Match Report
| Hull City | Hull City |  |  | Sunderland | Sunderland | ||||||||||||||||
| Bigsegs Akinsowon | Bigsegs Akinsowon | David Kay | David Kay | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Draper | P. Draper |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 |  | Rainer Metzler | R. Metzler | |||||||||
| Petri Koster | P. Koster |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Noel Hendrie | N. Hendrie | |||||||||
| Ashley Palmer | A. Palmer | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 |  | Nicolas Santos | N. Santos | |||||||||
| Aaron Mann | A. Mann | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 |  | Rodrigo Vieira | R. Vieira | |||||||||
| Stan Mowbray | S. Mowbray | | 58 | D | | 5 | | D | 67 |  | Andy Niven | A. Niven | |||||||||
| Markus Dittmann | M. Dittmann | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Albrecht Polheim | A. Polheim | |||||||||
| Edgar Costa | E. Costa | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Jonathan Whelan | J. Whelan | |||||||||
| Julian Mcgovern | J. Mcgovern | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Richard Glass | R. Glass | |||||||||
| Colin Mcleod | C. Mcleod | | 51 | M | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Scott Heskey | S. Heskey | |||||||||
| Matthew Lua-Lua | M. Lua-Lua | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Juan Marcos | J. Marcos | |||||||||
| Regillio Versteeg | R. Versteeg | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Daniele Mortensen | D. Mortensen | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at KC Stadium where Hull City play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 17,503 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Hull City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Hull City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Sunderland kick off!
3.22
0-0Scott Heskey hacks Stan Mowbray from behind! Scott Heskey is warned by the referee! Stan Mowbray runs off the knock.
8.50
0-0Jonathan Whelan makes a probing pass to Scott Heskey. Scott Heskey goes all the way! Scott Heskey cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.40
0-0Julian Mcgovern makes a simple pass to Regillio Versteeg. Regillio Versteeg knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Santos.
24.20
0-0Jonathan Whelan comes in with a late challenge on Julian Mcgovern. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Julian Mcgovern runs off the knock.
26.34
0-0Nicolas Santos sees a break and surges forward. Nicolas Santos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Marcos. Juan Marcos makes a probing pass to Scott Heskey but he's offside!
28.23
0-0Nicolas Santos chips the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Whelan. Jonathan Whelan threads the ball through to Daniele Mortensen. Daniele Mortensen finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Paul Draper manages to keep it out.
34.18
Colin Mcleod sees space and advances. Colin Mcleod shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
38.31
Richard Glass makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniele Mortensen. Daniele Mortensen knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Heskey. Scott Heskey connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Paul Draper.
39.59
Ashley Palmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Mcgovern. Julian Mcgovern deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthew Lua-Lua. Matthew Lua-Lua shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Rainer Metzler.
44.18
Rodrigo Vieira knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Whelan. Jonathan Whelan knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Heskey. Scott Heskey passes the ball forward but Juan Marcos is offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Hull City kick off!
49.01
Andy Niven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Glass. Richard Glass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniele Mortensen. Daniele Mortensen lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Heskey. Scott Heskey directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.36
Albrecht Polheim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Heskey. Scott Heskey knocks in a cross ball towards Juan Marcos. Juan Marcos is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
54.45
Richard Glass catches Markus Dittmann on the ankles. Richard Glass is warned by the referee! Markus Dittmann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.24
Colin Mcleod flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Lua-Lua. Matthew Lua-Lua knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.10
Edgar Costa comes in with a late challenge on Richard Glass. The referee calls over Edgar Costa and shows him a yellow card! Richard Glass runs off the knock.
65.04
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
66.10
Aaron Mann knocks the ball to his team mate, Markus Dittmann. Markus Dittmann sees a break and surges forward. Markus Dittmann goes all the way! Markus Dittmann shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.52
Hull City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
73.54
Aaron Mann makes a probing pass to Markus Dittmann. Markus Dittmann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Regillio Versteeg. Regillio Versteeg knocks in a cross ball towards Matthew Lua-Lua. Matthew Lua-Lua powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
79.05
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
81.21
Edgar Costa makes a simple pass to Matthew Lua-Lua. Matthew Lua-Lua threads the ball through to Regillio Versteeg but he's offside!
84.04
Stan Mowbray makes a simple pass to Edgar Costa. Edgar Costa makes a beautiful solo run. Edgar Costa knocks the ball forward to Matthew Lua-Lua but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
87.21
Jonathan Whelan sees a break and surges forward. Jonathan Whelan shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.51
Richard Glass takes it forward alone. Richard Glass shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Markus Dittmann sees a break and surges forward. Markus Dittmann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rainer Metzler who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.4%
43.6%
Play Area
28.2%
47.4%
24.4%