Match Report


Hull CityHull City     Swindon TownSwindon Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Spencer MersonS. Merson69
G
captain1
G
72Wayne BarrettW. Barrett
Jermaine Le SauxJ. Le Saux54
D
2captain
D
67Tony HollowayT. Holloway
Ian KeaneI. Keane52
D
3
D
66Diogo JesusD. Jesus
Ivan CadamarteriI. Cadamarteri50
D
4
D
66John SimonsenJ. Simonsen
Matthew MintoM. Minto50
D
5
M
68Adrian RampullaA. Rampulla
Dale GreavesD. Greaves56
M
6
M
66Aladino PavoneA. Pavone
Gabriele BazzaniG. Bazzani56
M
7
M
66Oscar GilO. Gil
Duarte QuaresmaD. Quaresma62
A
8
M
56Neil DixonN. Dixon
Spencer EustaceS. Eustace59
A
9
A
78Yoann CoulibalyY. Coulibaly
Bill SouthgateB. Southgate57
A
10
A
68Craig NewtonC. Newton
Ross PlattR. Platt56
A
11
A
65Frank PalmerF. Palmer
 
Paul SanchezP. Sanchez57
G
12
D
65Julian HibbsJ. Hibbs
Dennis GranvilleD. Granville55
M
13
A
62Gilles HackworthG. Hackworth
Lomano EvansL. Evans53
M
14
D
60Titus PearsonT. Pearson

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at KC Stadium where Hull City play host to Swindon Town. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hull City are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Swindon Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ugo Maddison.


