Saturday, November 23, 2013

Minute-by-Minute Review: Hull City 0 - 1 Palace

(4th game for caretaker manager Keith Millen. Tony Pulis expected to be announced as manager on Monday.)

Pre-match- Pulis settling into his seat in the stands.

3'- Chamakh gets a nasty head bump against the Hull midfielder.
7'- Chamakh back on with plenty of head bandages.
14'- Chamakh returns after a second round of bandages; the first set fell off.
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18'- Bolasie fires well wide from an acute angle, but had Dikgacoi wide open in the box. Should've fed it in.
23'- Skirmish in the stands as a result of a "We Are Hull City" banner; fans are contesting the chairman's proposed name change of the club.
33'- Jedinak drops off to Gayle, whose shot is deflected by a defender on the way through.
34'- Chamakh's tape job is pulled off for the third time.
36'- Jerome comes in for Chamakh.
40'- Speroni leaps and catches a cross from the left side.
41'- Deflected shot by Boyd finds the hands of Speroni.
43'- Foul throw by Hull. Leg goes up and ball grazes the back of the head.
45'- Three minutes added on.
45'+3- Elmohamady gets a yellow.

Half- Graham replaces Brady for Hull.

52'- Sagbo's close strike slid away by a gliding Speroni. At the other end, Gayle slides on his own and can't put the ball on target as he meets the keeper.
54'- Dikgacoi with a yellow.
55'- Cross comes in to Jerome, but deflected away by the defense for a corner.
56'- Huddlestone fires wide left.
58'- A low, weak drive by Gayle easily held by McGregor. Rosenior comes in for McShane.
61'- Sagbo's cross deflected on the way to Speroni's hands.
64'- Gayle has an optimistic shot, but goes high and wide right.
66'- Bolasie shoots wide left after picking up the giveaway. Huddlestone is booked.
68'- Jerome shakes around the defense; fires high at the edge of the box.
69'- Koren fires high, but deflected for a corner. The ball gets loose in the box, but Hull can't get a foot on it.
75'- O'Keefe in for Dikgacoi.
77'- Gedo for Koren.
78'- Bolasie controversially sent off by Anthony Taylor.
81'- Bannan scores! Jerome with a beautiful cross along the face of goal. Bannan slots it home.
84'- Huddlestone's low shot with pace held well by Speroni.
86'- Puncheon replaces Gayle.
90'- Four added minutes.
90'+2- Livermore curls one wide left.
90'+4- A Hull free header off a corner is cleared off the line, while the rebound crashes off the post. Heart in throat. Whistle blows moments later. What a game. Dodged the bullets at the end, but a vital three points for the Eagles.

FINAL: HULL CITY 0 - 1 PALACE

My "Man of the Match":

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Have to go with Bannan again for the second straight match. Obviously he scored the winner, but I like the way he fits in with this group. The Eagles travel to Norwich next Saturday for another winnable road match.

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