Saturday August 16, 2008 Finished KC Stadium
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Hull down poor Fulham
Hull City battled to a 2-1 win over Fulham in their Premier League debut at the KC Stadium. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Hull City
- Fulham
90+2 And that is the final whistle, Hull win their first ever match in the Premier League against a frankly poor Fulham side.- 90' Fulham are pressing but don't really seem to have any ideas, and Nevland gives away a silly free-kick.
- 89' Nevland almost gets in the end of a Gera centre but he's offside and is muscled out of it anyway.
- 87' Hangeland is playing centre-forward now, backing in and getting the ball wide, Gera gets it narrow on the right and digs out a cross-shot that beats Myhill but lands just the wrong side of the bar!
84' DOUBLE FULHAM SUB: Andreasen and Nevland on for Murphy and Seol- 82' Boateng is down injured but he'll be okay to continue.
80' The ball is played long by Gardner into the right channel, it's easy for Konchesky but he dilly-dallies and Fagan latches onto it and he plays it to Folan who scores with the tap-in! Terrible mistake by Konchesky, and Hull lead! Oh dear.- 75' Fulham are again trying to push Hull back, but a cross from the right is too short for Zamora who adopts a crouching pose whenever the ball comes in when he should be attacking it.
- 74' Folan flies in late and two-footed on Hangeland, but the big Norwegian doesn't even move and clears with ease. Fulham break, Bullard almost gets in the area, still with Fulham though, Murphy to Zamora on the edge of the area but he tries a step-over even though he's surrounded by Hull players.
- 73' After another spell with their backs against the wall, Fulham finally bring the ball clear through Seol. It's then spread wide right with Davies and pumped long into the box but Zamora can't get anywhere near it and Hull clear.
- 72' Hull are looking far more likely than Fulham at the moment, as they win another corner.
- 70' HULL SUB: King off, he's run himself into the ground but his touch has been all over the place. Folan comes on.
- 67' Bullard swings the corner in and Hangeland rises but it's part-cleared and Bullard with a drive but blocked! Corner again, this one is punched away by Myhill but only to white shirt and Seol tries to push it goalwards but Hull clear!
- 66' Fulham come forward, it's played into Gera on the left and we wins a corner.
- 64' The ball is played through to King, who is in but Hangeland gets his long legs back to tackle and bring the ball clear.
- 62' Corner for Hull after more good work from Geovanni, who looks a top player today. Schwarzer claims though.
- 60' HULL SUB: Halmosi comes on for Barmby.
58' Fulham give the ball away, comedy defending from Pantsil and King has the ball on the left, he stumbles forward and the ball is back to Barmby and the cross comes in for GEOVANNI WHO MUST SCORE BUT HE PUTS IT WIDE! An even worse miss than Gera's!- 53' Close call for Hull, as Gera steamed down the left, spread it for Zamora who sent in a low cross that just missed Seol and spun wide of the far post.
- 50' Hull come forward, King on the right but his cross is blocked behind for a corner.
- 48' Fulham come forward, they have men over and Bullard swings a cross that Zamora flicks on and it lands at GERA TOTALLY UNMARKED AT THE FAR POST BUT HE SOMEHOW POKES IT WIDE! Oh no, what a miss!
- 47' Hull immediately on the offensive, bursting forward through Geovanni again but the cross evades everyone and is out for a goal-kick.
46' Second half underway!- 45' Half-time, 1-1 and an entertaining 45 minutes!
- 44' Free-kick to Hull on the left, swung over and Barmby rises far post but his header across goal is wide of the far post.
43' Dawson is booked for Hull. The free-kick is headed over by Seol.- 41' In case you haven't heard, the really tall, really fast Usain Bolt just ran 9.69 seconds to set a massive 100m world record and win Olympic gold in Beijing. Nothing to do with football, but the most incredible thing we've ever seen on the track - the chap was waving his arms about and beating his chest with ten metres to go, he was that dominant. He can probably run nine dead.
- 40' Good play from Fulham again, Pantsil wide right back to Seol who crosses but nodded away from Gera at the far post. Bullard takes the corner, but it's terrible, low into the first man.
- 38' Fulham seem to have had enough of this and are camped on the edge of the Hull box, and a brilliant scooped ball from Bullard almost sets Zamora free but Hull clear.
- 34' Another long ball pumped over by Hull but this one bounces out past Barmby.
