Anyroad up, Ed Aarons’ match report is now with us.
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You’ve got to congratulate the Hull board too – what an appointment Sergej Jakirovic was.
Lewis Coyle, the Hull captain, says they’ve grafted all year to put themselves in this position. The first leg was cagey. he’s really proud of the professional way his team played against a very good Millwall side.
He thinks they defended the box really well, that Belloumi is incredible,. they’re lucky they’ve got so many players who can affect the game. Belloumi is a special, special talent, he’s had an injury,. though this game came early for him, he and the medical staff have done well to get him ready.
He’s looking forward to walking the lads out at Wembley – I’ll bet! – and knows his late dad would be proud. What a nice chap he seems.
Tomorrow night should be a higher quality game, I think – in terms of style. personnel, Southampton and Boro both look better prepared to compete in the Prem. But this time last year, who thought Sunderland would still have a shot at Europe with two games to go?
It’s all over at Tottenham…
“Typical of our season,” McBurnie tells Sky, saying Belloumi can be whatever he wants.
Gelhardt adds that he saw his goal in slow motion but it’s a great feeling. he’s forgiven the manager for leaving him out of the starting XI. Every player wants to play, and you’ve got to be ready at all times.
The Hull players race to the away end, noising them up in grand style. They’ve work yet to do, but earned this celebration.
I daresay Boro. Hull will both reckon themselves better than Hull – so too does the league table, famous for its infallible probity. But Hull are nurturing a burgeoning sense of destiny, believe in their manager,. have the defensive smarts, elevated by individual attacking quality, to beat either of them.
What a night for Mohamed Belloumi. He only played a half, but that was all he needed to decide the game, a tremendous goal. neat assist the two moments of quality in the game. Imagine what’s going on inside his head and heart right now.
Hull are going to Wembley! They’ll meet either Southampton or Middlesbrough for a place in the Premier League!
90+7 min McNair clears, finding Belloumi, now on the left, and for a second it looks like he’s away. But he eventually moves inside, loses possession,. Millwall construct another attack that ends with a hopeful ball into the box, Pandur claiming confidently once more.
90+5 min As for Millwall, they’ve had a great season and, though it’s ended disappointingly, they almost went up automatically. will be ready to go again next season, better for the experience.
90+4 min Mohamed Belloumi is player of the match, an easy decision. Second half he’s been the only attacking threat on either side, scoring one and making one.
90+1 min Last season, Hull only stayed up on the final day, and now look! They’re going to Wembley and. given the way they’ve played tonight – solid at the back, good enough in attack – they’ll fancy themselves and, after the tactical change he made for this game, they’ll trust their manager to get the tactics right.
90 min Crama gets rid of the ball so Gelhardt, having run over to challenge, decides he wants his just rewards,. introduces studs to ankle. He’s not even booked, when really the decision was yellow or red, not yellow or nothing. We’ll have seven additional minutes.
88 min Hull’s three centre-backs have done a really good job of clearing away the significant quantity of balls they’ve been asked to defend. Millwall might’ve tried something different, but instead it’s been more of the same.
86 min Oh my days, out of nothing but with Millwall committed to attack, Coyle slips infield to Crooks, who gets away from Lundstram. he’s in! This is the tie! But when Patterson comes out, he tries the dink, the keeper doesn’t commit …. collects more easily than he’ll have expected to.
85 min Ch ch changes: Hull go with McNair, Lundstram. Koumas for Giles, Slater and McBurnie; Millwall go Cundle and Langstaff for Mazou-Sacko and Coburn.
84 min Millwall have had lots of the ball tonight, but haven’t really threatened. Hull haven’t been especially dangerous either, but the forced substitution of Belloumi for Joseph has made the difference. So well played Sergej Jakirović, who might’ve gone for Gelhardt, didn’t, kept him back, and both have scored.
83 min It’s now level at Tottenham, with 10 minutes and extras to go.
81 min For the record, the experts are sure that, were a lion. a tiger to ruck – would never happen, i was assured when on safari – the tiger would win thanks to its more powerful jaws.
