Match Report
| Hull City | Hull City |  |  | Leyton Orient | Leyton Orient | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| George Granville | G. Granville |  | 69 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 78 | | Harry Lumsdon | H. Lumsdon | ||||||||
| Paul Burbage | P. Burbage | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 | | Terry Campbell | T. Campbell | |||||||||
| Mick Gray | M. Gray | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | James Rufus | J. Rufus | |||||||||
| Paul Lowe | P. Lowe | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 |  | Gerhard Eberle | G. Eberle | |||||||||
| Elena Morales | E. Morales |  | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Marvin Lawrence | M. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Darren Edghill | D. Edghill | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Carlos Menendez | C. Menendez | |||||||||
| Billy Moore | B. Moore | | 66 | M | | 7 | | | M | 63 | | Carlton Merson | C. Merson | ||||||||
| Tommy Charlton | T. Charlton | | 66 | M | | 8 | | A | 72 | | Dean Newton | D. Newton | |||||||||
| Arturo Vega | A. Vega | | 55 | M | | 9 | | A | 53 |  | Allan Agathe | A. Agathe | |||||||||
| Chris Dixon | C. Dixon | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Nwankwo Jeffers | N. Jeffers | |||||||||
| Colin Morrison | C. Morrison |  | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 44 | | Nwankwo Insley | N. Insley | |||||||||
| Trevor Mcgreal | T. Mcgreal | | 63 | G | | 12 | | G | 58 | | Matt Lawrence | M. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Stan Howey | S. Howey | | 57 | A | | 13 | | M | 55 | | Malcolm Grimandi | M. Grimandi | |||||||||
| Des Royce | D. Royce | | 54 | A | | 14 | | G | 54 |  | Cristiano Postiga | C. Postiga | |||||||||
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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at KC Stadium where Hull City play host to Leyton Orient. A crowd of 9,418 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Hull City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Leyton Orient appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Lumsdon.
The pitch is in good condition.
Hull City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Leyton Orient appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Lumsdon.
0.00
0-0Hull City kick off the first half!
6.47
0-0Carlton Merson runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Carlton Merson whips in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Insley. Nwankwo Insley gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's miles wide!
10.39
James Rufus sees a break and surges forward. James Rufus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Insley. Nwankwo Insley shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
15.19
Carlos Menendez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nwankwo Insley. Nwankwo Insley finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.01
1-0Billy Moore knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Dixon. Chris Dixon skips past Terry Campbell! Chris Dixon takes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
28.47
1-0Chris Dixon hacks Marvin Lawrence from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marvin Lawrence runs off the knock.
39.10
1-0Carlton Merson flicks a high ball forward to Dean Newton who takes it down. Dean Newton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Burbage.
45.00
1-0James Rufus sweeps the ball up the wings. Nwankwo Insley shoots from outside the area. Solid save from George Granville.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Hull City appear unchanged since the first half. Leyton Orient also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Leyton Orient get the second half underway!
48.33
Carlton Merson flicks the ball to his team mate, Allan Agathe. Allan Agathe finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
54.07
Billy Moore makes a probing pass to Chris Dixon. Chris Dixon shoots from 20 yards. Fantastic reaction save from Harry Lumsdon!
55.01
Gerhard Eberle knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Merson. Carlton Merson flicks the ball to his team mate, Allan Agathe. Allan Agathe tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
57.21
1-0Carlton Merson chips the ball to his team mate, Dean Newton. Dean Newton makes a probing pass to Nwankwo Insley but he's offside!
66.52
Carlton Merson clumsily knocks into Billy Moore. The referee calls over Carlton Merson and shows him a yellow card! Billy Moore hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.37
Billy Moore flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Dixon. Chris Dixon knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harry Lumsdon who gathers it comfortably.
71.15
1-0Carlos Menendez catches Billy Moore on the ankles. The referee brings Carlos Menendez to one side and gives him a warning! Billy Moore runs off the knock.
78.47
Carlton Merson plays the ball forward to Nwankwo Insley. Nwankwo Insley shoots from distance. Magnificent save by George Granville!
85.28
1-0Mick Gray hacks Nwankwo Insley from behind! The referee calls over Mick Gray and warns him to calm down! Nwankwo Insley gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
89.44
Carlton Merson comes in with a late challenge on Arturo Vega. The referee calls over Carlton Merson and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Arturo Vega grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Possession
44.4%
55.6%
Play Area
27.2%
46.9%
25.9%
Scorers
| Chris Dixon 18 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Chris Dixon of Hull City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | George Granville (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Paul Burbage (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Mick Gray (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Paul Lowe (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Elena Morales (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Darren Edghill (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Billy Moore (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Tommy Charlton (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Arturo Vega (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Chris Dixon (ATT) |   | 9 |
| 11. | Colin Morrison (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Trevor Mcgreal (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stan Howey (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Des Royce (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Harry Lumsdon (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Terry Campbell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | James Rufus (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Gerhard Eberle (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Marvin Lawrence (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Carlos Menendez (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Carlton Merson (MID) |  | 3 |
| 8. | Dean Newton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Allan Agathe (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Nwankwo Jeffers (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Nwankwo Insley (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Matt Lawrence (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Malcolm Grimandi (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Cristiano Postiga (GK) | 0 | |