Match Report
| Hull City | Hull City |  |  | Norwich City | Norwich City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spencer Merson | S. Merson |  | 69 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 57 | | Glynn Waters | G. Waters | ||||||||
| Jermaine Le Saux | J. Le Saux | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Paolo Lofthouse | P. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Ian Keane | I. Keane | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Nigel Bishop | N. Bishop | |||||||||
| Ivan Cadamarteri | I. Cadamarteri | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Ugo Ince | U. Ince | |||||||||
| Matthew Minto | M. Minto | | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Graham Lockley | G. Lockley | |||||||||
| Ray Corrent | R. Corrent |  | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Lamberto Bosi | L. Bosi | |||||||||
| Dale Greaves | D. Greaves | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Carl Vassell | C. Vassell | |||||||||
| Emile Monk | E. Monk | | 77 | A | | 8 | | | M | 53 | | Max Mortensen | M. Mortensen | ||||||||
| Duarte Quaresma | D. Quaresma |  | 63 | A | | 9 | | M | 53 | | Gareth Joachim | G. Joachim | |||||||||
| Spencer Eustace | S. Eustace | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 | | Ugo Oakley | U. Oakley | |||||||||
| Ross Platt | R. Platt | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Jason Moffat | J. Moffat | |||||||||
| Gabriele Bazzani | G. Bazzani | | 56 | M | | 12 | | A | 62 | | Luke Gascoigne | L. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Dennis Granville | D. Granville | | 55 | M | | 13 | | A | 61 | | Steve Cort | S. Cort | |||||||||
| Lomano Evans | L. Evans | | 54 | M | | 14 | | A | 55 | | Ben Byrne | B. Byrne | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at KC Stadium where Hull City play host to Norwich City. A crowd of 9,389 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hull City are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Milligan.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hull City are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Milligan.
0.00
0-0Hull City start the match!
3.51
0-0Ray Corrent darts forward. Ray Corrent kicks a strong pass forward to Emile Monk but the referee indicates it's offside!
6.34
0-0Gareth Joachim flicks a high pass forward. Jason Moffat holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jason Moffat shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.56
Carl Vassell flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Oakley collects the pass. Ugo Oakley finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
10.35
0-0Nigel Bishop threads a neat ball through to Carl Vassell. Carl Vassell kicks a strong pass forward to Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Spencer Merson!
15.18
0-0Carl Vassell hacks Ray Corrent from behind! The referee calls over Carl Vassell and shows him a yellow card! Ray Corrent runs off the knock.
16.56
Carl Vassell flicks a high pass forward. Jason Moffat controls it well on his chest. Jason Moffat rushes past Ivan Cadamarteri! Some silky footwork from Jason Moffat provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
20.02
Max Mortensen makes a beautiful solo run. Max Mortensen makes a probing pass to Jason Moffat but he's offside!
21.52
Gareth Joachim threads a neat ball through to Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ugo Oakley but he's offside!
24.50
0-0Graham Lockley catches Emile Monk on the ankles. The referee warns Graham Lockley to calm down! Emile Monk stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.55
Ray Corrent flicks a high ball forward to Ross Platt who takes it down. Ross Platt whips in a cross ball towards Emile Monk. Emile Monk beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
32.58
Ray Corrent advances with the ball. Ray Corrent runs straight at the defence! Ray Corrent makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.44
0-0Ivan Cadamarteri flicks a high pass forward. Ray Corrent easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ray Corrent makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duarte Quaresma. Duarte Quaresma whips in a cross ball towards Emile Monk. Emile Monk flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Nigel Bishop. Excellent block.
40.22
0-0Dale Greaves makes a probing pass to Duarte Quaresma. Duarte Quaresma threads a neat, attacking ball through to Emile Monk. Nigel Bishop clumsily knocks into Emile Monk. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
40.22
0-0The referee points to the spot..
41.24
1-0Emile Monk takes a cautious run up. The keeper dives to the right but Emile Monk cheekily places the ball straight down the middle. Goal!
44.18
Dale Greaves makes a probing pass to Emile Monk. Emile Monk lofts in a cross ball towards Ross Platt. Ross Platt heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Hull City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half. The Norwich City players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Norwich City kick off the second half!
47.48
2-0Jermaine Le Saux makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ray Corrent. Ray Corrent makes a probing pass to Ross Platt. Ross Platt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ugo Ince.
48.28
Gareth Joachim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat rushes past Matthew Minto! Jason Moffat takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
59.39
Dale Greaves plays the ball forward to Spencer Eustace. Spencer Eustace shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
60.12
2-1Hull City have made a substitution with Lomano Evans replacing Ross Platt .
63.35
Gareth Joachim passes the ball forward to Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ian Keane.
66.37
Emile Monk plays the ball forward to Lomano Evans. Lomano Evans knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nigel Bishop.
72.50
Emile Monk clumsily knocks into Carl Vassell. The referee calls over Emile Monk and shows him a yellow card! Carl Vassell stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.11
Hull City have made 2 substitutions with Gabriele Bazzani replacing Ian Keane and Dennis Granville replacing Ray Corrent .
81.40
Seeing a gap ahead, Nigel Bishop plays the ball forward to Max Mortensen. Max Mortensen threads a neat ball through to Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Moffat but he's offside!
83.05
Gareth Joachim makes a beautiful solo run. Gareth Joachim lofts in a cross ball towards Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley directs the ball goalwards with his head. Spencer Merson manages to gather it.
87.32
Emile Monk surges forward with the ball. Emile Monk makes a probing pass between the defence to Lomano Evans. Lomano Evans takes a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
4
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.7%
58.3%
Play Area
30.6%
47.2%
22.2%
Scorers
| Emile Monk 41 (p) Ross Platt 44 | Jason Moffat 48 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jason Moffat of Norwich City |
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) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ray Corrent (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Dale Greaves (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Emile Monk (ATT) |   | 7 |
| 9. | Duarte Quaresma (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Spencer Eustace (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Ross Platt (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Gabriele Bazzani (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Dennis Granville (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Lomano Evans (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Glynn Waters (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Paolo Lofthouse (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nigel Bishop (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ugo Ince (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Graham Lockley (DEF) | 5 | |
| 6. | Lamberto Bosi (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Carl Vassell (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Max Mortensen (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Gareth Joachim (MID) | 9 | |
| 10. | Ugo Oakley (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jason Moffat (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Luke Gascoigne (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Steve Cort (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ben Byrne (ATT) | 0 | |