Source: SKY_Sports
Brown takes stroke of luck
Hull City boss Phil Brown admitted his side had the rub of the green as they beat Sheffield United 2-1 in their FA Cup fifth round replay.[LNB] The Premier League side took a fortunate lead when England under-21 defender Kyle Naughton headed Nathan Doyle's centre against the underside of the bar. The ball appeared to come down on the line but referee Peter Walton gave the goal after consulting with his assistant.[LNB]And after the visitors had pulled level through Billy Sharp, the Tigers could have found themselves facing a penalty but Walton chose to book Sharp for diving when the striker looked to be clipped by Kamil Zayatte in the box.[LNB]The Tigers eventually rallied to go through to the quarter-finals thanks to Peter Halmosi's first goal for the club and Brown was happy to see Lady Luck smile on his side.[LNB]"The shoe has been on the other foot many times this season," he said.[LNB]"I am happy because we have won the game, not because of refereeing decisions.[LNB]"We have been done like that twice this season, inconclusive goals, and one has gone our way tonight.[LNB]"When Billy Sharp goes down and the referee blows his whistle, your heart is in your mouth - but he's booked him, so he obviously thought it was a dive. Again, that decision went for us tonight.[LNB]"But the bottom line is you can't argue with the difference between the two teams.[LNB]"There was the little bit of quality in front of goal with Peter Halmosi's strike.[LNB]"Sheffield United had two shots in the second half and did not hit the target. The goalkeeper had no saves to make."[LNB]
