Hull City The Paupers?

Not on this Evidence - Report By Andrew Waldon as I have made the early journey to Copenhagen for our UEFA match this Thursday.

City produce in ‘purrfect ‘display against Tigers

MCFC Reserves 1 - 2 HCFC Reserves

‘Life is a roller coaster’ a statement that is often quoted when you ask the average City fan on the street about his team’s latest performance and so it was too be in this display against a Hull side rooted to the bottom of the reserve league.

It was top versus bottom, surely three easy points for City to further cement their position at the top of the league and put some distance between themselves and nearest challengers Sunderland, but hey no this is City we watch, love and support and so it be as they slumped to defeat in a lacklustre display against a side who they had hammered early in the season

City gave a start to Kasper Schmeichel and Valeri Bojinov and Schmeichel was called into early action, having an extra outing before the UEFA Cup trip to his native Denmark, he made a good save with his legs from Nicky Featherstone, the loose ball however fell nicely for Will Atkinson to pounce and smash home from close range.

City were level with a quarter of an hour on the clock. Karl Moore swung in a fine cross from the right and David Ball, planted a firm looping header beyond the reach of veteran Hull keeper Tony Warner

Bojinov was looking eager and lively but obviously lacking match fitness and came off after sixty five minutes after seeing a couple of efforts on goal saved well by Warner He was understandably a touch rusty after such a long lay-off but his quality stood out . All though opinions among the meagre crowd were divided.

Hull's experienced midfielder Bryan Hughes fired in a long-range effort that forced Schmeichel into an excellent save to tip the ball over the bar. And it was his side who regained the lead after 59 minutes when Nathan Doyle scored from the spot after McGivern brought down Jamie Devitt just inside the box.

City’s Curtis Obeng had a chance to equalise on seventy minutes but his shot from a tight angle struck the foot of a post but it was not enough to prevent City slumping to defeat in a major blow for any title hopes they had .



Team: Schmeichel(GK), Obeng, McGivern, Mee, Brown, Kay, Moore (Trippier), Tsiaklis (Ibrahim), D Ball, Bojinov (Daly), McDermott

Subs: T Johansen (GK), Morris



Attendance: 269