Hull 1 Coventry 0 - 29/01/2008
Hull 1 Coventry 0 - 29/01/2008
Hull City: Boaz Myhill, Michael Turner, Wayne Brown, Andy Dawson, Sam Ricketts, Bryan Hughes, Richard Garcia (Henrik Pedersen 78), Simon Walton, Dean Marney (Nick Barmby 51), Fraizer Campbell, Dean Windass (Caleb Folan 64),
Subs not used: Nathan Doyle, Ryan France
Booked: Dean Marney 16
Goals: Caleb Folan 90
Coventry City: Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Isaac Osbourne, Elliott Ward, Liam Davis (Robbie Simpson 84), Arjan De Zeeuw, Stephen Hughes, Daniel Fox (Gary Borrowdale 81), Jay Tabb, Michael Doyle, Michael Mifsud (Leon Best 86), Dele Adebola,
Subs not used: Ellery Cairo, Julian Gray
Booked: Isaac Osbourne 40, Liam Davis 77
Attendance: 14822
Referee: C Oliver
Teamtalk
Caleb Folan's dramatic last-minute goal gave Hull a 1-0 win, their first victory of the year, to leave Coventry without a league win in 2008.
Folan, a 64th-minute replacement for top-scorer Dean Windass, latched on to a long punt forward and lobbed the ball over the advancing Dimi Konstantopoulos from the edge of the 18-yard box.
It was the highlight of a tepid encounter that looked destined to end in a stalemate.
On a bitterly cold evening on Humberside, much of the football could be described as lukewarm at best.
Michael Mifsud's half-volley from the right-hand side of the box that forced Boaz Myhill into a fine one-handed save just before the break was the closest Coventry came to scoring.
The in-rushing Dele Adebola headed the rebound over the crossbar after he was unable to adjust his feet in time.
Hull had the ball in the net midway through the second half but Fraizer Campbell's effort was ruled out for offside.
On this showing, it was easy to understand why the sides had not won in the league since the turn of the year.
Perhaps Hull had an excuse as it was their first game since losing 3-1 at home to West Brom on January 12.
Elimination from the FA Cup and the postponement of the trip to Colchester earlier this month had culminated in a two-and-a-half-week rest for Phil Brown's side.
They looked patchy and disjointed as they cagily set about trying to get the win that would reignite their play-off hopes.
Coventry might have been cagey for a different reason - they knew that losing would increase their relegation worries after a desperate run of five defeats in their last six league games.
Prior to Mifsud's 34th-minute effort, little had materialised in the way of goalmouth action.
A promising run by Bryan Hughes early in the game was not matched by the finish as his shot lacked venom and was easily smothered by Konstantopoulos.
Mifsud stung Myhill's palms with an angled shot soon after but like Hughes' effort, it was routine stuff for the goalkeeper.
Isaac Osbourne was fortunate to escape with merely a yellow card five minutes before the break when he wrestled Dean Marney to the ground midway inside his own half.
It could have been argued that Osbourne was the last defender but the referee deemed it not to be a sending-off offence.
Windass looked certain to break the stalemate early in the second half as he rose at the far post to head home Hughes' right-wing cross.
However, the veteran striker must have taken his eye off the ball at the vital moment and it sailed harmlessly out of play.
It looked like Hull would live to rue that miss but Folan pounced in the 90th minute to seal the points for the hosts.
CCFC
Coventry City suffered the agony of conceding a last minute goal as Hull snatched all three points at the KC Stadium.
A strike from substitute Caleb Folan in the final minute of normal time proved enough to edge an uninspiring clash which looked all set to end in a goalless draw.
The Sky Blues could have snatched the points from themselves, but Hull goalkeeper Boaz Myhill denied Michael Mifsud in the first-half before pulling off the save of the match to keep out Michael Doyle after the break.
City boss Iain Dowie handed a debut to new signing Danny Fox for the trip to Humberside.
Fox, who joined City from Walsall at the start of the week, slotted in at left-back while Arjan De Zeeuw returned to the centre of defence after completing a one-match suspension.
Both sides threatened to break the deadlock earlier on as Bryan Hughes jinked inside from the right and forced Dimi Konstantopoulos into a decent save for Hull before a similar effort from Mifsud forced a comfortable save from Myhill at the other end.
But chances were few a far between after that and it wasn't until the half hour mark until either goalkeeper was tested.
Nevertheless, Myhill was on his toes to turn away a powerful volley from Mifsud on the turn after the Maltese international latched onto a brave header from Jay Tabb which left the midfielder needing treatment..
A Konstantopoulos save from a Fraizer Campbell header was the nearest the home side came to a goal before the interval.
They went close again shortly after the break when Dean Windass failed to connect with a Hughes free-kick at the back-post before Konstantopoulos did just enough to foil the veteran striker as he chased a long ball forward.