0.00
Hull City kick off and get the match underway!
2.55
Aladino Pavone makes a simple pass to Craig Newton. Craig Newton flicks a high pass forward. Frank Palmer controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Frank Palmer comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but he balloons it over the crossbar!
3.06
Oscar Gil sees a break and surges forward. Oscar Gil rushes past Jermaine Le Saux! Oscar Gil rockets a shot on goal. Spencer Merson is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
14.20
Matthew Minto barges into Yoann Coulibaly. Matthew Minto is shown the yellow card! Yoann Coulibaly stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.58
Seeing a gap ahead, Oscar Gil plays the ball forward to Craig Newton. Craig Newton plays a one-two with Yoann Coulibaly and advances towards the goal... Craig Newton shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
18.05
Adrian Rampulla flicks a high pass forward to Craig Newton who brings the ball under control. Craig Newton cuts inside the box! Craig Newton tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Spencer Merson.
19.43
Neil Dixon takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Spencer Merson drops low and scoops up the ball.
20.24
Tony Holloway flicks a high pass forward. Aladino Pavone controls it well on his chest. Aladino Pavone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frank Palmer. Frank Palmer passes the ball forward but Craig Newton is offside!
21.41
Gabriele Bazzani plays the ball forward to Spencer Eustace. Spencer Eustace knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Diogo Jesus.
24.30
Gabriele Bazzani sees space and advances. Gabriele Bazzani lofts in a cross ball towards Duarte Quaresma. Duarte Quaresma is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Wayne Barrett reads it well. He makes it look easy!
28.08
Oscar Gil makes a probing pass to Yoann Coulibaly. Yoann Coulibaly shoots from long range but Spencer Merson is on top of his game. Superb keeping!
30.03
John Simonsen kicks a strong pass forward to Aladino Pavone. Aladino Pavone knocks the ball to his team mate, Yoann Coulibaly. Yoann Coulibaly finds some space and shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
34.44
Aladino Pavone passes the ball forward to Yoann Coulibaly. Yoann Coulibaly finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
36.15
Ian Keane threads the ball through to Gabriele Bazzani. Gabriele Bazzani hits a low pass to Duarte Quaresma. Duarte Quaresma rushes past Diogo Jesus! Duarte Quaresma side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Wayne Barrett.
37.30
Gabriele Bazzani takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Bill Southgate looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
42.45
Dale Greaves flicks the ball to his team mate, Bill Southgate. Bill Southgate knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hull City appear unchanged since the first half. Swindon Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hull City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Swindon Town kick off the second half!
47.05
Oscar Gil flicks a high pass forward. Frank Palmer controls it well on his chest. Frank Palmer shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
48.14
John Simonsen sees space and advances. John Simonsen flicks a high pass forward. Frank Palmer controls it well on his chest. Frank Palmer lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Newton. Craig Newton finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
51.56
Adrian Rampulla flicks a high pass forward to Yoann Coulibaly who brings the ball under control. Yoann Coulibaly advances inside the box! Yoann Coulibaly rockets a shot on goal. Spencer Merson effortlessly gets down and covers it.
54.49
Tony Holloway runs forward with the ball. Showing composure, Tony Holloway laces a weighted ball forward to Yoann Coulibaly. Yoann Coulibaly tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.05
Aladino Pavone brings the ball forward. Aladino Pavone knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Spencer Merson who gathers it comfortably.
57.03
Diogo Jesus brings the ball forward. Diogo Jesus sees Craig Newton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Newton shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
59.34
Oscar Gil controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yoann Coulibaly. Yoann Coulibaly knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Newton. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Craig Newton provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
61.34
Hull City have made a substitution with Lomano Evans replacing Ross Platt .
67.01
Jermaine Le Saux threads a neat ball through to Gabriele Bazzani. Gabriele Bazzani flicks a high ball forward to Bill Southgate who takes it down. Bill Southgate tries a spectacular long range effort but Wayne Barrett is on top of it.
69.25
Duarte Quaresma hacks John Simonsen from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! John Simonsen stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.19
Ian Keane runs forward with the ball. Ian Keane controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duarte Quaresma. Duarte Quaresma deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lomano Evans but the linesman indicates offside!
72.20
Aladino Pavone brings the ball forward. Aladino Pavone makes a simple pass, allowing Craig Newton to run into the box. Craig Newton side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.55
Hull City have made 2 substitutions with Paul Sanchez replacing Ian Keane and Dennis Granville replacing Dale Greaves .
78.56
Oscar Gil flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Newton. Craig Newton shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
83.21
Oscar Gil threads a neat ball through to Craig Newton. Craig Newton finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Spencer Merson.
84.50
Adrian Rampulla takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Gabriele Bazzani reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
85.18
Aladino Pavone kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Newton. Craig Newton runs straight at the defence! Craig Newton takes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!! That's his third!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hull City

Swindon Town
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
3
11
Shots off Target
1
6
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
29.9%
70.1%
Play Area
39%
41.6%
19.5%

Scorers
Oscar Gil 3
Yoann Coulibaly 30
Craig Newton 59, 72, 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Craig Newton of Swindon Town

Match Ratings
1.Spencer Merson (GK)
7
2.Jermaine Le Saux (DEF)
6
3.Ian Keane (DEF)
6
4.Ivan Cadamarteri (DEF)
6
5.Matthew Minto (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Dale Greaves (MID)
6
7.Gabriele Bazzani (MID)
6
8.Duarte Quaresma (ATT)yellow card
6
9.Spencer Eustace (ATT)
6
10.Bill Southgate (ATT)
6
11.Ross Platt (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul Sanchez (GK)
6
13.Dennis Granville (MID)
6
14.Lomano Evans (MID)
6

1.Wayne Barrett (GK)
6
2.Tony Holloway (DEF)
6
3.Diogo Jesus (DEF)
6
4.John Simonsen (DEF)
6
5.Adrian Rampulla (MID)
6
6.Aladino Pavone (MID)
8
7.Oscar Gil (MID)goal scored
8
8.Neil Dixon (MID)
6
9.Yoann Coulibaly (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Craig Newton (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Frank Palmer (ATT)
6
 
12.Julian Hibbs (DEF)
0
13.Gilles Hackworth (ATT)
0
14.Titus Pearson (DEF)
0