English
Hull City Stuns Southampton at St. Mary’s
Southampton, England – In a match held at St. Mary’s Stadium, Hull City achieved a surprising victory against Southampton. Despite Southampton’s dominance in ball possession (67% versus Hull City’s 33%) and a higher number of shots (22 versus 8), the visiting team demonstrated great effectiveness.
Hull City took the lead in the 20th minute with a goal by K. Joseph, assisted by O. McBurnie. The lead was extended in the 34th minute thanks to a goal by C. Hughes, assisted by A. Hadziahmetovic. The home team tried to react, but encountered a solid Hull City defense.
In the 71st minute, R. Stewart scored for Southampton, assisted by L. Scienza, rekindling local hopes. However, Hull City managed to maintain the lead until the end of the match, securing a valuable away victory. The match was also marked by yellow cards for L. Coyle and C. Hughes of Hull City.
Southampton dominated corners (8 versus Hull City’s 2) and committed fewer fouls (5 versus 14), but it was not enough to counteract Hull City’s effectiveness. Referee Sam Allison controlled the match without major incidents.
The final score was in favor of Hull City.
Substitutions southampton: at minute 46 J. Quarshie came in and E. Jelert went out., at minute 67 F. Azaz came in and R. Stewart went out., at minute 67 T. Fellows came in and J. Robinson went out., at minute 77 C. Jander came in and K. Matsuki went out., at minute 90 R. Manning came in and C. Archer went out.
Substitutions hull city: at minute 46 C. Hughes came in and C. McCarthy went out., at minute 54 K. Joseph came in and M. Jacob went out., at minute 75 L. Millar came in and J. Lundstram went out., at minute 76 L. Coyle came in and J. Ndala went out., at minute 90 A. Hadziahmetovic came in and B. Akintola went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Southampton
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