The Sky Blues found themselves restricted to long-range efforts with an ambitious effort from Fox from 40-yards forced Myhill to tip over before the keeper clutched a 25-yarder from Liam Davis to his chest.
Striker Campbell, on loan from Manchester United, had the ball in the net in the 72nd minute as he stabbed the ball home from close-range but referee Clive Oliver ruled the effort out for offside.
A last-ditch interception from Fox then denied Richard Garcia before Michael Turner headed over a teasing free-kick from Andy Dawson as Hull applied the pressure.
However, skipper Doyle almost grabbed the elusive opener for the visitors with eight minutes left on the clock when his fierce drive from the edge of the area was superbly clawed away by Myhill.
Boss Dowie threw on strikers Robbie Simpson and Leon Best in pursuit of a late winner.
But its was the visitors who snatched all three points right at the end as Elliott Ward failed to cut out a long ball forward from defender Wayne Brown and substitute Folan took full advantage, coolly lobbing the ball over a stranded Konstantopoulos.
4thegame
After a scrappy affair at the KC Stadium, a last-gasp goal from Caleb Folan saw Hull City take all three points against a frustrated Coventry side.
Bryan Hughes created an opening for himself early on in the game as he jinked his way into the Coventry box, but the Hull winger saw his low right-footed shot easily saved by Dimitrios Konstantopoulos.
Michael Mifsud nearly had the visitors in front ten minutes from half-time as he turned and fired in an arrowed right footed shot from 20 yards, but Hull keeper Boaz Myhill managed to dive full-stretch to parry the ball away.
Hull's Frazier Campbell found himself through on goal minutes from the break but defender Isaac Osbourne brought down the Manchester United loanee.
It looked as if Osbourne may have been the last man, but he was only given a booking by the referee despite protests from the Hull fans.
Danny Fox tried his luck from distance for Coventry midway through the second half, but his ambitious left footed effort from 35 yards was comfortably tipped over the bar by Myhill The home side thought they'd taken the lead on 71 minutes as the ball fell to Campbell in the six-yard box and the striker slotted it neatly into the back of net.
However, to the Tigers' dismay, the effort was disallowed as the assistant-referee ruled the young striker to be offside.
But Hull were not to be denied as substitute Folan raced on to a long ball upfield from Wayne Brown and neatly lobbed the oncoming Konstantopoulos from just inside the box to give his side all three points in the 90th minute.
Hull City: Boaz Myhill, Michael Turner, Wayne Brown, Andy Dawson, Sam Ricketts, Bryan Hughes, Richard Garcia (Henrik Pedersen 78), Simon Walton, Dean Marney (Nick Barmby 51), Fraizer Campbell, Dean Windass (Caleb Folan 64),
Subs not used: Nathan Doyle, Ryan France
Booked: Dean Marney 16
Goals: Caleb Folan 90
Coventry City: Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Isaac Osbourne, Elliott Ward, Liam Davis (Robbie Simpson 84), Arjan De Zeeuw, Stephen Hughes, Daniel Fox (Gary Borrowdale 81), Jay Tabb, Michael Doyle, Michael Mifsud (Leon Best 86), Dele Adebola,
Subs not used: Ellery Cairo, Julian Gray
Booked: Isaac Osbourne 40, Liam Davis 77
Attendance: 14822
Referee: C Oliver
Teamtalk
Caleb Folan's dramatic last-minute goal gave Hull a 1-0 win, their first victory of the year, to leave Coventry without a league win in 2008.
Folan, a 64th-minute replacement for top-scorer Dean Windass, latched on to a long punt forward and lobbed the ball over the advancing Dimi Konstantopoulos from the edge of the 18-yard box.
It was the highlight of a tepid encounter that looked destined to end in a stalemate.
On a bitterly cold evening on Humberside, much of the football could be described as lukewarm at best.
Michael Mifsud's half-volley from the right-hand side of the box that forced Boaz Myhill into a fine one-handed save just before the break was the closest Coventry came to scoring.
The in-rushing Dele Adebola headed the rebound over the crossbar after he was unable to adjust his feet in time.
Hull had the ball in the net midway through the second half but Fraizer Campbell's effort was ruled out for offside.
On this showing, it was easy to understand why the sides had not won in the league since the turn of the year.
Perhaps Hull had an excuse as it was their first game since losing 3-1 at home to West Brom on January 12.
Elimination from the FA Cup and the postponement of the trip to Colchester earlier this month had culminated in a two-and-a-half-week rest for Phil Brown's side.
They looked patchy and disjointed as they cagily set about trying to get the win that would reignite their play-off hopes.
Coventry might have been cagey for a different reason - they knew that losing would increase their relegation worries after a desperate run of five defeats in their last six league games.
