valdez!
45.00
1-1Dragan Tomic passes the ball forward to Aki Stenius. Aki Stenius knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Arsenal kick off!
53.15
Shawn Harris passes the ball forward to Mourad Bendjedid. Mourad Bendjedid knocks the ball to his team mate, Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski goes all the way! Youri Yanowski rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Dale Lee easily smothers it!
54.23
Joseph-Desire Mbami makes a simple pass to Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski plays a perfect one-two with Mika Falt and rushes in on goal... Youri Yanowski takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Youri Yanowski!
59.08
Joseph-Desire Mbami knocks the ball to his team mate, Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
61.43
Joseph-Desire Mbami kicks a strong pass forward to Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Piotr Lubanski.
63.54
Mourad Bendjedid controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francisco Valdez. Francisco Valdez plays a perfect one-two with Youri Yanowski and rushes in on goal... Francisco Valdez shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.36
Mourad Bendjedid comes in with a late challenge on Marek Lato. Mourad Bendjedid is warned by the referee! Marek Lato gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
69.25
Mourad Bendjedid passes the ball forward to Mika Falt. Mika Falt shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
73.10
Mourad Bendjedid kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Valdez. Francisco Valdez shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Dale Lee manages to gather it comfortably.
75.54
Davor Bilic kicks a strong pass forward to Mourad Bendjedid. Mourad Bendjedid chips the ball to his team mate, Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski goes all the way! Youri Yanowski cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Dale Lee.
81.46
Marek Lato threads the ball through to Alonso Aravena. Alonso Aravena plays a perfect one-two with Aki Stenius and rushes in on goal... Alonso Aravena makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Marc Jess manages to gather it comfortably.
85.10
Mourad Bendjedid deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mika Falt. Mika Falt tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Joseph-Desire Mbami takes it forward alone. Joseph-Desire Mbami knocks in a cross ball towards Mika Falt. Mika Falt directs the ball goalwards with his head. Dale Lee is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64.1%
35.9%
Play Area
21.8%
44.9%
33.3%
Scorers