Ghilas strikes as Tigers tame Trotters

22 August 2009 17:40
Kamel Ghilas combined with fellow new signing Jozy Altidore as Hull finally got back to winning ways at the expense of Bolton, with a 1-0 triumph at the KC Stadium. Ghilas fired the decisive goal of a scrappy Barclays Premier League encounter at the KC Stadium after being set up by Altidore's first touch with 61 minutes gone. Until then Hull had been second best to Bolton, who wasted clear-cut chances through Johan Elmander and Kevin Davies. Johan Elmander was presented a glorious opportunity with less than two minutes gone to give Bolton the lead. Fabrice Muamba played in the Swede on the right but the Trotters' record signing blazed across the face of the goal. Hull pieced together their first threatening move after 11 minutes as Kamil Zayatte, playing at right-back, threaded a ball into the box for Ghilas. The Algerian forced Jussi Jaaskelainen to save. Stephen Hunt then shot over after more good work by Zayatte. Hull goalkeeper Boaz Myhill was kept busy by Bolton's aerial play but had no trouble dealing with a mishit Elmander shot. A foul on Mark Davies by Seyi Olofinjana then allowed Matt Taylor to shoot from a free-kick, but Myhill got a hand to it and stood up to beat away Kevin Davies' cross. Hull boss Phil Brown made the decisive change just before the hour by bringing on Altidore for Caleb Folan. Altidore made an immediate impact with a neat flick from his first touch that put Ghilas in on goal. The former Celta Vigo frontman waited for the ball to bounce and then drilled powerfully past Jaaskelainen. Hull could have had another moments later but Zayatte headed wide from Hunt's free-kick. Altidore then missed a chance to underline his instant hero status as he raced into space to collect a Geovanni pass. He looked certain to score as he deftly lifted the ball over Jaaskelainen but it rolled wide. Ghilas could then have made the game safe after shrugging off Paul Robinson but his strong drive rebounded off the crossbar. Hull seemed a different side and Altidore had a shot saved at point-blank range by Jaaskelainen and Ghilas put the rebound over.

Source: Eurosport