Prior to Mifsud's 34th-minute effort, little had materialised in the way of goalmouth action.
A promising run by Bryan Hughes early in the game was not matched by the finish as his shot lacked venom and was easily smothered by Konstantopoulos.
Mifsud stung Myhill's palms with an angled shot soon after but like Hughes' effort, it was routine stuff for the goalkeeper.
Isaac Osbourne was fortunate to escape with merely a yellow card five minutes before the break when he wrestled Dean Marney to the ground midway inside his own half.
It could have been argued that Osbourne was the last defender but the referee deemed it not to be a sending-off offence.
Windass looked certain to break the stalemate early in the second half as he rose at the far post to head home Hughes' right-wing cross.
However, the veteran striker must have taken his eye off the ball at the vital moment and it sailed harmlessly out of play.
It looked like Hull would live to rue that miss but Folan pounced in the 90th minute to seal the points for the hosts.
CCFC
Coventry City suffered the agony of conceding a last minute goal as Hull snatched all three points at the KC Stadium.
A strike from substitute Caleb Folan in the final minute of normal time proved enough to edge an uninspiring clash which looked all set to end in a goalless draw.
The Sky Blues could have snatched the points from themselves, but Hull goalkeeper Boaz Myhill denied Michael Mifsud in the first-half before pulling off the save of the match to keep out Michael Doyle after the break.
City boss Iain Dowie handed a debut to new signing Danny Fox for the trip to Humberside.
Fox, who joined City from Walsall at the start of the week, slotted in at left-back while Arjan De Zeeuw returned to the centre of defence after completing a one-match suspension.
Both sides threatened to break the deadlock earlier on as Bryan Hughes jinked inside from the right and forced Dimi Konstantopoulos into a decent save for Hull before a similar effort from Mifsud forced a comfortable save from Myhill at the other end.
But chances were few a far between after that and it wasn't until the half hour mark until either goalkeeper was tested.
Nevertheless, Myhill was on his toes to turn away a powerful volley from Mifsud on the turn after the Maltese international latched onto a brave header from Jay Tabb which left the midfielder needing treatment..
A Konstantopoulos save from a Fraizer Campbell header was the nearest the home side came to a goal before the interval.
They went close again shortly after the break when Dean Windass failed to connect with a Hughes free-kick at the back-post before Konstantopoulos did just enough to foil the veteran striker as he chased a long ball forward.
The Sky Blues found themselves restricted to long-range efforts with an ambitious effort from Fox from 40-yards forced Myhill to tip over before the keeper clutched a 25-yarder from Liam Davis to his chest.
Striker Campbell, on loan from Manchester United, had the ball in the net in the 72nd minute as he stabbed the ball home from close-range but referee Clive Oliver ruled the effort out for offside.
A last-ditch interception from Fox then denied Richard Garcia before Michael Turner headed over a teasing free-kick from Andy Dawson as Hull applied the pressure.
However, skipper Doyle almost grabbed the elusive opener for the visitors with eight minutes left on the clock when his fierce drive from the edge of the area was superbly clawed away by Myhill.
Boss Dowie threw on strikers Robbie Simpson and Leon Best in pursuit of a late winner.
But its was the visitors who snatched all three points right at the end as Elliott Ward failed to cut out a long ball forward from defender Wayne Brown and substitute Folan took full advantage, coolly lobbing the ball over a stranded Konstantopoulos.
4thegame
After a scrappy affair at the KC Stadium, a last-gasp goal from Caleb Folan saw Hull City take all three points against a frustrated Coventry side.
Bryan Hughes created an opening for himself early on in the game as he jinked his way into the Coventry box, but the Hull winger saw his low right-footed shot easily saved by Dimitrios Konstantopoulos.
Michael Mifsud nearly had the visitors in front ten minutes from half-time as he turned and fired in an arrowed right footed shot from 20 yards, but Hull keeper Boaz Myhill managed to dive full-stretch to parry the ball away.
Hull's Frazier Campbell found himself through on goal minutes from the break but defender Isaac Osbourne brought down the Manchester United loanee.
It looked as if Osbourne may have been the last man, but he was only given a booking by the referee despite protests from the Hull fans.
Danny Fox tried his luck from distance for Coventry midway through the second half, but his ambitious left footed effort from 35 yards was comfortably tipped over the bar by Myhill The home side thought they'd taken the lead on 71 minutes as the ball fell to Campbell in the six-yard box and the striker slotted it neatly into the back of net.
However, to the Tigers' dismay, the effort was disallowed as the assistant-referee ruled the young striker to be offside.
But Hull were not to be denied as substitute Folan raced on to a long ball upfield from Wayne Brown and neatly lobbed the oncoming Konstantopoulos from just inside the box to give his side all three points in the 90th minute.
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