Match Report
| Hull City | Hull City |  |  | Sunderland | Sunderland | ||||||||||||||||
| Martin Blackmore | Martin Blackmore | Sam Der | Sam Der | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Draper | P. Draper |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 | | Craig Dyer | C. Dyer | |||||||||
| Cristiano Ribeiro | C. Ribeiro |  | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 | | Rodrigo Vieira | R. Vieira | |||||||||
| Stan Mowbray | S. Mowbray | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Teddy Lawrence | T. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Nick Ince | N. Ince | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 |  | Mario Gatt | M. Gatt | |||||||||
| Gary Niven | G. Niven |  | 69 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Jody Mike | J. Mike | |||||||||
| Philippe Degryse | P. Degryse |  | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Joao Veloso | J. Veloso | |||||||||
| Edgar Costa | E. Costa | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 |  | Albrecht Polheim | A. Polheim | |||||||||
| Julian Mcgovern | J. Mcgovern | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Craig Souness | C. Souness | |||||||||
| Markus Dittmann | M. Dittmann | | 72 | M | | 9 | | A | 78 | | Oleg Dixon | O. Dixon | |||||||||
| Stephen Kalac | S. Kalac |  | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 |  | Tiziano Santoni | T. Santoni | |||||||||
| Sol Wright | S. Wright | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Nigel Hughes | N. Hughes | |||||||||
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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 15,016 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
0-0The whistle blows and Hull City get the match underway!
3.25
0-0Nick Ince threads the ball through to Markus Dittmann. Markus Dittmann sees a break and surges forward. Markus Dittmann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.08
Joao Veloso sees space and advances. Joao Veloso shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.36
0-0Stan Mowbray barges into Tiziano Santoni. Stan Mowbray is shown the yellow card! Tiziano Santoni runs off the knock.
16.14
0-0Philippe Degryse chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Kalac. Stephen Kalac knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.00
Teddy Lawrence controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joao Veloso. Joao Veloso threads the ball through to Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Draper who gathers it comfortably.
21.46
Stan Mowbray sees space and advances. Stan Mowbray takes it forward alone. Stan Mowbray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.49
0-0Hull City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
28.36
Cristiano Ribeiro knocks the ball forward to Julian Mcgovern. Julian Mcgovern deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Kalac. Stephen Kalac knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Teddy Lawrence.
30.37
0-0Sol Wright hacks Mario Gatt from behind! Sol Wright is warned by the referee! Mario Gatt stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.58
Albrecht Polheim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon knocks in a cross ball towards Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
39.37
Julian Mcgovern threads the ball through to Stephen Kalac. Stephen Kalac shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Sunderland kick off the second half!
47.21
Albrecht Polheim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
51.37
Tiziano Santoni catches Stan Mowbray on the ankles. The referee calls over Tiziano Santoni and warns him to calm down! Stan Mowbray stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.37
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
53.53
0-0Julian Mcgovern surges forward with the ball. Julian Mcgovern knocks the ball forward to Sol Wright. Sol Wright shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Craig Dyer is on top of it.
75.18
Joao Veloso surges forward with the ball. Joao Veloso whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
77.45
Cristiano Ribeiro comes in with a late challenge on Nigel Hughes. The referee calls over Cristiano Ribeiro and shows him a yellow card! Nigel Hughes runs off the knock.
84.01
1-0Edgar Costa flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Kalac. Stephen Kalac shoots from outside the area. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stephen Kalac!
89.52
Julian Mcgovern knocks the ball forward to Stephen Kalac. Stephen Kalac shoots from long range but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
21.3%
46.7%
32%
Scorers