- 32' Pantsil leaves Geovanni on a heap but no card, free-kick to Hull on the left corner but Schwarzer and Hughes combine to get it clear. Hull are sensing that they're not that far off Fulham...
- 29' Yellow card for Rickets after he fouls Gera.
- 27' Good vision from Bullard to spot the run from Zamora but his long ball is slightly too long, or perhaps Zamora a touch too slow.
- 25' Free-kick to Fulham around 32 yards out but Bullard drills it low into the wall and Hull clear.
- 23' Hull come forward, Geovanni controls, he turns and runs inside and unleashes a brilliant left-foot shot THAT CURLS PAST SCHWARZER INTO THE BOTTOM LEFT FOR THE EQUALISER! What a goal from the Brazilian, and he runs to the Hull bench in delight! 1-1!
- 21' Pantsil on the right, he has a world of space and swings over an excellent cross but Seol misses it and Zamora can't contact BUT GERA MUST SCORE but he slices the finish and it goes wide! Should have been 2-0. After a promising start, Hull are on the rack at the moment.
- 19' Another corner to Fulham, Bullard sends it to the edge of the box AND DAVIES FLIES IN WITH A SCISSORS KICK BUT INCHES OVER! That would have been some goal.
- 18' Corner on the right, Bullard sends it near post and Pantsil flies in with the header but just over!
- 17' Good play from Fulham as Davies spreads it wide for Pantsil, his cross is headed clear but it falls to DAVIES but his shot is blocked by Ashbee for a corner.
- 15' Bit of a mess at the back for the Whites after Hangeland is caught out of position on the bouncing long ball, Giovanni could be in but Hughes bravely gets ahead of him to nod it back to Schwarzer, getting a knock in the process.
- 14' Long ball pumped forward by Fulham which almost drops to Zamora but Myhill clings on.
- 11' So, after a promising start, Hull are already one down. There are gold and white balloons everywhere though! Myhill pumps the ball long
- 8' Bullard on the right, takes a touch and looks for the runners and he swings over a perfect cross onto the edge of the six-yard box and Seol and Zamora are queuing up and Seol gets the flick to take it part Myhill for 1-0!
- 6' Corner to Fulham on the right, which Bullard will take. Good delivery and Hangeland rises but he gets under it and the header goes up in the air.
- 4' Another chance for Hull as Ashbee has a pop but Hangeland blocks and Fulham clear.
- 3' Hull come forward, a diagonal ball from left to right is nodded across goal and Geovanni with a header into the bottom right but an incredible save from Schwarzer but it drops to GARCIA WITH THE FINISH BUT OFF THE LINE BY PANTSIL! Almost a stunning start for Hull, Fulham can't deal with the high ball!
- 2' Almost an early chance for Fulham as Seol gets in space on the left, Hull dont deal with his shot and Gera but he can't get hold of it!
1' Match underway!- - Fulham hand debuts to John Pantsil, Bobby Zamora, Zoltan Gera and Mark Schwarzer. Seol Ki-Heon makes a surprise start on the left, with Clint Dempsey on the bench.
- - Hull have left Bernard Mendy on the bench, and Dean Windass, while Ian Ashbee plays a holding role in midfield. Marlon King, Anthony Gardner and George Boateng debut for the Tigers.
- Hello and welcome to Hull City's first-ever Premier League match, and they host Fulham, LIVE from 15:00 UK time!