Belloumi beats his man out wide, deep inside his own half, draws in Cooper, who thinks he’s seen him into touch, on halfway,. moves off. He then slips the ball inside for Crooks. who drives forward then, out on the right, rather than shoot, he squares to the far side of the box where Gelhardt, only just on, drives a low shot that Patterson should save, doesn’t, AND THE LIONS ARE BEING MAULED BY THE TIGERS!
79 min Doughty swings over a low cross that Egan sweeps clear at the near post, and Hull counter…
78 min Hull send on Gelhardt for Millar.
77 min Crooks heads away the corner at the near post. Neghli feeds the ball back to Bannan, who measures a cross to the near post … where Ivanovic gets too much on it, heading high.
76 min Millwall are pushing hard now, Egan knocking away Bannan’s cut-back, then Coyle nods Crama’s cross behind.
76 min And we learn that they’ve not had a shot for 40 minutes. In a semi-final, at home, that is damning.
75 min Millwall are now up to 70% possession, but they’ve created near enough nowt this half.
74 min There’s a penalty at Tottenham…
73 min Barry Bannan, though, what a shift he put in at Wednesday. A perfect example of what a footballer can be.
71 min I don’t much fancy either of these. should either make it to the Prem BUT EXCUSE ME WHILE I INTERRUPT MYSELF! The wonderful, heroic Barry Bannan passes straight to Belloumi who is, perhaps a little slow with his pass inside to McBurnie, allowing Cooper to get back in. block the resultant shot. Had Hull worked that more cleanly, they’d be planning for Wembley.
69 min Belloumi delays the taking of a Millwall throw and is booked.
69 min Millwall found most of their first-half attacking joy through Azeez,. they’ve barely got him on the ball since the break. They’ve got to find a way of changing that.
67 min Hull need to keep feeding Belloumi. Millwall have struggled to contain him since the break, and they’ll want a second goal to make sure.
Belloumi’s been the outlet and again, Hull find him. Doughty, just into the fray, isn’t close enough, so a dip outside opens the shooting lane inside,. he opens his body then teases a luscious curler into the far side-netting a third of the way up! His dad would be proud of that, and there’s little finer praise than that.
63 min Two more changes for Millwall, Doughty replacing Sturge at right-back and Bannan on for De Norre in midfield.
61 min Millar burrows forward asnd spreads to Coyle, who finds Belloumi, the outlet,. when Slater crosses, he picks out Crama. The headed clearance, though, finds Egan gambolling into it,. he chests down, then merrily wallops a shot high and wide. He fancies a goal tonight.
60 min The corner goes to the near post. someone puts the ball behind; the ref reckons a Hull player, awarding a goalkick.
59 min Hughes brings it out from the back. finds Belloumi who finds Coyle, but the cross is straight to Crama … who can’t sort out his feet, doing well to concede a corner … which comes to nowt. But Hull soon win another.
58 min Poor Kyle Joseph is back on the bench, with his foot in a boot. Let’s hope he recovers quickly.
56 min Belloumi moves forward down the right, cuts inside, crosses … way beyond the back post. There’s not been much quality on display tonight, another goalless draw looking likely.
57 min Millwall make their change, Ivanovic replacing Ballo. going up front to make a two; Neil wants to get this won.
55 min It was a nice thought while it lasted but. if they hold on, Spurs will be four points ahead of West Ham with two games to go; they’re nearly safe.
54 min There’s been a development at Tottenham…
53 min Coburn, who’s had a quiet night so far, gets away from Hughes, who schleps him down. is booked.
52 min Alex Neil looks ready to make a change, Ivanovic preparing himself.
50 min “135 minutes. more these teams have been at it now,” says Justin Kavanagh, “and neither seem likely to do a goal anytime soon. There, I’ve jinxed it for you now Daniel, so enjoy the two coming along shortly.”
I’m primed for a scruffy late winner, just when we’re readying ourselves for penalties.
49 min The resultant corner comes to nowt.
48 min Oh, but have a look! Slater wins the ball, spreads it right,. takes a return from Coyle, cutting back for McBurnie … whose shot is straight into Crama’s shins.
47 min Hull started the first half quickly but it’s Millwall, who enjoyed 65% possession, into stride first here.
46 min Off we go again. If we’re still level at full time, we’ll enjoy an extra half-hour, followed by penalties if necessary.
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