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Team Stats
Hull City Stats Fulham 43% Possession 56% 12 Shots 14 5 Shots on target 2 0 Saves 2 5 Corners 6 9 Fouls 10 8 Offsides 5 3 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0 22 Tackles 22 188 Accurate passes 267 33 Bad passes 33 -
Player Stats
- G =
- Goals
- S =
- Shots
- SoT =
- Shot on Target
- F =
- Fouls
- FW =
- Fouls Won
- O =
- Offsides
- A =
- Assists
- AP =
- Accurate Passes
- BP =
- Bad Passes
- T =
- Tackles
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Hull City G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 1 Boaz Myhill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 0 6 Michael Turner 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 1 3 Andy Dawson 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 17 8 2 21 Sam Ricketts 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 17 0 1 30 Anthony Gardner 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 0 3 8 Nick Barmby 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 4 Ian Ashbee 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 22 0 3 20 George Boateng 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 19 4 5 10 Marcio Geovanni 1 3 2 0 3 5 0 12 6 1 23 Marlon King 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 19 4 0 14 Richard Garcia 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 3 12 Matt Duke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Dean Marney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Dean Windass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Caleb Folan 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 7 2 2 7 Craig Fagan 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 1 1 16 Péter Halmosi 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 5 0 15 Bernard Mendy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Fulham G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 1 Mark Schwarzer 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 5 Brede Hangeland 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 24 4 1 3 Paul Konchesky 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 30 7 1 4 John Paintsil 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 36 1 2 18 Aaron Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 1 7 Ki-Hyeon Seol 1 3 1 3 1 1 0 19 4 3 13 Danny Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 3 4 21 Jimmy Bullard 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 41 4 2 25 Simon Davies 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 2 4 11 Zoltan Gera 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 23 4 2 9 Bobby Zamora 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 15 3 0 19 Pascal Zuberbühler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Toni Kallio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Erik Nevland 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 Leon Andreasen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 Andranik Teymourian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Clint Dempsey 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 22 Fredrik Stoor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Summary
- 80' The ball is played long by Gardner into the right channel, it's easy for Konchesky but he dilly-dallies and Fagan latches onto it and he plays it to Folan who scores with the tap-in! Terrible mistake by Konchesky, and Hull lead! Oh dear.
- 58' Fulham give the ball away, comedy defending from Pantsil and King has the ball on the left, he stumbles forward and the ball is back to Barmby and the cross comes in for GEOVANNI WHO MUST SCORE BUT HE PUTS IT WIDE! An even worse miss than Gera's!
- 48' Fulham come forward, they have men over and Bullard swings a cross that Zamora flicks on and it lands at GERA TOTALLY UNMARKED AT THE FAR POST BUT HE SOMEHOW POKES IT WIDE! Oh no, what a miss!
- 23' Hull come forward, Geovanni controls, he turns and runs inside and unleashes a brilliant left-foot shot THAT CURLS PAST SCHWARZER INTO THE BOTTOM LEFT FOR THE EQUALISER! What a goal from the Brazilian, and he runs to the Hull bench in delight! 1-1!
- 21' Pantsil on the right, he has a world of space and swings over an excellent cross but Seol misses it and Zamora can't contact BUT GERA MUST SCORE but he slices the finish and it goes wide! Should have been 2-0. After a promising start, Hull are on the rack at the moment.
- 19' Another corner to Fulham, Bullard sends it to the edge of the box AND DAVIES FLIES IN WITH A SCISSORS KICK BUT INCHES OVER! That would have been some goal.
- 17' Good play from Fulham as Davies spreads it wide for Pantsil, his cross is headed clear but it falls to DAVIES but his shot is blocked by Ashbee for a corner.
- 8' Bullard on the right, takes a touch and looks for the runners and he swings over a perfect cross onto the edge of the six-yard box and Seol and Zamora are queuing up and Seol gets the flick to take it part Myhill for 1-0!
- 3' Hull come forward, a diagonal ball from left to right is nodded across goal and Geovanni with a header into the bottom right but an incredible save from Schwarzer but it drops to GARCIA WITH THE FINISH BUT OFF THE LINE BY PANTSIL! Almost a stunning start for Hull, Fulham can't deal with the high ball!
- - Hello and welcome to Hull City's first-ever Premier League match, and they host Fulham, LIVE from 15:00 UK time!
Live Team Line-Up
- Referee: Peter Walton
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Hull CityManager: Phil Brown
Starting line-up
- B. Myhill
- S. Ricketts
- A. Gardner
- M. Turner
- A. Dawson
- I. Ashbee
- R. Garcia
- G. Boateng
- .. Geovanni
- N. Barmby
- M. King
Subs
- B. Mendy
- D. Windass
- C. Fagan
74′ - D. Marney
- P. Halmosi 61′
- C. Folan 69′
- M. Duke
Injured
None
Suspended
None
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FulhamManager: Roy Hodgson
Captain: Danny Murphy
Starting line-up
- M. Schwarzer
- J. Paintsil
- B. Hangeland
- A. Hughes
- P. Konchesky
- S. Davies
- J. Bullard
- D. Murphy
- S. Ki-Hyeon
- Z. Gera
- B. Zamora
Subs
- P. Zuberbuehler
- T. Kallio
- E. Nevland 83′
- C. Dempsey 80′
- L. Andreasen 83′
- A. Taymourian
- F. Stoor
Injured
- A. Johnson
Suspended
None
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